Space News for Saturday, July 18, 2026
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:22) Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch(01:07) NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission(01:45) Serbia signs the Artemis Accords(02:29) NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits(03:05) Establishing a VTE Risk Score for Astronauts Algorithm(03:36) NASA Awards Facilities Support Services Contract for Ames Research Center(04:16) Beyond Reach Labs Raises $10M Seed, Moves to NYC(05:08) NASA Selects Starlink for Artemis III Mission(05:46) ISU Founder…
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