Space News for Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Space News for Tuesday, July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026 · 13 min

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This episode summarizes the top space news stories for July 14, 2026.

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (00:10) Podcast Introduction (00:21) Flexell Space raises $20 Million in Series A round (01:09) L3Harris, Sierra Space to build 36 satellites to expand U.S. missile-tracking network (02:07) Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space (02:25) Accel and Prosus backed QOSMIC raises $3.33 Million to Build Optical Ground Stations for the Orbital Data Economy (03:05) SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg (03:48) Sat-Lite Technologies Secures $9.9M U.S. Army SATCOM Antenna Contract (04:30) Air Launch Died the Same Week Responsive Space Arrived (04:57) SpaceX Advances Direct-to-Device Constellation Matrix with Starlink V3 Hardware (05:35) Rocket Lab Consolidates Vertical Integration Across Satellite Communications Market (06:13) Fans of the Arctic (06:51) Curiosity Blog, Sols 4941-4947: (Pin)Stripes on the Fourth of July (07:22) NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides (08:06) NASA Astronaut Anil Menon (08:43) Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight (09:10) Reditus Finishes ENOS Reentry Vehicle…

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