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• [New] One experiment at each institution will be selected to fly to ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in FL. Micro Nano Technology Education Center
• [New] SpaceX's Starlink: With ambitions for 22,000 satellites by 2030, Starlink is democratizing broadband access and could capture 15% of global communications spending.
• [New] Reusable Rockets: Space Epoch's Yuanxingzhe-1, using VTVL technology, mirrors SpaceX's Falcon 9 and could democratize space access in Asia. TS2 Space
• [New] SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket tonight from Kennedy Space Center, deploying the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder and Copernicus Sentinel-4 satellites into geostationary orbit. TS2 Space
• [New] The innovative European weather satellite MTG-S1, launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9, will map the atmosphere in 3D and carry the Sentinel-4 mission for air quality monitoring. TS2 Space
• [New] SpaceX will launch the Eumetsat MTG-S1 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. TS2 Space
• [New] SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the MTG-Sounder (MTG-S) satellite, carrying the Sentinel-4 instrument to monitor air quality over Europe. TS2 Space
• [New] By some projections, the total number of active satellites might exceed 100,000 by 2030, once multiple broadband megaconstellations and IoT constellations (like SpaceX Starlink, Amazon Kuiper, OneWeb Gen2, China's Guowang, plus myriad smaller fleets) are deployed. TS2 Space
• [New] SpaceX's ambitious plan of approximately 170 launches in 2025 orbitaltoday.com, along with dozens more by other launch providers, could push the number of active satellites well above 10,000 in orbit. TS2 Space
• SpaceX Falcon 9 TRACERS from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, USA NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission, consisting of two identical satellites will help understand magnetic re-connection and its effects in Earth's atmosphere. Keep Track
• Private aerospace giants like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and others are launching constellations of satellites, many of which have dual-use potential for both civilian and military applications. TechAnnouncer
• Initial findings suggest few significant impacts, but hearings continue (floridatoday.com).US Air Force Halts SpaceX Hypersonic Cargo Rocket Tests: Tests on Johnston Atoll were suspended due to risks to native seabirds, following environmental lawsuits. TS2 Space
• SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, delivering 70 small satellites for paying customers. TS2 Space
• SpaceX wins $81.6 million contract to launch U.S. military weather satellite What happened: SpaceX secured a contract from the U.S. Space Force to launch the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave 2 satellite in 2027 under the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program. Cyclop SpaceTech
• Revenue from Starlink's Internet services was projected to be $30 billion, 95 which Musk intended to use for SpaceX's Mars project. SlideShare
• The US Air Force has suspended plans to test SpaceX hypersonic cargo rockets on Johnston Atoll, citing risks to native seabirds.
• US Air Force Halts SpaceX Hypersonic Cargo Rocket Tests: Tests on Johnston Atoll were suspended due to risks to native seabirds, following environmental lawsuits.
• Globalstar has signed a second launch deal with SpaceX, which will launch part of its constellation upgrade on a Falcon 9 mission. Via Satellite
• The ForgeStar-1 satellite will actually launch from the US later in 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket. Goodwood Estate
• Amazon plans to launch a satellite constellation that competes with SpaceX's Starlink satellites. Cryptopolitan

Last updated: 28 July 2025