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Space junk cloud discovered in key satellite orbit raises collision concerns

Indian Express 15 Jul 2026
Researchers have identified dozens of ...
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An Ancient Stellar Passage Altered the Orbits of Comets We See Today

Universe Today 14 Jul 2026
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Astronomers Found a Hidden Swarm of Space Junk Threatening Earth’s Most Valuable Orbit

Gizmodo 14 Jul 2026
"The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield." ....
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SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit

Space 14 Jul 2026
SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster ... their intended orbits, as .Previous Booster B0193 missions.
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US, Russian astronauts launch into orbit for joint space mission

Al Jazeera 14 Jul 2026
The crew successfully entered orbit and are scheduled to dock at the ISS, where they will stay for eight months, at ⁠17.56 GMT ... crews flying to the orbiting outpost on each country’s spacecraft.
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Watching hypersonic missiles: US turns to space-based sensors to track threats from orbit

Interesting Engineering 14 Jul 2026
The L3Harris satellites would support the tracking portion of this broader architecture by providing data on advanced missile threats from orbit ... The company said the satellite and payload completed a successful on-orbit demonstration.
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Reflect Orbital just got permission to launch its 1st space mirror to orbit. Tens of ...

Space 13 Jul 2026
California-based startup Reflect Orbital just got a license from the U.S ... Reflect Orbital aims to operate 50,000 or more such mirror-craft in low Earth orbit by 2035, beaming reflected sunlight down to a variety of customers on the surface.
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Starship flies again as Skyroot chases India’s first private orbital launch

Astronomy 13 Jul 2026
... flies again as Skyroot chases India’s first private orbital launch" ....
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Shenzhou-23 crew tests new in-orbit mass measurement device

ECNS 13 Jul 2026
(ECNS)— The three-member crew of China’s Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission has successfully tested an upgraded in-orbit mass measurement device at the country's space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
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China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability

South China Morning Post 13 Jul 2026
... after the United States to achieve the controlled recovery of a reusable orbital space rocket.
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Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants to keep Starfall capsules in orbit before sending supplies back to Earth

The Times of India 13 Jul 2026
SpaceX is developing a new spacecraft called Starfall that could keep cargo in low-Earth orbit before delivering it to Earth when needed.
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China makes history with first-ever controlled recovery of orbital rocket

Shenzhen Daily 13 Jul 2026
The 63.6-meter-tall vehicle, powered by seven engines burning liquid oxygen and kerosene, soared through white clouds and delivered its payload into the preset orbit.
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Tiny 2-inch space debris discovered in key satellite orbit, scientists warn

The News International 13 Jul 2026
Tiny 2-inch space debris discovered in key satellite orbit, scientists warn ... Whereas space junk in lower orbits will have an atmosphere to pull it down and destroy it, debris in geostationary orbit is not affected by any atmospheric friction.
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Getting Vikram-1 to orbit: Inside Skyroot Aerospace's coming bid to make spaceflight history

Space 13 Jul 2026
HYDERABAD, India — When Space.com visited Skyroot Aerospace's Max-Q campus here in February, the company's first orbital rocket, Vikram-1, was still coming together ... No private Indian company has ever launched a satellite to orbit.
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Space junk debris cloud discovered in high-traffic orbit 'is a potential minefield' for the costliest satellites

Space 13 Jul 2026
Tiny pieces of space junk only 2 inches (5 centimeters) in size are cluttering a valuable orbital region where some of the costliest satellites reside, a new study has found ... The geostationary orbit is quite unique.

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