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July 22, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Lunar soil shows promise for in-situ oxygen and fuel production



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Scientists have developed a new method to extract water from lunar soil and use it to generate oxygen and fuel, offering a potential path toward sustainable life-support systems on the Moon. The technology, described in the Cell Press journal Joule on July 16, combines water extraction and photothermal CO2 conversion in a single step to reduce resource transport needs from Earth. "This integrated approach exceeded our expectations," said Lu Wang of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. "T ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX scrubs launch of 2 SES mPOWER satellites
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2025
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of two O3b mPOWER satellites for Luxembourg-based SES on Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Station. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 18, 2025
The Boeing Company has confirmed it continues to look for solutions to problems with its Starliner spacecraft that have left the over-budget project unable to carry passengers. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS update: Crew-11 enters quarantine three weeks before launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 18, 2025
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 space mission entered quarantine in the Houston area ahead of their planned launch on July 13 from central Florida to the International Space Station. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to polar orbit in late night launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025
SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites late Friday from California into low-Earth orbit. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launch adds dozens of satellites to Amazon's broadband network
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2025
Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network got a literal boost from SpaceX Wednesday as a Falcon 9 rocket put several Kuiper satellites into orbit. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New drop tests advance Space Rider precision landing system
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 18, 2025
Space Rider, ESA's reusable orbital vehicle, has taken a major step forward in validating its precision landing system. The spacecraft, roughly the size of two minivans, is designed for missions ran ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has selected Bollinger Shipyards to execute the transformation of its ocean recovery vessel 'Return On Investment', a vital component of its Neutron reusable ro ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Quantum Secure Space Tech Partnership Launched by Space TS and Synergy Quantum
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 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


ROBO SPACE
AI system accelerates aircraft concept design using language models
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 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
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Boeing wins major contract to deliver new generation strategic comms satellites
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 18, 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA issues challenge for public design of ejection system
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2025
Dreaming of designing part of a rocket for NASA? ... more
ROBO SPACE
Humanoid robot says not aiming to 'replace human artists'
Geneva (AFP) July 10, 2025
When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no plans to "replace" humans. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Austrian space diver Felix Baumgartner was 'born to fly'
Vienna (AFP) July 17, 2025
Austrian daredevil "fearless Felix" Baumgartner, who died on Thursday aged 56, stunned fans around the world by breaking the sound barrier in a hair-raising dive from the fringe of space more than a decade ago. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Romania to buy Israeli air defence systems for over 2 bn euros
Bucharest (AFP) July 21, 2025
Romania announced Monday it has signed a deal with an Israeli company to buy six anti-aircraft systems, as the NATO member and Ukraine neighbour looks to boost its defence posture. ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
ALLSPACE to Develop 5G NTN Satcom Integration with ESA Funding
London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
ALL.SPACE has secured euro 3.42 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate its development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration. The award comes through ESA's Space for 5 ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Israel says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
Jerusalem (AFP) July 22, 2025
Yemen's Huthi rebels launched two attacks targeting Israel's main airport, the latest on Tuesday, with the Israeli army intercepting both, a day after striking the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeida. ... more
AEROSPACE
US authorities probing airliner's close call with B-52 bomber
Washington (AFP) July 22, 2025
US aviation regulators said Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. ... more
UAV NEWS
Russia faces intense barrage of drones, shutting down Moscow airports
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2025
Russia faced a penetrating barrage of drones from Ukraine over the weekend that caused Moscow airports to close amid the intensifying war. ... more
UAV NEWS
Iraq says drones that struck military radars are foreign-made
Baghdad (AFP) July 18, 2025
Iraq said Friday that drones which hit several military radar systems last month were launched from within the country but manufactured abroad, without identifying the perpetrators. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors after it secured permission from the United States to sell chips to the world's second-largest economy. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine
Geneva (AFP) July 17, 2025
Delivery of US Patriot weapons systems to Switzerland will be delayed as Washington reprioritises to provide more support to Ukraine, the Swiss government said Thursday. ... more
MILTECH
US 'moving at haste' to get Ukraine weapons: envoy
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 17, 2025
The United States was moving to get weapons to Ukraine quickly under President Donald Trump's plan for Europe to buy arms, and was weighing selling Patriot air defence systems from its own stocks, Washington's envoy to NATO said Thursday. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Israel army says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
Jerusalem (AFP) July 16, 2025
Israel's military said it intercepted a missile fired on Wednesday from Yemen, where the Iran-backed Huthi rebels have launched numeours attacks on Israeli targets throughout the Gaza war. ... more
AEROSPACE
Spire unveils flight-level analytics to assess aircraft weather exposure
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Spire Global has introduced Aircraft Exposure Analytics, a new aviation-focused tool that calculates aircraft-specific exposure to adverse weather by integrating flight trajectory data with global w ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study
Sydney (AFP) July 20, 2025
China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
US withdrawing 700 Marines from Los Angeles: Pentagon
Washington (AFP) July 21, 2025
The 700 US Marines in Los Angeles are being withdrawn, ending a contentious deployment of the troops in the city, the Pentagon announced on Monday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Contaminated Fukushima soil delivered to Japan PM office
Tokyo (AFP) July 19, 2025
Dozens of bags of mildly radioactive soil collected from near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office, in an effort to show it is safe for reuse. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Battery sharing model boosts savings for local energy communities
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
In a new collaboration with GIGA Storage, the University of Glasgow, and Princeton University, researchers at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI) have developed a strategy to help energy communit ... more
TRADE WARS
Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus
Hong Kong (AFP) July 22, 2025
Equity markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Humans beat AI gold-level score at top maths contest
Sydney (AFP) July 22, 2025
Humans beat generative AI models made by Google and OpenAI at a top international mathematics competition, despite the programmes reaching gold-level scores for the first time. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Anxious parents face tough choices on AI
New York (AFP) July 22, 2025
When it comes to AI, many parents navigate between fear of the unknown and fear of their children missing out. ... more
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