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Space Race Heats Up: Secret Satellite Launches, Mega‑Mergers & Cosmic Breakthroughs (July 14–15, 2025 Roundup)

Space Race Heats Up: Secret Satellite Launches, Mega‑Mergers & Cosmic Breakthroughs (July 14–15, 2025 Roundup)

Sources: Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com; SpaceNews spacenews.com spacepolicyonline.com spacepolicyonline.com; NASASpaceflight nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com; Reuters/AP reuters.com apnews.com; NASA/ESA releases science.nasa.govsciencedaily.com.
15 July 2025
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Tariffs, Tesla and a Twitter Hack: Top Tech News from July 14–15, 2025

Tariffs, Tesla and a Twitter Hack: Top Tech News from July 14–15, 2025

U.S. chip giant Broadcom has abruptly scrapped plans to invest in a major microchip factory in Spain, according to local media reuters.com. Talks with the Spanish government broke down for undisclosed reasons, derailing a project once valued at up to $1 billion and touted as “large-scale back-end” semiconductor facilities unique in Europe reuters.com. The reversal is a blow to Spain’s ambitions – backed by €12 billion in EU recovery funds – to become a key player in Europe’s chip supply chain reuters.com. Officials declined to comment on why negotiations failed, leaving uncertainty around Europe’s broader push for tech sovereignty in semiconductors. Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson swung back to profit in Q2 2025, reporting a 7.0 billion kronor adjusted operating profit versus a 6.1 billion forecast reuters.com. Cost cuts and strong North American 5G demand lifted results, but the company cautioned that looming U.S. import tariffs are squeezing its gains reuters.com reuters.com. President Donald Trump has threatened a 30% tariff on EU tech imports starting August, which Ericsson’s CFO Lars Sandström says the firm will try to offset by shifting production – while admitting “we cannot guarantee that we are immune to tariffs” reuters.com. Ericsson’s shares dipped 3% on the
15 July 2025
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AI Supremacy, Space Odyssey & Tech Shakeups: The Biggest Tech News of July 2025

AI Supremacy, Space Odyssey & Tech Shakeups: The Biggest Tech News of July 2025

July 2025 saw artificial intelligence dominate headlines with breakthrough models and big corporate plays. Nvidia became the world’s first $4 trillion company as its stock surged on AI demand reuters.com. “It highlights the fact that companies are shifting their asset spend in the direction of AI and it’s pretty much the future of technology,” noted one portfolio manager, underscoring Wall Street’s confidence in AI reuters.com. Nvidia’s chips remain the backbone of the current AI boom, and the company unveiled new high-performance processors to cement its lead. It was a landmark month in spaceflight with record-breaking launches and global mission highlights. Leading the pack, SpaceX achieved the 500th launch of its Falcon 9 rocket – a testament to an unprecedented launch cadence. On July 2, a Falcon 9 flew 27 Starlink satellites and set a reuse record, with its first-stage booster completing an astounding 29th flight before landing safely space.com space.com. This mission marked Falcon 9’s 500th orbital flight in just 15 years space.com. SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk congratulated his team on “500 orbital missions,” as the workhorse rocket solidified its status as the most-launched U.S. booster in history. SpaceX has already conducted 85 launches this year and is on pace
15 July 2025
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Secret SpaceX Launch, Starlink Triumphs, and Solar Storm Warnings – Space News Roundup (July 13–14, 2025)

Secret SpaceX Launch, Starlink Triumphs, and Solar Storm Warnings – Space News Roundup (July 13–14, 2025)

The past two days saw major space milestones and surprises across the globe. A mystery SpaceX launch carried a “smartphone in space” satellite for Israel, marking the Falcon 9’s 500th mission spokesman.com spaceflightnow.com. Meanwhile, satellite internet initiatives made strides – Starlink scored regulatory wins and debut services – as rivals in Europe and China unveiled their own direct-to-device connectivity plans ts2.tech ts2.tech. On the space station front, a private astronaut crew headed home space.com, and China readied a cargo ship to resupply its orbiting outpost ts2.tech. Astronomers weren’t left out: a colossal sunspot sparked space weather alerts ts2.tech, and scientists uncovered evidence of dozens of “invisible” galaxies swarming our Milky Way ts2.tech. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the weekend’s top satellite and space developments – from launch pads and labs to boardrooms and policy halls – complete with expert insights and official quotes. Sources: This report draws on a wide range of official statements and credible media reports published over July 13–14, 2025. Key sources include Space.com space.com space.com, Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com, NASA Spaceflight nasaspaceflight.com, Reuters reuters.com reuters.com, Times of Israel timesofisrael.com, TS² Space News digests ts2.tech ts2.tech, KeepTrack.space briefings keeptrack.space keeptrack.space, and press releases from agencies like Xinhua
14 July 2025
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10 Game-Changing Science Breakthroughs in July 2025 – From Space to Health

