SpaceX has submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly on July 11, and the company’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able to identify the most probable cause of the mishap and associated corrective actions to ensure the success of future missions. NASA’s Perseverance Rover captures images of rocks on Mars that indicate that the red planet may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, and more.

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Selected Reading

SpaceX - Updates

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock

Akima Secures $480 Million Contract to Strengthen U.S. Space Force's Satellite Operations

L3Harris Technologies Reports Strong Second Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Guidance- Business Wire

Terran Orbital’s New 94,000 Square Foot Space Vehicle Assembly Facility in Irvine, CA Receives Certificate of Occupancy- Business Wire

Spending watchdog questions UK investment in European Space Agency

UAE wins bid to host global space research conference- The National

A boom in space-based intelligence is coming. Can ground networks keep up? - Defense One

NASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractor

https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Small-Satellites-Answering-the-Call-for-Space-Superiority-FINAL.pdf

Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools- Ars Technica

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