SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Mauritius has joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, taking the agreement to 70 total signatories. The move also makes Mauritius the seventh African country to sign the accords, underscoring expanding African participation in the Artemis framework for civil lunar exploration.
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.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: is the industry's best read and most authoritative news publication, covering all aspects of aviation: business, military and transport.
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.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between commercial human landing systems and the Orion spacecraft.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Bloomberg
• Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Paula Doenecke