10 Game-Changing Science Breakthroughs in July 2025 – From Space to Health

July 2025 has been a blockbuster month for science, with breakthroughs spanning the cosmos to cutting-edge medicine. From unprecedented interstellar visitors and sun-skimming spacecraft to life-saving medical advances and climate revelations, researchers worldwide delivered headline-making results. Below we round up the most important and fascinating science news of the month, complete with expert insights from those on the front lines of discovery. Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar comet, just the third such alien object ever observed passing through our solar system Reuters Reuters. Named 3I/ATLAS, the icy visitor was first detected on July 1 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. Its bizarre trajectory revealed it came from far beyond our solar system, following predecessors ʻOumuamua and Borisov Reuters. Co-discoverer Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii notes “beyond that we do not know very much” yet about this comet, with global efforts underway to observe its composition and behavior Reuters. Early estimates suggest 3I/ATLAS could be much larger than Borisov – possibly 10 km across – and currently sports only a faint coma Reuters. As it approaches the sun in October, scientists eagerly anticipate the comet’s activity: “We don’t know what will happen, so that’s exciting” Denneau says
13 July 2025
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Satellite Surprises and Space Shake-Ups: Weekend Roundup (July 12–13, 2025)

Satellite Surprises and Space Shake-Ups: Weekend Roundup (July 12–13, 2025)

The past 48 hours delivered a blitz of satellite news across the globe. From a stealth SpaceX launch of a “smartphone in space” to international plans for new orbiting networks, this weekend saw major developments in civilian, commercial, scientific, and military space arenas. Here’s a comprehensive roundup of everything you need to know, complete with expert quotes and official statements, on satellite launches, breakthroughs, anomalies, and policy moves around the world. Sources: The information above is compiled from official statements and expert reports. Key sources include Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com, Space.com space.com space.com, Reuters reuters.com reuters.com, Xinhua News english.www.gov.cn, CGTN news.cgtn.com, TS² Space news digest ts2.tech ts2.tech, Yahoo News Taiwan tw.news.yahoo.com, and others as cited throughout. Each development has been verified with primary news releases or credible media. This whirlwind weekend showcases the fast-paced and global nature of today’s space endeavors – from cutting-edge tech launches to behind-the-scenes diplomacy – truly a new space race on multiple fronts.
13 July 2025
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Cosmic Webs, Hidden Galaxies, and Political Turbulence: This Week’s Space News Will Change How You See the Universe / Updated: 2025, July 13th, 00:01 CET

Cosmic Webs, Hidden Galaxies, and Political Turbulence: This Week’s Space News Will Change How You See the Universe / Updated: 2025, July 13th, 00:01 CET

Konstantinos Migkas and team mapped a 23-million-light-year cosmic web filament with temperatures around 10 million degrees, more than 20 times the Milky Way’s size, detected via the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect and Planck data. Durham University simulations predict 80–100 undetected Milky Way satellite galaxies, the so‑called orphan galaxies stripped of dark matter halos, potentially solving the missing satellites problem and bolstering the ΛCDM model. Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar visitor, is over 7 billion years old and travels at about 60 km/s, observed by Zwicky Transient Facility and confirmed by the Very Large Telescope with peak brightness expected in late
13 July 2025
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Space Race 2.0: Starlink, SpaceX, and the New Satellite Wars—How Today’s Space News Is Shaping Our Future / Updated: 2025, July 12th, 12:02 CET

Space Race 2.0: Starlink, SpaceX, and the New Satellite Wars—How Today’s Space News Is Shaping Our Future / Updated: 2025, July 12th, 12:02 CET

