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Space News 1 July 2025 - 8 July 2025

China’s Bold Advances: Space-Based AI, Deep Space Ambitions, and Satellite Networks – Space News Roundup (Updated July 8, 2025 0:00 CET)

China’s Bold Advances: Space-Based AI, Deep Space Ambitions, and Satellite Networks – Space News Roundup (Updated July 8, 2025 0:00 CET)

China launched the Three-Body Computing Constellation, with each satellite delivering 744 TOPS and the network targeting 1 EOPS for in-orbit AI and real-time data processing. China proposes a Neptune Orbiter for 2033 powered by radioisotope thermoelectric generators to study Neptune, its moon Triton, and deep-space propulsion capabilities. BeiDou-3 has been completed with 30 operational satellites providing global high-precision geolocation services for civil, commercial, and military users. Harbin Institute of Technology’s Gongda Satellite aims to deliver over 20 satellites in 2025, enabling software-defined remote sensing with data turnaround as fast as 8 minutes. Li Deren’s Eastern Eye constellation targets more than
8 July 2025
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Space Tech’s Summer Surge – Record Launches, Orbital Innovations & Earth Observation Revolution (June–July 2025)

Space Tech’s Summer Surge – Record Launches, Orbital Innovations & Earth Observation Revolution (June–July 2025)

SpaceX achieved its 500th Falcon 9 mission in early July 2025, with an overnight Starlink launch featuring a booster on its 29th reuse. By July 2, 2025, SpaceX had conducted 83 Falcon 9 missions in 2025, including 61 Starlink deployments. In June 2025, the United States saw 21 commercial launches across four providers, with SpaceX accounting for 15, and 12 of those were Starlink missions. On June 28, 2025, four orbital launches occurred within 13 hours, including two SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions, a Rocket Lab Electron, and Japan’s H-2A. Japan’s H-2A rocket completed its final mission on June 28,
7 July 2025
Space News Today: Global Advances, Challenges, and New Frontiers / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 12:00 CET

Space News Today: Global Advances, Challenges, and New Frontiers / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 12:00 CET

Boeing secured a $2.8 billion contract to develop next‑generation nuclear communications satellites for the U.S. military. Spanish operator Hisdesat completed two satellites in orbit and signed for two more in 2025, backed by Indra, targeting €1 billion in space revenue by 2030. SpainSat NG II, developed by Hisdesat and Airbus, is set to launch October 22–29 with NATO as its first client for both military and civil applications. SpaceX’s Starlink now accounts for more than 60% of all active satellites, following launches including Starlink 10-28 from Cape Canaveral and a Vandenberg mission delivering 70 small satellites. SpaceX plans a 40-antenna
7 July 2025
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This Week in Space: Reusable Rockets, Interstellar Visitors, and the Future of Earth Observation / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 23:59 CET

This Week in Space: Reusable Rockets, Interstellar Visitors, and the Future of Earth Observation / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 23:59 CET

Themis arrives at Esrange Space Center in Sweden, Europe’s first full-scale reusable rocket stage demonstrator by ArianeGroup for ESA’s reusability roadmap, after a 3,000-kilometer journey and hop-tests expected to begin in late 2025 under the EU SALTO project. 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), the third known interstellar object to visit our solar system, is traveling at about 60 km/s with cometary activity and will be visible until September 2025. MethaneSAT, a $100 million climate mission launched in March 2024 to map global methane emissions, has suffered a power failure and is likely not recoverable, a major setback for climate monitoring. The UK
7 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 12:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 12:00 CET

MTG-S1, Europe’s first geostationary meteorological sounder, was launched with an Infrared Sounder and Copernicus Sentinel-4, enabling high-frequency atmospheric data collection over Europe and Africa. SpaceX planned the Starlink 10-28 mission for June 8 from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9, marking the 59th orbital launch of 2025, and won an $81.6 million USSF-178 contract. SpaceX’s Starship exploded over Florida during ascent, scattering debris before four mock satellites could be deployed. T-Mobile will launch T-Satellite with Starlink service on July 23, authorized for nearly all phones including the iPhone 13, with full satellite internet rolling out in October. MethaneSAT, an $88
6 July 2025
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Starlink Satellite Internet FAQ

