NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 11:03
NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon.
Vertical liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 06:00
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Vertical liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time Liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time
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Liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time 
Sphinx Defense wins $287 million contract for strategic satellite communications software
Monday, 27 July 2026 18:02
Award covers mission planning software for ESS next-generation strategic communications satellites
Wildfires near Cebreros ground station, Spain
Monday, 27 July 2026 14:00
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, captured on 26 July, shows a zoomed-in view over ESA's Cebreros ground station, which lies within the areas heavily affected by the wildfires in Spain. Raging wildfires near Madrid, Spain
Monday, 27 July 2026 13:55
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Raging wildfires near Madrid, Spain Fires rage near Bordeaux, France
Monday, 27 July 2026 12:50
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These images by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, captured on 26 July, show the area to the west of Bordeaux, France, where wildfires continue to burn countryside, fanned by wind and heatwave conditions. Orbes unveils Exo-ORB and agreement with Symphony Space
Monday, 27 July 2026 12:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup Orbes announced an agreement July 27 to send Exo-ORB, a free-flying satellite, to gather imagery of an uncrewed Symphony Space station.
SpaceNews Welcomes Max Aliprandi as Business Development Associate
Monday, 27 July 2026 11:00
SpaceNews today announced that Max Aliprandi has joined the company as Business Development Associate, strengthening the company’s sales, business development and product teams as SpaceNews continues to expand its audience, […]
Amazon files application for direct-to-device satellite constellation
Monday, 27 July 2026 10:59
Amazon has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of more than 5,100 satellites that would provide direct-to-device (D2D) services using Globalstar spectrum.
Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis
Monday, 27 July 2026 09:48
Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex.
Rocket Lab to open Alaska launch site under $266 million Space Force deal
Monday, 27 July 2026 09:48
New Kodiak facility will support up to 18 suborbital missions for military testing
AI in orbit is a double-edged sword. Here’s how to keep it from cutting space cooperation apart
Monday, 27 July 2026 09:00
When we talk about stopping an arms race in space, people usually say that we need treaties that every state must follow or agreements that states can choose to follow.