NASA announced live space coverage on Netflix in 2025, following the launch of NASA+ on Amazon Prime. From July 2025, Starlink Direct to Cell, launched with T-Mobile, will let smartphones connect directly to Starlink satellites for calls and messages, backed by 657 Starlink V3 satellites. Starlink received regulatory clearance to deliver satellite internet to rural India, bridging the digital divide amid Elon Musk’s expanding political influence. Eutelsat achieved the world’s first successful 5G mobile connection via satellite through the IRIS2 program, enabling 5G on standard smartphones. SpaceX’s first GTO mission will carry Israel’s Dror-1 geostationary satellite from Cape Canaveral on
12 July 2025
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Space News Shockers: Satellite Wars, NASA Upheaval, and the Next Celestial Wonders Revealed / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Space News Shockers: Satellite Wars, NASA Upheaval, and the Next Celestial Wonders Revealed / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Over 2,000 senior NASA employees have resigned amid budget cuts, with a potential 25% funding reduction threatening missions, while Sean Duffy, a former congressman and reality TV star, was named interim NASA administrator and serves as both NASA administrator and Secretary of Transportation. An alleged Iranian missile strike destroyed a $15 million U.S. communications radome at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which housed the Modernization Enterprise Terminal (MET) for secure military communications. Russia’s secret Nivelir project drew attention after Cosmos 2558 released a small object in orbit, a move interpreted as a possible anti-satellite test signaling space-arms concerns. The
11 July 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Europe’s Bid for Autonomy, Starlink’s Global Surge, and the New Era of Satellite Power / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:31 CET

Space Race Heats Up: Europe’s Bid for Autonomy, Starlink’s Global Surge, and the New Era of Satellite Power / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:31 CET

In 2024 the US conducted 154 orbital launches, while Europe managed only three, underscoring Europe’s push to establish launch facilities in Sweden and Norway for continental autonomy. Starlink now has over 7,500 satellites in orbit and 5 million users, and operates on 1,000 aircraft, including 54 Qatar Airways Boeing 777s. France and the UK each invested over €163 million in Eutelsat, making France the largest shareholder and the UK holding a 10.9% stake, to expand Eutelsat’s LEO fleet and support Europe’s IRIS² project. Amazon’s Kuiper project is projected to generate $7.1 billion in consumer revenue by 2032, with about $23
11 July 2025
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Elon Musk’s ‘Space Phone’ Revolution: How Ukraine Beat the Rest of Europe to Starlink Mobile—and What Happens Next

Elon Musk’s ‘Space Phone’ Revolution: How Ukraine Beat the Rest of Europe to Starlink Mobile—and What Happens Next

Ukraine’s largest operator Kyivstar has quietly leapt to the front of the “direct‑to‑cell” space race, pledging to switch on Starlink‑powered texting by late 2025 and full voice/data service by mid‑2026. In this deep‑dive you’ll learn exactly what was agreed, how the technology works, why regulators fast‑tracked it in a war zone, what analysts think it means for telecom investors, and the hurdles that could still derail Europe’s first satellite‑phone network. Speaking ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, CEO Oleksandr Komarov said a December 2024 MoU with SpaceX had progressed to live trials. Text‑only connectivity will ship first “to be safe by end‑2025,” followed by full mobile broadband “in Q2 2026.” Reuters
10 July 2025
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Space in Crisis and Glory: NASA Shakeup, Starlink Expansion & Buck Moon Spectacle! / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

Space in Crisis and Glory: NASA Shakeup, Starlink Expansion & Buck Moon Spectacle! / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

The Buck Moon on July 10, 2025 will reach peak illumination at 4:37 p.m. UTC and appear as a micromoon due to its distance, coinciding with Earth’s aphelion and a Major Lunar Standstill. President Trump appointed Sean Duffy as interim NASA Administrator in July 2025, replacing Jared Isaacman amid a backdrop of budget cuts that could eliminate more than 2,000 senior NASA jobs, including 279 at Marshall Space Flight Center. NASA’s DART mission altered Dimorphos’ orbit and ejected more than 100 boulders, adding momentum almost as large as the spacecraft itself. China’s Chang’e-6 mission returned Moon far-side rocks, including 2.8-billion-year-old
10 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 00:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 00:00 CET

NASA deployed the WB-57 and UAVSAR-equipped Gulfstream III to support Texas flood recovery, delivering high-resolution real-time data despite persistent cloud cover, with over 110 fatalities and more than 170 missing. The European Launcher Challenge finalists are Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, MaiaSpace, PLD Space, and Orbex, each eligible for contracts up to €169 million. Airbus Defence and Space España will build two PAZ-2 radar satellites for Hisdesat, delivering sub-25 cm SAR imagery with AI analytics, and first in-service expected by 2031, with 65% of work performed by Spanish firms. India approved Starlink to operate under IN-SPACe for five years, allowing
10 July 2025
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 12:02 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 12:02 CET