Space-Age WiFi: How Starlink, HughesNet, and Viasat Are Beaming Broadband from Space

Starlink uses a low Earth orbit constellation with about 7,600 satellites in orbit as of mid-2025 (aiming for 12,000+), delivering 50–250 Mbps downloads with 20–50 ms latency and no hard data caps on standard plans (heavy users may be throttled during congestion). HughesNet operates GEO satellites (EchoStar Jupiter fleet, including Jupiter 3) offering up to 50–100 Mbps on newer plans, around 600 ms latency, soft data caps with throttling, and pricing roughly $50–$100 per month with equipment around $300 or a $15/month lease; Fusion LTE hybrid is available. Viasat uses ViaSat-2/3 GEO satellites to provide 100–150 Mbps and, on newer
5 July 2025
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Tech News Weekly: Interstellar Visitors, AI Booms, Gaming Upheaval, and the Future of Devices / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

Tech News Weekly: Interstellar Visitors, AI Booms, Gaming Upheaval, and the Future of Devices / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system, about 20 kilometers in diameter, detected by NASA’s ATLAS telescope, with a closest approach of 270 million kilometers. Nvidia briefly reached a $3.92 trillion market cap, the highest on record, driven by surging demand for AI chips. Microsoft announced 9,000 job cuts (about 4% of its workforce), primarily in middle management, as it pivots to AI and cloud and cancels projects like Perfect Dark and the Forza Motorsport series. Samsung’s Galaxy G Fold is a tri-fold smartphone with a near 10-inch display when unfolded, using a G-shaped
5 July 2025
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This Week in Space: Interstellar Visitors, Satellite Breakthroughs, and the Future of Space Policy / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 11:59 CET

This Week in Space: Interstellar Visitors, Satellite Breakthroughs, and the Future of Space Policy / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 11:59 CET

NASA’s ATLAS telescope identified the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, currently about 420 million miles from Earth, with closest approach to the Sun on October 30, 2025, and it will pass safely between Mars and Earth as the third confirmed interstellar visitor after 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov. July marks Aphelion Day, when Earth is about 94.5 million miles from the Sun, but axial tilt, not distance, drives seasonal heat, with northern summers lengthened as Earth moves slower in its orbit at aphelion. Earth’s rotation is speeding up, shortening days by milliseconds, with scientists warning that a leap second may be subtracted by 2029,
5 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories in Innovation, Gaming, and the Cosmos / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 00:00 CET

Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories in Innovation, Gaming, and the Cosmos / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 00:00 CET

Microsoft laid off about 9,100 employees in 2025, primarily in the Xbox division, with Turn 10, Rare, The Initiative, and ZeniMax Europe hit hardest and projects like Perfect Dark, Everwild, and Blackbird canceled. The Stop Killing Games campaign surpassed 1,000,000 signatures, prompting the European Commission to review remote game shutdowns and digital preservation, with supporters including Elon Musk and PewDiePie; examples cited include Ubisoft’s The Crew and Anthem. EA announced Anthem servers will shut down on January 12, 2026, with premium currency sales already ceased and the game removed from EA Play in August 2024, and no offline mode. 3I/ATLAS,
5 July 2025
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Space News Digest: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 00:00 CET

Space News Digest: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 00:00 CET

Starlink has over 4.6 million users and a constellation of nearly 7,900 satellites in orbit as of mid-2025. The EU Space Act would unify space regulation with debris mitigation, cybersecurity, and environmental standards, with existing Starlink satellites exempt through 2030 but future deployments subject to the Act. France’s SNCF plans to deploy satellite internet on trains by combining terrestrial 4G/5G with LEO connectivity, with Starlink and Eutelsat as leading providers. Boeing won a 2.8 billion US Space Force contract to develop two ESS satellites, with options for two more, targeted for deployment between 2031 and 2033. MTG-S1, the Meteosat Third
5 July 2025
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Tech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Tech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Z Fold7 for the July 9, 2025 Galaxy Unpacked event, featuring an 8.2-inch main display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, Android 16 with One UI 8, a 4,400mAh battery with 40-hour life, IP48 water resistance, a drop rating A, average repairability C, Blue Shadow color, and a thinner, lighter design. Samsung is preparing the Galaxy G Fold, the world’s first triple-folding phone (Multifold 7), with a nearly 10-inch display, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with mass production planned for September 2025 and a Q4 holiday release. Google’s Veo 3 AI
4 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: Strategic Satellites, Interstellar Visitors, Quantum Networks, and More / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:00 CET

