SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Canada awards study contracts for lunar utility rover

SpaceNews.com reports: The Canadian Space Agency awarded initial study contracts July 29 for a lunar utility rover as part of the country’s push to deepen its role in the U.S.-led Artemis program.

2025-07-29T06:01:43.541038-07:00

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Last Updated: Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 6:32 AM PDT

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch

By SpaceNews.com: China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch  Chinese launch startup iSpace successfully sent a satellite into orbit early Tuesday with a solid fueled rocket mission a year after its previous launch failed.

2025-07-29T06:32:03.681979-07:00
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

A New Lunar Far Side Radio Telescope Is Ready For Testing

By Universe Today: We’ve been talking about sending a radio telescope to the far side of the Moon for awhile now. Now that reality is one step closer with the completion of the design and construction phase of the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night) radio telescope project.

2025-07-29T04:50:25.307991-07:00
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Reuters • Joey Roulette

How SpaceX's rocket diplomacy backfired in the Bahamas

By Reuters: When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation's territory, Elon Musk's company offered a sweetener: complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country's defense vessels.

2025-07-29T03:51:36.973080-07:00