NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin
SpaceX is continuing to work toward a next Starship launch attempt, targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 23, for its 13th flight. The path to Flight 13 includes additional testing for Booster 20 before the company can proceed to launch.
Bloomberg
• Hannah Levitt
By Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley’s investment bankers reaped $100 million for their work taking SpaceX public. It turns out that was only the beginning.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Commercial space station and spacecraft developer Vast has established a new division intended to support work in national security space.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Mobile satellite connectivity provider Iridium Communications Inc., which has agreed to be purchased by satellite and launch-service provider Rocket Lab, reported increases in almost all its service lines for the three months ending June 30, with total revenue up 4% and subscriber count increasing.
Bloomberg
• Jennifer Igbonoba
By Bloomberg: Increasing scanning frequency could provide much earlier warnings to communities.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: A coalition of environmental and tribal groups filed an emergency injunction to stop a land swap between SpaceX and the federal government, saying that courts should rule on its legality.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: As the UK touted its aerospace achievements at the Farnborough Air Show, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham saw the perfect opportunity to scrap the department responsible.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Relativity Space struck a deal with Space Florida to build manufacturing and test facilities for its Terran R rocket on Florida’s Space Coast.
