Space News for Wednesday, July 30, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) SSC continues to transform acquisition of SATCOM capabilities—5 companies contracted – SatNews
(00:59) Gilmour Space Technologies’ giant leap for Australia’s space capability with successful first test launch of Eris rocket – SatNews
(01:42) SpaceX launches Starlink Group 10-29 of 28 smallsats from the Cape – SatNews
(02:10) BAE Systems delivers NOAA’s SWFO-L1 + NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory satellites for launch – SatNews
(02:42) Boeing-built X-37B Spaceplane set for 8th mission – SatNews
(03:13) NearSpace celebrates 1,000+ systems and subsystem on-orbit – SatNews
(03:43) The Final Two Block 2 Ships leave Mega Bay 2 for Testing
(04:00) How Pangea is reshaping rocket propulsion by reigniting the aerospike design
(04:26) Mystery Raptors spotted arriving at McGregor