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Friday, August 14
Chinese researchers uncover "ripple" structures in Milky Way
Xinhua — 5:28 am ET (0928 GMT)

Thursday, August 13
China’s iSpace raises first batch of series E funding for reusable rocketry
Space News — 4:41 am ET (0841 GMT)

Wednesday, August 12
Hefei hub advances deep-space exploration push
China Daily — 4:36 am ET (0836 GMT)
Chinese meteorological satellites track Typhoon Dolphin in coordinated observation
Xinhua — 4:17 am ET (0817 GMT)

Tuesday, August 11
Chinese satellite launch mission fails
Xinhua — 4:21 am ET (0821 GMT)
Chinese LM-7A Rocket Fails
SpacePolicyOnline.com — 4:20 am ET (0820 GMT)
One of China’s workhorse rockets just exploded in flight
Ars Technica — 4:19 am ET (0819 GMT)
Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes shortly after liftoff
Space News — 4:10 am ET (0810 GMT)
Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after liftoff
SPACE.com — 4:05 am ET (0805 GMT)
China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly
Reuters — 4:03 am ET (0803 GMT)

Sunday, August 9
Constellating compute: China’s domestic policy towards orbital data centre leadership
ESPI — 11:27 am ET (1527 GMT)

Saturday, August 8
A new space race is unfolding at the moon’s south pole. Here’s what to know about China’s game plan
CNN — 9:01 am ET (1301 GMT)
Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt
SPACE.com — 8:12 am ET (1212 GMT)

Friday, August 7
China Ahead in Orbital Data Center Space Race
The European Conservative — 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT)
Twin AI satellites fast-track China's global space partnerships
Xinhua — 5:52 am ET (0952 GMT)
China unveils refined lunar map, empowering future moon exploration
Xinhua — 5:52 am ET (0952 GMT)
Chinese launch startup Orienspace targets IPO, secures funding for reusable Gravity-2 rocket
Space News — 5:45 am ET (0945 GMT)
Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China
Space News — 5:42 am ET (0942 GMT)

Thursday, August 6
Shenzhou-21 crew makes first public appearance after record 210-day space mission
Xinhua — 5:49 am ET (0949 GMT)
China to build planetary protection lab for Mars sample-return mission
Xinhua — 5:49 am ET (0949 GMT)

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news in brief
Europe increases size and cost of IRIS2 constellation
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)

Senate confirms next Space Force commanding general
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)

NASA astronauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)

news links
Friday, August 14
Intuitive Machines Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results; Continues Record Backlog Expansion With Quarter-end Backlog of $1.8 Billion
GlobeNewswire — 6:07 am ET (1007 GMT)
Intuitive Machines Lunar Communication Satellite Launch Plans Change
Aviation Week — 6:06 am ET (1006 GMT)
Firefly Aerospace Awarded Contract to Design Elytra Deorbit System for Defense Innovation Unit
Firefly Aerospace — 6:05 am ET (1005 GMT)
Cruise control: the team guiding Hera to its asteroid
ESA — 6:05 am ET (1005 GMT)
SpaceX plans another multimillion-dollar expansion in Bastrop
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 6:03 am ET (1003 GMT)
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