SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Swissto12 says it has secured $70 million in new funding to expand capacity for its small geostationary (GEO) satellite manufacturing business. The company links the round to growing demand, aiming to accelerate production and throughput in the small-GEO segment.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: NASA astronaut Anil Menon launched aboard Soyuz MS-29 with two Russian cosmonauts as the heads of NASA and Roscosmos attended.
CNBC
• Samantha Subin
By CNBC: SpaceX shares dropped below their IPO price of $135 on Wednesday, falling for a fourth day. Shares have been volatile since the Elon Musk rocket maker's historic June IPO.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: NASA is busy preparing for Artemis III, the next crewed mission of its moon program, which is set to launch on the massive SLS rocket next year.
NASA Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
By NASA Spaceflight: China reached a major milestone less than a week ago with the first successful recovery of an orbital-class booster, using a novel cable-net catch system at sea.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: Rocket Lab recently performed a full-duration static fire test with the engine that will power the second stage of its powerful new Neutron launch vehicle.
Associated Press
• Gerald Imray
By Associated Press: Amazon says that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027.
Via Satellite
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: UPDATE July 15: This story has been updated to include comment from Eutelsat.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
