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Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract

Vendors will compete for orders to build satellites, sensors and systems for more realistic military space exercises

Week in images: 27-31 July 2026

Week in images: 27-31 July 2026

Spain Offers €1 Billion in Bid to Host Thirty Meter Telescope

Spain has offered a package worth up to €1 billion to support the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on La Palma in the Canary Islands. The Spanish site is currently the project’s designated alternative, with Mauna Kea in Hawaii remaining the preferred location. Announced on 29 July, the package includes a €400 million […]

Blue Origin continues rebuilding LC-36, prepares testing alternatives for New Glenn second stage

Two months after losing a New Glenn rocket to a pad explosion during a static…

NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities

A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good progress” but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again.

The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East

In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion with General Chance Saltzman, now Chief of Space Operations for the United States […]

This Month at ESA: July 2026

What did space have in store for Europe this July?

Rocket Report: Big deals for US launch firms, RFA One debut is delayed

"America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again."

How to safely watch a solar eclipse

[English]: A solar eclipse is an unforgettable sight, but only if you watch it safely!

HydroGNSS data open for new insights into Earth’s water

The European Space Agency's two-satellite HydroGNSS Scout mission has completed commissioning and is now in full scientific operations.

Earth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty Mississippi

From the ESA Blogs.

APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad