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Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 3:55 PM PDT
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Indian Companies Target Quantum-Secure Satellite in New Partnership
By Via Satellite: Space TS and Synergy Quantum plan to develop what could be India's first indigenous quantum-secure satellite.

Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)
By Space.com: The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

Honda still in R&D phase of reusable launch vehicle technology
By SpaceNews.com: Despite a successful test flight of an RLV prototype last month, Honda has yet to decide whether to pursue development of an operational vehicle.

SpaceX in talks to raise new funding at $400B valuation
By TechCrunch: The company’s strategy is to raise money via a fundraising round and separately hold a tender offer to allow employees to sell some of their shares to a select group of investors.

Measat Receives Authorization for Satellite Services in India
By Via Satellite: Malaysian satellite operator Measat has received authorization to provide satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited as a local partner. .

MEASAT secures IN-SPACe authorisation for satellite services in India

Air Force review spotlights risks in Space Development Agency’s go-fast approach
By DefenseNews.com: The report recommends SDA make process and culture changes as it looks to scale from handfuls of demo satellites to hundreds of operational spacecraft.

US Representative Vince Fong on Commercial Space, NASA Budget, and District’s Aerospace Heritage
By Payload: Fong, who joined Congress in June 2024 after a special election, chatted with Payload about how commercial space can support US space ambitions, the administration’s NASA budget request, and the long history of space and aeronautics achievement in his district.