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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Northrop Grumman’s MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft with three MEPs on a multi-satellite lifetime ex

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch from Florida with Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). The robotic spacecraft will service multiple satellites in geosynchronous orbit by attaching the MEPs to extend their operating lifespans over a decade-long mission profile.

Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission

The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Could This New Northrop Spacecraft Use Its Robotic Arms To Attack Enemy Satellites?

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2026-07-21T11:42:26.117688-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Arianespace Sets Date for Fourth Ariane 6 Launch This Year

By Via Satellite: Arianespace has revealed details on what will be its fourth Ariane 6 launch this year. On August 27, it will look to launch the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, with a dedicated Ariane 62, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6.

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2026-07-21T14:08:17.374906-07:00

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Space.com • Josh Dinner

Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers

By Space.com: NASA is partnering with SpaceX to outfit the Artemis III Orion spacecraft with Starlink laser communications terminals to assist with high-definition video transmissions and data-heavy mission downlinks.

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2026-07-21T10:07:35.730508-07:00

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Politico • Audrey Decker

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission to cost over $2 billion

By Politico: The price tag doesn't include the cost of the science mission the new spacecraft would ferry to the Red Planet.

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2026-07-21T09:17:47.862775-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

FCC Eyes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Bands for Satellites

By Payload: The FCC announced that it will consider a proposal to allow unlicensed wireless devices to communicate directly with satellites.

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2026-07-21T10:53:58.954625-07:00

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CNBC • Yun Li

Bets against SpaceX grow to 32% of float as Elon Musk warns short sellers won't survive

By CNBC: About 206 million SpaceX shares are now sold short, representing roughly 32% of the company's publicly tradable float, according to S3.

Bloomberg

SpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IPO Restrictions Lift

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2026-07-21T07:40:37.287243-07:00

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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from California a day after last-second abort

By Spaceflight Now: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink V2 Mini broadband internet satellites to its massive low Earth orbit constellation on Tuesday, a day after liftoff was scrubbed by a rare abort during engine ignition.

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2026-07-21T03:57:11.989739-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit

By Space.com: SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's trailblazing MRV-MEP satellite-servicing mission to Earth orbit today (July 21).

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2026-07-21T06:07:56.658929-07:00

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Northrop Grumman’s MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft with three MEPs on a multi-satellite lifetime ex

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission

Could This New Northrop Spacecraft Use Its Robotic Arms To Attack Enemy Satellites?

Arianespace Sets Date for Fourth Ariane 6 Launch This Year

Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission to cost over $2 billion

FCC Eyes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Bands for Satellites

Bets against SpaceX grow to 32% of float as Elon Musk warns short sellers won't survive

SpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IPO Restrictions Lift

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from California a day after last-second abort

SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit

Arianespace Sets Date for Fourth Ariane 6 Launch This Year

Falcon 9 to launch MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft for Northrop Grumman

FCC Eyes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Bands for Satellites

Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission to cost over $2 billion

Bets against SpaceX grow to 32% of float as Elon Musk warns short sellers won't survive

UK and Florida commit $400,000 to joint space projects

deltaVision Raises €10.2 Million to Scale Production of Spacecraft Propulsion Components

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