JUL 17
1 ITEM
Space Force Triples Launch Contract Ceiling
The U.S. Space Force raised the ceiling of the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract from $5.6 billion to $17 billion in a notice. Seven approved providers comp...
SPACENEWS
Blue Origin
Launch
SpaceXAi
U.S. Space Force
JUL 15
1 ITEM
SpaceX to Fly First Functional Starlink V3 Satellites on Starship Flight 13
SpaceX is targeting July 16, 2026 for Starship Flight 13 from Starbase, Texas, the program's first flight to deploy 20 functioning Starlink V3 satellites rather than simulators....
JUL 14
3 ITEMS
China Recovers Booster via Net Capture in Reusability Milestone
China's Long March 10B, with a planned payload capacity of at least 16 metric tons, launched from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on July 10, 2026 and had its first stage ca...
CHINADAILY
long march 10b
China
rocket
Rocket Lab Completes Full-Duration Hot-Fire Of Archimedes Vacuum Engine
Rocket Lab completed a full-duration hot-fire test of its Archimedes Vacuum (AVac) engine on July 13, a milestone the company called critical preparation for Neutron's debut fli...
BENZINGA
Rocket Lab
Iridium
SDA Awards L3Harris and Sierra Space $1.75B
The Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris approximately $955 million for 18 missile defense satellites and Sierra Space approximately $798 million for 18 missile warning and...
SPACENEWS
Golden Dome
Sierra Space
JUL 8
5 ITEMS
Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Release Grok 4.5 Publicly on July 9
Elon Musk posted on X on July 8, 2026 that SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 publicly available on July 9, citing "strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program." M...
SpaceX Raises Starlink Aviation Hardware to $200,000
SpaceXAI has raised the price of Starlink Aviation hardware for business jets to $200,000, up from $145,000 last year, a roughly 38 percent increase. The monthly plans moved fur...
Starship Flight 13 Targets July 14
SpaceXAI's Starship Flight 13 has been given a primary launch date of July 14, 2026 in an FAA Operations Advisory. The flight is planned as the second of the Starship V3 (Block ...
SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval for 100,000-Satellite Starlink Gen3 Constellation
SpaceXAI has asked the FCC for authority to launch and operate up to 100,000 Gen3 Starlink satellites under application SAT-LOA-20260630-00264. The filing proposes two very low ...
PCMAG
Broadband
SpaceX
SpaceXAi
Starlink
Blue Origin Raising $10 Billion at $130 Billion Valuation
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation, the first outside capital in the company's 25-year history,. Coatue Management is expected to lead with...
CNBC
Blue Origin
New Glenn
fundraising
