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Mauritius becomes 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords

18 July 2026 at 19:03
Artemis Accords 70 nations

The island nation of Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords July 17, becoming the 70th nation to do so in less than six years.

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Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites

18 July 2026 at 17:59

Defense Production Act funding was awarded to Martin Materials Solutions, a small business that makes radiation-resistant cover glass used on spacecraft solar arrays and thermal-control systems

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Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch

18 July 2026 at 09:03
Skyroot Vikram-1 launch

Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit.

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NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission

18 July 2026 at 01:00
ispace APEX 1.0 lander

NASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft.

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SpaceX’s only problem is finding more space to work with

17 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration of satellite coverage for telecommunications services.

SpaceX’s IPO marks the moment the space dream became a mainstream capital markets story. For decades, it has sold a vision of interplanetary civilization on behalf of the wider space […]

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SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data networkΒ 

16 July 2026 at 22:00

With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbit

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Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit

16 July 2026 at 21:36
Russia's Kosmos-2553 spacecraft, alleged to be part of a nuclear weapons program, prior to launch. Credit: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

NEW YORK β€” A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the […]

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Trump’s pick to lead Space Force defends plan to more than double budget

16 July 2026 at 16:03

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, to be the next chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, testified July 16 before the Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing

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