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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales

Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement to develop a Canadian launch site for Spectrum, linked to a broader deal involving the sale of submarines to the Canadian military. The arrangement connects small-launch infrastructure work with defense-driven procurement and industrial cooperation.

1 Source

2026-07-07T01:14:36.209776-07:00

AI Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Abhishek Vishnoi

SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers

By Bloomberg: SpaceX joins the Nasdaq 100 Index Tuesday as Wall Street brokerages launch coverage of Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company with a clear consensus: buy the stock.

The Independent

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to trigger a $4.3 billion buying frenzy

newsable.asianetnews.com

SPCX Stock Slides Ahead Of Nasdaq-100 Debut: Billionaire Value Investor Says Its ‘Third-Rate’ AI Is Getting ‘Kicked Around’ By Anthropic, OpenAI

Also: Seeking Alpha and startuphub.ai

6 Sources

2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

China Satellite LEO Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch 81 Satellites Early July 7 (Live Coverage)

By Space.com: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 81 payloads to orbit from California early Tuesday morning (July 7), then landed on a ship at sea.

NASA Spaceflight

Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debut

Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: Fire detectors, military tech demos, 3D printers among SpaceX rideshare payloads launching on midnight Falcon 9 flight

Also: SpaceQ and astronomy.com

5 Sources

2026-07-06T14:19:46.203510-07:00

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AINonline • Amy Wilder

Iridium Communications Completes Acquisition of Aireon Space ADS-B Network

By AINonline: Aireon will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary.

SpaceNews.com

Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business

SpaceWatch Africa

Iridium Completes Acquisition of Aireon

8 Sources

2026-07-06T10:44:41.830322-07:00

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift

By Ars Technica: It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.

Also: Via Satellite, Ars Technica and aero-defence.tech

4 Sources

2026-07-06T10:30:07.384108-07:00

Satellite Middle East Europe Airports Space Policy & International Cooperation

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Neo Space and Hughes Deploy 3 Ground Gateways to Support IFC

By Via Satellite: Neo Space Group and Hughes Network Systems have deployed three new Hughes ground gateways in Saudi Arabia and Europe to support NSG’s in-flight connectivity.

1 Source

2026-07-06T13:18:31.128796-07:00

Blue Origin Moon Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion

By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin is continuing to develop its Blue Moon lunar landers while recovering from the New Glenn pad explosion more than a month ago.

2 Sources

2026-07-06T13:28:52.400783-07:00

Satellite Europe Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Emma Gatti

NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program

By SpaceNews.com: AN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial satellite data providers, three of which are European: Kuva Space (Finland), OroraTech (Germany) and Satlantis (Spain).

Also: SpaceQ

2 Sources

2026-07-06T09:04:47.223617-07:00

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Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales

SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to trigger a $4.3 billion buying frenzy

SPCX Stock Slides Ahead Of Nasdaq-100 Debut: Billionaire Value Investor Says Its ‘Third-Rate’ AI Is Getting ‘Kicked Around’ By Anthropic, OpenAI

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch 81 Satellites Early July 7 (Live Coverage)

Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debut

Live coverage: Fire detectors, military tech demos, 3D printers among SpaceX rideshare payloads launching on midnight Falcon 9 flight

Iridium Communications Completes Acquisition of Aireon Space ADS-B Network

Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business

Iridium Completes Acquisition of Aireon

Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift

Neo Space and Hughes Deploy 3 Ground Gateways to Support IFC

Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion

NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program

Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site

SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch 81 Satellites Early July 7 (Live Coverage)

Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion

Neo Space and Hughes Deploy 3 Ground Gateways to Support IFC

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