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NASA Spaceflight • Sean Yoder

NASA deal adds Stennis test capacity as Blue Origin rebuilds New Glenn pad after explosion

NASA and Blue Origin have agreed to test New Glenn engines at NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center stand, giving the company an alternative to capacity constrained by the May static-fire explosion at Launch Complex 36 as it works toward a return to flight before the end of 2026.

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2026-07-31T05:18:51.460395-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Flying Magazine • John Barry

Triumph to Tragedy: Columbia’s Silent Warning

By Flying Magazine: Failures that doomed Columbia space shuttle are same ones lurking in every hangar and cockpit.

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2026-07-31T05:05:00.466231-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Spain Offers €1 Billion in Bid to Host Thirty Meter Telescope

By European Spaceflight: Spain has offered up to €1 billion in support if the Thirty Meter Telescope is moved from its planned home in Hawaii to La Palma.

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2026-07-31T06:05:45.130494-07:00

Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Boeing NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities

By SpaceNews.com: A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good progress” but declined to offer a launch date.

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2026-07-31T05:17:02.609104-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Frank A. Rose

The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East

By SpaceNews.com: In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion with General Chance Saltzman, now Chief of Space Operations for the United States Space Force.

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2026-07-31T05:17:04.170329-07:00

Satellite Europe Thales

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Thales Alenia Joins OHB Italia-led Consortium to Develop the PRISMA satellite for the Italian Space Agency

By SpaceWatch Global: OHB Italia contracts Thales Alenia Space for the development of the PRISMA Second Generation EO satellite for the Italian Space Agency (ASI).

Also: Airbus

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2026-07-31T01:11:50.912536-07:00

Space Policy & International Cooperation Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceWatch Global • Guest Author

Why Buying Access to Space Is Not the Same as Building Space Power

By SpaceWatch Global: Why buying access to space is not the same as building space power. An analysis of strategic autonomy, dependency and the Five Pillars of Space Power.

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2026-07-31T01:19:32.930452-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Payload Field Guide: European Launchers

By Payload: Europe is firing on all fronts to stand up new launch capabilities, but that's easier said than done. Here’s where European launch stands.

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2026-07-30T23:04:43.416710-07:00

NASA deal adds Stennis test capacity as Blue Origin rebuilds New Glenn pad after explosion

Triumph to Tragedy: Columbia’s Silent Warning

Spain Offers €1 Billion in Bid to Host Thirty Meter Telescope

NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities

The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East

Thales Alenia Joins OHB Italia-led Consortium to Develop the PRISMA satellite for the Italian Space Agency

Why Buying Access to Space Is Not the Same as Building Space Power

Payload Field Guide: European Launchers

Spain Offers €1 Billion in Bid to Host Thirty Meter Telescope

Blue Origin continues rebuilding LC-36, prepares testing alternatives for New Glenn second stage

The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East

NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities

Triumph to Tragedy: Columbia’s Silent Warning

Why Buying Access to Space Is Not the Same as Building Space Power

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Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations

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