Space News Roundup: Strategic Satellites, Interstellar Visitors, Quantum Networks, and More / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:00 CET

Boeing won a $2.8 billion U.S. Space Force contract to develop two Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) satellites, with options for two more, for NC3 in geostationary orbit, with first delivery targeted for 2031. MethaneSAT, a $134 million satellite funded by the Environmental Defense Fund and Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund, was lost after 15 months in orbit, ending methane-emission monitoring that had revealed some regions emit up to 10 times higher than prior estimates. ESA launched MTG-S1, the first geostationary meteorological sounder, alongside Copernicus Sentinel-4 to deliver real-time high-resolution atmospheric data for Europe. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, in operation since
4 July 2025
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Space Science in July 2025: Breakthroughs, Setbacks, and the Expanding Frontier / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Space Science in July 2025: Breakthroughs, Setbacks, and the Expanding Frontier / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Astronomers confirmed 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) as the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our solar system, about 20 km wide, detected by NASA’s ATLAS survey, and it will pass inside Mars’ orbit in October 2025 at a minimum distance of 1.6 AU. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged exoplanet TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass world 34 light-years away, making it the lightest planet ever directly imaged and potentially habitable. MethaneSAT, an $88 million methane-emissions satellite backed by Jeff Bezos, Google, and the Environmental Defense Fund, launched in March 2024 and lost contact after just over a year, deemed unlikely
4 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories in Devices, AI, Cloud, Gaming, and Space / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:01 CET

Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories in Devices, AI, Cloud, Gaming, and Space / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:01 CET

Oracle signs a $30 billion annual cloud deal to lease 4.5GW of computing power to OpenAI for the Stargate data center, aiming to double Oracle’s cloud sales by 2028. OpenAI’s Stargate expansion, in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank, will build massive AI infrastructure in Texas, reinforcing a sovereign AI push and multi-cloud strategies. Distributed cloud architectures are becoming the norm, spreading resources across on-premises, public cloud, and edge to improve latency and regulatory compliance while raising governance and security challenges. Fairphone 6 emphasizes repairability with a modular design and replaceable camera modules, priced at €599 at MediaMarkt and built around
3 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET

Europe launched its first geostationary atmospheric sounding satellite, MTG-S1, as part of the Meteosat Third Generation program, equipped with a hyperspectral infrared sounder and Copernicus Sentinel-4 for air-quality monitoring, with a 9–12 month commissioning phase. Russia’s Kosmos-2558 approached the U.S. reconnaissance satellite USA-326, with a sub-satellite ‘Object C’ displaying high maneuverability and potential anti-satellite capabilities. MethaneSAT, an $88 million climate satellite launched in March 2024 by EDF, Google, and SpaceX, lost contact after 15 months, creating a gap in global methane-emissions monitoring. SpaceX marked its 500th Falcon 9 launch, deploying Starlink satellites as the booster landed successfully and its overall
3 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: Microsoft’s Turbulent Restructuring, Interstellar Mysteries, and the Next Wave of Devices / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:17 CET

Tech News Deep Dive: Microsoft’s Turbulent Restructuring, Interstellar Mysteries, and the Next Wave of Devices / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:17 CET

Microsoft laid off over 9,000 employees (about 4% of its global workforce) across Xbox/Microsoft Gaming, King, Bethesda, Rare, Undead Labs, Turn 10 Studios, as part of a shift toward AI and cost optimization. The layoffs were accompanied by cancellations and studio closures, including Perfect Dark reboot cancellation and The Initiative closure, Everwild scrapped, and ZeniMax Online Studios’ unannounced MMO canceled with Matt Firor stepping down. Rumors that Phil Spencer would retire after the next-generation Xbox launch (expected 2026–2027) circulated, with Sarah Bond named as a potential successor, though Microsoft publicly denied the retirement claims. A11pl3Z, detected near Jupiter by NASA’s
3 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:00 CET

