SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Chinese startup LegendSpace, founded to apply artificial intelligence to shorten rocket engine development timelines, has raised $29.5 million in angel funding. The six-month-old company’s financing underscores continued investment in AI-assisted aerospace engineering workflows.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Mauritius has joined the U.S. led Artemis Accords, becoming the 70th signatory and seventh African country to join the Artemis Accords.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Skyroot Aerospace reached a 453 km orbit on the first flight of Vikram-1, making India the third nation with private orbital launch capability.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: , e-GEOS will be providing technical training to the African Space Agency as part of the Africa-EU Space Partnership Program (AESPP).
Reuters
By Reuters: SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 23, for another attempt to launch its Starship rocket, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible.".
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: The rise in demand for sovereign communications spells fresh opportunities for GEO-capable hardware, including from aero antenna-makers.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Bloomberg
• Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Paula Doenecke