SpaceX operates over 7,000 satellites and posted $4.2 billion in revenue for 2024, with a target valuation of $400 billion to $4 trillion in upcoming funding rounds. Starlink aims for 22,000 satellites by 2030 and could capture 15% of global communications spending. Ovzon secured a SEK 72 million order from Sweden’s FMV for mobile satellite terminals, with deliveries starting in Q3 2025. MEASAT received IN-SPACe approval to provide satellite services in India, expanding access to over 600 TV channels and 11 million DTH customers. EarthDaily Analytics launched the first of its ten-satellite EarthDaily Constellation, delivering daily AI-ready, scientifically calibrated global
9 July 2025
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Did a Space Rock Just Slam Into Saturn? Inside the Global Race to Confirm the 5 July 2025 Flash

Did a Space Rock Just Slam Into Saturn? Inside the Global Race to Confirm the 5 July 2025 Flash

In the early hours of 5 July 2025, amateur astronomer Mario Rana recorded a brief, white flare on Saturn’s western limb. Within hours, the Planetary Virtual Observatory & Laboratory issued an international “all‑points bulletin,” asking observers to scour their own images for corroboration. So far, no second detection has surfaced, but a growing body of data and expert commentary suggests the flash could mark the first ever ground‑based confirmation of an impact on Saturn. Below is a deep‑dive into what we know, why the event matters, and how scientists plan to verify — or debunk — the claim. Rana, a NASA contractor and veteran of the DeTeCt flash‑detection project, was imaging Saturn from Hampton, Virginia when his software highlighted a two‑frame anomaly lasting
9 July 2025
Space in July 2025: Budget Battles, Scientific Breakthroughs, and the New Space Race / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

Space in July 2025: Budget Battles, Scientific Breakthroughs, and the New Space Race / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

The FY2026 NASA budget proposal would cut overall funding by 24.3%, with science funding slashed by nearly 47%. Congress moved to restore nearly $10 billion for NASA’s human spaceflight programs including Artemis, SLS, Orion, and the Gateway lunar station, while transferring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston and upgrading the Stennis Space Center. SpaceX accounted for 83% of U.S. launches in 2024 and marked its 500th Falcon 9 launch, while Starlink now operates more than 7,900 active satellites. The TraCSS space traffic coordination system faces an 84% budget cut, with hundreds of companies urging Congress to restore funding. <li NASA's Perseverance
9 July 2025
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Space & Satellite Deep Dive – 8th July 2025: Starlink Expansion, Interstellar Visitor, AI in Orbit & Global Policy Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 8th, 12:00 CET

Space & Satellite Deep Dive – 8th July 2025: Starlink Expansion, Interstellar Visitor, AI in Orbit & Global Policy Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 8th, 12:00 CET

SpaceX’s Starlink 10-28 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 8, 2025, deploying 28 broadband Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit and marking the Falcon 9 booster’s 22nd flight, with the booster landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas about 8 minutes and 14 seconds after liftoff. The 500th Falcon 9 launch occurred with the Starlink 10-25 mission, deploying 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites and marking booster B1067’s 29th flight. 3I/ATLAS, discovered by NASA’s ATLAS survey in July 2025 in Chile, is about 20 km wide and travels up to 68 km/s, making it the third
8 July 2025
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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)

The summer of 2025 saw rocket launch activity reach unprecedented levels, marked by record-breaking cadence and new milestones across the globe. SpaceX continued to push the envelope of rapid, reusable launch operations, achieving its 500th Falcon 9 mission in early July. This overnight Starlink launch not only marked Falcon 9’s 500th flight, but also featured a booster flying for a record 29th reuse and landing successfully spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com. By July 2, SpaceX had already conducted 83 Falcon 9 missions in 2025, putting it on pace to smash its previous annual launch record spaceflightnow.com. SpaceX’s launch frequency underscored a broader industry trend: in June alone, U.S. companies carried out 21 commercial launches, a new one-month record, with SpaceX accounting for 15 of them space.com space.com. The FAA confirmed June’s record launch rate, which included orbital, suborbital, and crewed missions across four providers and multiple launch sites space.com space.com. This frenetic pace even led to moments where multiple rockets launched within hours of each other worldwide – for instance, four orbital launches occurred in a 13-hour span on June 28, involving two SpaceX Falcon 9s, a Rocket Lab Electron, and Japan’s H-2A starfightersspace.com. Several historic launcher milestones were reached in this period.
7 July 2025
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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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    July 1, 2026, 12:06 PM EDT. Sprott Focus Trust director George Whitney picked up 88,058 shares of FUND for $9.63 each, or about $848,000. Shares of FUND traded at $9.48, up 1% Wednesday. Over at Mission Produce, director Jay A. Pack bought 40,000 AVO shares at $12.10, spending $484,000 as the stock rose 2.3% on the day. Both insiders have bought before. Insider buying can signal they see value in their stocks.
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