SpaceX marked its 500th Falcon 9 launch with the deployment of 27 Starlink satellites and the 29th booster reuse. MTG-S1, Europe’s first geostationary hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounder, launched July 1, 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 alongside the Sentinel-4 instrument for hourly air-quality data over Europe and North Africa. MethaneSAT, an $88 million climate satellite funded by Jeff Bezos and EDF and launched in March 2024, was declared lost after losing contact on June 20, 2025. James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged TWA 7b, a Saturn-mass exoplanet about 110 light-years away, with a surface temperature around 120°F. James Webb mapped
3 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 12:01 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 12:01 CET

MTG-S1, launched July 1, 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying Sentinel-4, will provide continuous 3D atmospheric profiles from geostationary orbit and hourly high‑resolution air‑quality data. MethaneSAT, funded by Jeff Bezos and the Environmental Defense Fund and launched in March 2024, stopped responding in June 2025 and is considered irrecoverable, despite revealing methane leaks up to ten times higher than official estimates in some regions. Starlink 10-25 mission from Cape Canaveral deployed 27 satellites, marking SpaceX’s 500th Falcon 9 mission and booster B1067’s 29th flight. ESA’s Biomass satellite, launched in April 2025, uses a P-band radar to penetrate forests and
2 July 2025
Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 00:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 00:00 CET

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images from Cerro Pachón, Chile, featuring galaxies and the Trifid Nebula, and will generate 10 million alerts per night with the world’s largest digital camera. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting the star TWA 7. MTG-S1, a 1.8-ton satellite carrying the Sentinel-4 instrument, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and will provide 3D atmospheric maps every 30 minutes along with hourly air-quality data. The MethaneSAT satellite, funded by EDF and Bezos Earth Fund and launched in March 2024, has lost power and is likely not recoverable, marking
2 July 2025
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Space News Digest: July 1, 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 1st, 12:02 CET

Space News Digest: July 1, 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 1st, 12:02 CET

The Vera Rubin Observatory began its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) with first light and a 3.2-gigapixel camera, aiming to image the southern sky every few days and catalog over 40 billion objects. Perseverance completed its 30th Martian rock analysis on a sample named Kenmore, using the gaseous Dust Removal Tool to study its interior mineralogy. Perseverance detected clay-bearing bedrock on Jezero Crater’s rim, suggesting ancient water activity about 4 billion years ago. Curiosity captured a 360-degree panorama of Gale Crater, providing detailed context for ongoing geological investigations. FireSat plans deployment of over 50 satellites by 2029; FIRENET
1 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A stock price: two dates traders can’t ignore after Friday’s drop

Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A stock price: two dates traders can’t ignore after Friday’s drop

8 February 2026
Hua Hong Semiconductor’s Shanghai-listed shares fell 0.6% to 130.26 yuan Friday, down 16% for the week. Shareholders will vote Feb. 10 on an acquisition and share issuance plan, with a board meeting set for Feb. 12 to review unaudited quarterly results. The company aims to buy nearly all of Shanghai Huali Microelectronics for 8.27 billion yuan, funded by new shares and a private placement.
First Solar stock price slides into next week as Tesla ramps solar hiring; earnings due Feb. 24

First Solar stock price slides into next week as Tesla ramps solar hiring; earnings due Feb. 24

8 February 2026
First Solar shares fell 6.7% to $218.73 Friday, trading over double their 50-day average volume as the broader market rallied. Tesla announced hiring tied to Elon Musk’s 100-gigawatt U.S. solar manufacturing goal. First Solar will report Q4 and full-year 2025 results and 2026 guidance on Feb. 24. Policy changes and competitive moves have heightened volatility in the U.S. solar sector.
GlobalFoundries stock jumps nearly 5% ahead of earnings — what could move GFS next week

GlobalFoundries stock jumps nearly 5% ahead of earnings — what could move GFS next week

8 February 2026
GlobalFoundries shares rose 4.7% to $42.91 Friday as chip stocks rebounded, tracking a surge in the PHLX semiconductor index and renewed bets on AI-driven demand. The company reports earnings Feb. 11, with analysts watching for updates on pricing and wafer shipment volumes. The Semiconductor Industry Association forecast global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026.
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