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July 10, 2025
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PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative



Elche Spain (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
PLD Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a preselected participant in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a major initiative designed to strengthen Europe's independent launch capabilities. Backed by up to euro 169 million per company, the ELC represents one of Spain's most significant space contract opportunities and will culminate in final selections following ESA's Ministerial Conference this November in Bremen. Launched this year, the ELC includes both institutional ... read more

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Boeing wins major contract to deliver new generation strategic comms satellites
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Boeing has secured a $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop and produce two satellites as part of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, with the possibili ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI system accelerates aircraft concept design using language models
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
A research team at Beihang University has unveiled a new artificial intelligence-based method that can quickly generate conceptual aircraft designs-potentially transforming how early-stage design is ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Orbex advances as UK contender in ESA launcher competition
London, UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Orbex, a UK-based provider of orbital launch services, has been pre-selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for participation in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), marking a significant reco ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robots could one day crawl across the moon
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a non-descript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Experimental satellite enters orbit aboard Long March 4C from Sichuan
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China successfully deployed an experimental satellite into orbit on Thursday afternoon, using a Long March 4C rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China will inaugurate the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) next Monday, marking its first international academic body dedicated to aerospace. Based in Hefei, Anhui province, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
K2 Space validates satellite systems in orbit and fires record-breaking thruster
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
K2 Space Corporation has marked two major milestones as it advances toward its first full satellite launch, the GRAVITAS mission, set for early 2026 to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The company su ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Quantum Secure Space Tech Partnership Launched by Space TS and Synergy Quantum
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
In a strategic move to reinforce India's space sovereignty in the quantum era, Space TS and Synergy Quantum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop the nation's first indigenous quan ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


GPS NEWS
ESA and Neuraspace develop autonomous satellite navigation technologies
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
Neuraspace has partnered with the European Space Agency to advance autonomous satellite navigation and orbit management using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. The effort is pa ... more
UAV NEWS
Ukraine says Russia launched largest drone, missile attack of war
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 9, 2025
Russia fired its largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine in more than three years of war, Kyiv said Wednesday after strikes that mainly targeted areas furthest from the front line. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
International deep space alliance launched in Hefei China
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA), the first global scientific body solely focused on deep space initiatives, was officially inaugurated Monday in Hefei, Anhui province. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Wave-tested airbag system boosts safety for ocean spacecraft landings
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
As space agencies and private companies ramp up reusable spacecraft and deep-space missions, returning safely to Earth-especially via ocean splashdowns-has become a pressing challenge. A new study f ... more
AEROSPACE
Berlin says China targeted German plane with laser over Red Sea
Berlin (AFP) July 8, 2025
Berlin on Tuesday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft participating in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Germany considering buying US air defence systems for Ukraine
Berlin (AFP) July 4, 2025
Germany was exploring the possibility of purchasing more Patriot air defence systems from the United States for Ukraine, a government spokesman said Friday, as Russia intensifies its aerial attacks. ... more
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AEROSPACE
Erdogan confident Turkey to be readmitted to US F-35 programme in stages
Istanbul (AFP) July 5, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed confidence Turkey would be readmitted to the US F-35 programme and receive the stealth fighter jets in line with "an agreement" with US President Donald Trump. ... more
AEROSPACE
Sceye secures SoftBank backing to launch HAPS connectivity services in Japan
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Sceye, the U.S.-based aerospace firm developing High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), has announced a strategic investment from SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434) as part of its Series C funding round. Th ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Texas floods: Misinformation across political spectrum sows confusion
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025
Following deadly floods in Texas, misinformation from both left- and right-wing users was roiling social media, with liberals baselessly blaming staffing cuts at US weather agencies for flawed warning systems and conservatives ramping up conspiracy theories. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Search for woman who texted 'we're being washed away' in Texas flood
Hunt, Texas, United States (AFP) July 6, 2025
As the raging Guadalupe River burst its banks and wreaked havoc in central Texas, a young woman named Joyce Bandon sent a text message that may have been her last. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Pentagon to erect 4th military zone along U.S.-Mexico border
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2025
The Pentagon is establishing a fourth military defense zone along the U.S.-Mexico border, where American soldiers can apprehend noncitizens on charges of trespassing, the Pentagon's chief spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday, amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
UN aid meeting seeks end to Global South debt crisis
Seville, Spain (AFP) July 1, 2025
More than 100 nations attending a UN aid conference pledged this week to help defuse the ticking time bomb of developing countries' ballooning debt, but deciding how is proving more divisive. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Rain caused natural disasters in 83% of Brazil's cities: report
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) July 2, 2025
Heavy rains spurred by global warming caused natural disasters in eight out of 10 Brazilian cities between 2020 and 2023, three times more than in the 1990s, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Poland reintroduces border controls on Germany, Lithuania
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2025
The Polish government on Monday reintroduced border control measures between Lithuania and Germany due to growing public concern over what many say is irregular migration. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Major US teachers union teams up with AI giants
New York (AFP) July 8, 2025
The second biggest teachers union in the United States unveiled a groundbreaking partnership Tuesday with AI powerhouses Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to develop a comprehensive training program helping educators master artificial intelligence. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
A fully autonomous robotic system developed by MIT researchers could speed things up. Their system utilizes a robotic probe to measure an important electrical property known as photoconductanc ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Investments rise in data, AI, outpacing physical assets: UN
Geneva (AFP) July 9, 2025
The purchase of physical assets was eclipsed last year by a surge in investment in intangible items like software, data and AI, the UN said Wednesday, describing a "fundamental shift in how economies grow and compete". ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets mixed as Trump flags fresh tariffs, eyes on trade talks
Hong Kong (AFP) July 9, 2025
Stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors assessed Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, while keeping an eye on trade talks after the US president warned he would not again extend a deadline to reach deals. ... more
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TRADE WARS
China says EU 'mentality', not trade, needs to be rebalanced
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Beijing said on Wednesday that the European Union needed to rebalance its "mentality", not its economic ties with China, ahead of a summit between the two this month. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump says to set 50% copper tariff, no extension to August deadline
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a 50 percent duty on copper imports. ... more
TRADE WARS
Australian PM Albanese to visit China this week
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will begin a six-day visit to China on Saturday, as Canberra hailed a return to free-flowing trade after a tense tariff dispute came to an end last year. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU to seek trade 'rebalancing' with China at Beijing summit
Strasbourg, France (AFP) July 8, 2025
The EU will seek to rebalance economic ties with China, demanding it eases market access for European firms and loosen export controls on rare earths at a summit this month, the bloc's chief said Tuesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets rise as Trump sends tariff letters, delays deadline
Hong Kong (AFP) July 8, 2025
Stocks rose Tuesday as traders cautiously welcomed Donald Trump's extension of his tariff deadline and indication he could push it back further, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains. ... more
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