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Bloomberg

iSpace CEO outlines plans for a lunar payload services model on SpaceX Starship

iSpace founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada discussed the company’s approach to establishing a lunar payload service, with payload launches planned on SpaceX’s Starship rocket. The interview focused on how iSpace intends to package and deliver lunar transport capability for customers using Starship’s lift potential.

2026-07-08T21:16:51.845441-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Space.com • Mike Wall

Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 36th time early on July 9

By Space.com: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9), and you can watch the action live.

2026-07-08T16:29:24.747785-07:00
Museums   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
Space.com • Josh Dinner

NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission

By Space.com: NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell that will shield the Skyfall spacecraft's descent stage during its plummet through the Martian atmosphere.

2026-07-08T13:13:51.290119-07:00
Satellite   AI   Europe   ESA   Space Defense & Militarization  
defence-industry.eu • Martin Chomsky

ICEYE establishes German entity and appoints country CEO to expand Europe’s sovereign space-based intelligence capability from Germany

By defence-industry.eu: ICEYE Germany will manufacture satellite components, develop advanced software and establish an AI centre and intelligence group. The new entity extends ICEYE’s presence in Germany, which the company described as one of Europe’s most important defence and industrial heartlands.

2026-07-08T01:46:01.126320-07:00