Jeff Foust

Senior writer, @SpaceNews_Inc. Tips? DMs open, email [email protected], or on Signal: jfoust.58. Also @jfoust.bsky.social.

[Northrop Grumman @NGCNews]

LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!📢
Our Mission Robotic Vehicle—the nation’s first multi-mission robotic servicer in space, built in partnership with @DARPA and the @NRL—along with three Mission Extension Pods, or “satellite jetpacks,” is scheduled to launch with SpaceX no earlier than 5:15 pm ET on Tuesday, July 21.

[Andrew Jones @AJ_FI]

The Long March 5 rocket to launch the Chang'e-7 lunar south polar landing mission has arrived at Wenchang spaceport. Launch could occur around late August.
https://t.co/QGK7fibsA3

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

Voyager completes acquisition of Astrobotic https://t.co/A49VVWdwtw

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Reditus Space completes first reentry vehicle https://t.co/oZMZdHz3z6

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship’s thirteenth flight test is preparing to launch as early as Thursday, July 16 → https://t.co/Rp7VwBzpWx

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite https://t.co/LWE7NfdW1u

[Vast @vast]

Vast commends @NASA for proceeding with a CLD procurement strategy to achieve an enduring American LEO presence while providing a clear opportunity for commercial providers. We value the structure, which requires companies to continue to compete on merit (hardware, technology, design progress) during the contract to earn additional NASA task orders. Vast supports the overall approach and appreciates the process NASA has established for taking feedback. https://t.co/iQwbdERmGl

[r_isro @r_isro]

New NOTAM for Skyroot's Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 is out. Enforcement duration 0500-0900 (UTC), 18 July to 4 August 2026.
https://t.co/Tlp28SfKpf

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

ElevationSpace advances work on commercial reentry vehicle https://t.co/6UYikOtrrh

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China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B https://t.co/TTOSBXKGk9

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New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry https://t.co/bjG07SV6Pm

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MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS https://t.co/ECpEGxZ1bt

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Blue Origin seeks to raise $10 billion in outside capital https://t.co/RuVPNMhuSG

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

Interior Department requests information on offshore launch options https://t.co/lMSDfbzJgm

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

Wally Funk waited 60 years to get to space, and no one ever earned it more. She trained with the Mercury 13 in 1961, out-tested the men, and was told no anyway. She never stopped flying — 19,600 hours, thousands of students, a lifetime of firsts.

Five years ago this month, I had the honor of flying with her on New Shepard's first crewed flight. At 82, she was fearless, joyful, and asking to go again before we’d even landed.

Her dream took six decades, but it came true. Dreams have no expiration date. Godspeed, Wally.

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

We are saddened to learn of the death of aviator and space traveler Wally Funk, who always strived for the skies and dreamed of space. After being the youngest pilot in the Lovelace Woman in Space Program in the early 1960s, Funk became the oldest woman to fly into space in 2021 at age 82. We reflect on her legacy: https://t.co/Sg2UoMqBRB

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship https://t.co/Rz8d1dcK5C

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Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site https://t.co/E93DiBZQ6q

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SpaceX launches Transporter-17 amid concerns about rideshare program’s future https://t.co/AjykB7hsqn

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Orbit Fab hires new CEO and raises funding to support satellite refueling business https://t.co/nx0JpgjsAq