Space Weekly Briefing

Compiled Friday, July 24, 2026 · Firefly, Starcloud, Transcelestial, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Axiom Space, Relativity Space
This is a daily snapshot compiled from public web search, updated every weekday morning — it does not auto-refresh in real time. Items below cover roughly the past 1-2 days; companies with nothing genuinely new since the last run are marked accordingly rather than repeating old items.

Firefly Aerospace

No significant updates

Nothing new since the July 7 $13M NASA JPL SkyFall aeroshell subcontract. Q2 2026 earnings are confirmed for August 11. Official newsroom and press checked, no fresh releases.

Starcloud

No significant updates

No fresh news beyond the existing $170M Series A / $1.1B valuation coverage. Starcloud-2 (Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, 100x the power generation of Starcloud-1) remains on track for an October 2026 launch, with Crusoe's cloud-on-satellite partnership still the latest deal.

Transcelestial

No significant updates

No new posts on the company blog or in press since the July 6 Warpspace interoperability partnership announcement.

Blue Origin

No significant updates

No new developments beyond the June 30 return-to-flight plan for New Glenn following the May 28 Launch Complex 36 pad explosion. Official newsroom shows no fresh releases; investigation into the anomaly continues.

SpaceX

Jul 24Starship Flight 13 launch window opens tonight

After a July 16 pad abort (failed Raptor engine ignitions) and a weather scrub on July 23, SpaceX is targeting a 90-minute window opening 6:45 p.m. ET / 2245 GMT tonight from Starbase for Flight 13, which will attempt to deploy 20 upgraded Starlink V3 satellites for the first time. As of this morning's check, the launch had not yet occurred.

Jul 23SpaceX reportedly turning away Falcon 9 rideshare customers past 2028

Bloomberg reports SpaceX has begun declining new dedicated Falcon 9 satellite launch bookings beyond 2028, a sign of how heavily the company is betting its manifest on Starship coming online for future payloads.

Axiom Space

No significant updates

Official newsroom confirms the July 15 CFO/CIO appointments and Texas redomicile remain the latest releases; no new items since.

Relativity Space

No significant updates

No news beyond the July 21 Space Florida financing deal (up to $134M) to expand Terran R manufacturing and test infrastructure near Cape Canaveral, alongside the existing Long Beach, CA production line.