Space News for Friday, July 10, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:20) China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B
(00:50) Interior Department requests information on offshore launch options
(01:16) SDA TAP Lab Evolves Into BMC3I TAP Lab And In Partnership With Catalyst Campus Launches A New Multi-Phased Program To Accelerate Mission-Focused Technology Development
(02:02) The Exploration Company establishes US entity to pursue government contracts
(02:34) Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
(03:03) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight
(03:46) York Space Systems Finalizes $300 Million Acquisition of Satellite Terminal Provider ALL.SPACE
(04:11) NASA and ISISPACE Deploy GRITSS CubeSat to Advance Orbital Reference Frame Precision
(04:52) Blue Origin Moves to Raise $10 Billion in First-Ever Outside Funding Round
(05:24) EchoStar Governance Reshuffle as Capital Unit Dissolves Following Spectrum Sales
(05:51) Pulse Space Secures $40 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Laser-Based Power Beaming Technology
(06:22) NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space Station
(06:43) Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
(07:26) Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
(07:57) NATO Allies Plan to Stitch Together Sovereign Space Fleets
(08:41) Blue Origin Seeks $10B at $130B Valuation, Reporting Shows
(09:30) Auxilium Demos Tech To Enable Sustainable Bioprinting in Orbit
(10:12) Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)
(10:45) Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87
(11:20) Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns
(12:12) SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
(12:39) Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.