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Posted on July 8, 2025

Can Canada get to orbit? Companies NordSpace and ProtoSpace hope to launch country’s 1st space mission (exclusive)

Canadian company NordSpace hopes to be the first in the country's history to launch an orbital rocket from Canadian soil. They've got the support of ProtoSpace, a specialized aerospace manufacturing provider hoping to support Canada's budding space industry.
Posted on July 7, 2025

US Air Force cancels plans to build Starship landing pads on island bird sanctuary

The U.S. military is suspending its efforts to secure a small Pacific island as the test landing site for a new program using rockets to rapidly deliver cargo anywhere on Earth.
Posted on July 7, 2025

ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft unexpectedly well, early tests find

In a recent contest, teams of researchers competed to see who could train an AI model to best pilot a spaceship. The results suggest that an era of autonomous space exploration may be closer than we think.
Posted on July 4, 2025

Satellite spies both ISS and China’s Tiangong space station | Space photo of the day for July 4, 2025

Both stations are hubs of scientific research.
Posted on July 3, 2025

See Vega-C rocket’s 3rd stage hoisted for upcoming launch | Space photo of the day for July 3, 2025

The Zefiro-9 was hoisted in preparation for the Vega-C flight VV27.
Posted on July 3, 2025

Watch Russia’s Progress 92 cargo ship launch toward the ISS today

A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft will launch toward the International Space Station this afternoon (July 3), and you can watch the action live.
Posted on July 2, 2025

SpaceX rocket sets reuse record on 500th Falcon 9 launch

SpaceX launch 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on the 500th Falcon 9 rocket launch in the company's history.
Posted on July 1, 2025

SpaceX launches advanced European weather satellite, lands rocket at sea (photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the MTG-S1 weather satellite for EUMETSAT today (July 1), then came back down to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.
Posted on July 1, 2025

Australia’s first orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, to launch July 2 after nose cone glitch

The Australian company Gilmour Space is back at the launch pad with its Eris-1 rocket, preparing for the country's first orbital launch on July 2.
Posted on July 1, 2025

US set new record with 21 commercial launches in June, FAA says

American companies launched 21 commercial space missions in June 2025, which was a new record for a single month, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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