India’s second mission to land on the Moon and a Chinese company’s attempt to fly the world’s first methane-powered rocket headline this week’s Launch Roundup.

A small, family-run Colorado tool manufacturer filed a lawsuit against Boeing last month, alleging that Boeing stole designs for specialized tools that the aerospace giant then used on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the International Space Station (ISS), and its commercial aircraft programs. Wilson claimed that Boeing’s flawed versions of the tools caused leaks that cost NASA hundreds of millions of dollars — and endangered lives.

Arianespace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) continue to wrestle with final preparations for the long-delayed maiden flights of the Ariane 6 and Vulcan Centaur launch vehicles. Meanwhile, Arianespace, SpaceX, and other launch providers are recovering from the failure of various launchers on their most recent flights. Here’s a look at the status of various launch vehicles.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, Intuitive Machines filed to sell more stock, AST SpaceMobile raised $56.9 million selling shares, Terran Orbital received more time to build Rivada’s satellite constellation, Satellogic and OHB signed an MOU, Astra created an engine subsidiary, and Momentus canceled its annual meeting.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and SpaceX are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups and an Native American nation that wants Starship/Super Heavy rocket launches from the Starbase spaceport in Texas suspended until a new environmental review of the area is conducted.

SpaceX’s next Starship/Super Heavy launch will feature hot staging in which the upper-stage Starship booster will fire its engines while the engines of the lower stage Super Heavy rocket continue to fire, according to CEO Elon Musk.

In this week’s Launch Roundup, SpaceX kicked off July by sending the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope into space on Saturday, July 1. Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket is set to fly for for the final time later today, July 5. The two launches illustrated the problem Europe is having with launching spacecraft this year.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In today’s edition, India is in talks with Blue Origin to use the Orbital Reef space station, ArianeGroup fired a reusable rocket stage with a reusable engine, Spaceport Nova Scotia plans its first launch, Venturi Group reinvents the wheel for lunar rovers, 2022 was a record year for commercial satellites, and much more.

The first half of 2023 saw Elon Musk launch his giant Starship/Super Heavy rocket, another commercial mission visit the International Space Station (ISS), Europe send a probe to explore Jupiter’s icy moons, one Virgin space company begin commercial service and another go belly up, and launch providers on three continents experience delays with their next-generation rockets.

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) capped off nearly 19 years of effort by flying its first commercial mission with paying customers from Spaceport American in New Mexico on Thursday (June 29). However, while the VSS Unity rocket plane soared into the heavens on a research flight, the company’s stock declined by almost 11 percent.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, GMV, SES, and D-Orbit won big contracts, Spire Global received an order for eight satellites, Ramon.Space and Agile Space Industries completed raises, Australia invested in moon and Mars technology, and much more.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, shares of AST SpaceMobile plunged on a stock sale and questions about the company’s future, Virgin Galactic prepares for its first commercial crewed flight, Intuitive Machines filed to sell more stock, and the latest news about BlackSky, Intuitive Machines, Planet Labs, Redwire, Rocket Lab, Spire Global, and Terran Orbital.