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James Webb Space Telescope reveals structures in planetary nebula, sheds new light on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
By NASA Spaceflight: The joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the remnants….
Starlink mission marks SpaceX’s 450th flight-proven Falcon booster launch
By Spaceflight Now: The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-30, features the company’s 450th launch of a flight-proven booster. SpaceX first reused a Falcon booster with the launch of the SES-10 satellite on March 30, 2017, using the first-stage booster with the tail number 1021.

June 2025 Sees Record $1.16 B in SpaceTech Venture Funding
By SpaceWatch Global: Written by Connor Sattely June 2025 continued the strong year for spacetech investment, showcasing 2025’s highest monthly total with $1.16b invested into 25 deals.

Blue Origin flies crypto entrepreneur, five others on 14th crewed New Shepard flight
By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin launched its third crewed New Shepard flight in just over two months Aug. 3, sending six people to space that included a crypto entrpreneur.

‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty
By Space.com: With more countries looking to explore space, there is a rising hope that space is now more accessible for diverse participants.

Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
By Space.com: Space weather imposes threats on everything from electrical grids to GPS navigation.

LZ-1 receives its final Falcon landing as SpaceX hand over the landing pad
By NASA Spaceflight: After years of delivering iconic views of Falcon boosters performing Return to Launch Site (RTLS)….