Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, Redwire won a NASA contract to develop lunar technologies, Intuitive Machines is helping to build a nuclear generator for use on the Moon, Spire Global won an ESA contract and unveiled a weather visualization tool, AST SpaceMobile opened a research and development facility in India, BigBear.ai won a US Army contract, Momentus’ accounting firm resigned, and BlackSky released images of a Chinese naval base in Cambodia.

Welcome to this week’s Launch Roundup! SpaceX is gearing up to launch the largest geosynchronous communications satellite in history, Northrop Grumman’s Antares (version 2) rocket is set to roar off into the sunset, and India will conduct a commercial mission. Plus, all the launch activity from the past week and global stats for the year.

The rise of SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic is opening up the thrills of riding rockets, floating in microgravity, and staring open-mouthed at spectacular views of Earth to those wealthy or lucky enough to book a flight. But while more private companies are flying individuals into space, governments around the world remain key to the success of commercial flight providers and future private space stations.

The Astranis-built Arcturus geosynchronous communications satellite launched in April has suffered an anomaly with its solar panels that will prevent it from delivering dedicated Internet services to customers in Alaska, CEO John Gedmark tweeted on Friday.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, Thales Alenia Space and its Thales parent company signed $400 million worth of contracts for the Galileo Second Generation satellite navigation program, SpaceX is closing in on a $150 billion valuation, Lockheed Martin reported higher quarterly space revenue, India’s space sector is booming, we’ll soon see how well alcohol and zero gravity mix, and so much more.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, Momentus plans a reverse stock split to raise its share price, AST SpaceMobile forms a partnership to battle SpaceX’s Starlink in Kenya, Spire Global to help enhance airline profitability, Intuitive Machines’ lunar rover passes a critical test, Virgin Galactic announces passengers for August suborbital flight, and Redwire is contributing key technology to NASA’s Dragonfly mission.

Welcome to the week’s Launch Roundup. We’re introducing a new feature where we’ll take a look at important developments that have taken place off the launch pad before we discuss recent and future launches. We’ll start by examining rocket engines that are exploding on test stands.

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a swarm of Starling satellites for NASA, and three spacecraft for Spire Global and Telesat from New Zealand on Monday, July 17 (Tuesday, July 18 local time). Rocket Lab recovered the first stage from the ocean in what the company called a major step toward making the Electron partially reusable.

India launched its second mission to land on the Moon on Friday, July 14, as a LVM III rocket roared off the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre with the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander aboard.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, Hawkeye 360 and Benchmark Space Systems raised new funds, Ball put its aerospace unit up for sale, Rocket Lab snagged a launch contract, China’s LandSpace made history, and much more.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, Viasat’s newest satellite is in trouble, United Launch Alliance (ULA) delays Vulcan’s first launch, China’s Space Pioneer has raised money to fund its new rocket, Garrett Reisman will advise Vast on space stations, China and Saudi Arabia discuss space cooperation, and lots of satellite news.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, Astra Space plans to raise money and conduct a reverse stock split, Redwire will build a new microgravity payload development facility in Indiana, OneMind extended its agreement with Spire Global, BigBear.ai appointed a new chief technology officer (CTO), and Rocket Lab set a date for its second-quarter earnings report.