Russia’s Luna 25 lander launched on a Soyuz 2.1 rocket and is expected to soft land at the lunar south pole on August 21. The European Space Agency has released its 2023 space environment report. The French national space agency is seeking partners with BPI France to purchase demonstration missions aboard French microlaunchers. Spire Global achieved its highest-ever quarterly revenue of $26.5 million, up by 37% year over year, and more.

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Selected Reading

Russia launches first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years- Al Jazeera

ESA’s Space Environment Report 2023- ESA

France to Fund Demonstration Missions of Microlaunchers- European Spaceflight

Spire Posts Record Revenue, Loss Reduction in 2Q 2023 Just Before Planned Stock Split- Via Satellite 

SpaceX valuation rose by 12%, says fund where rocket launcher is top holding- MarketWatch 

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea- Space

Kratos and Hypersonix Announce Exclusive Teaming Agreement- Press Release 

Telesat Contracts MDA as Prime Satellite Manufacturer for Its Advanced Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit Constellation- Press Release 

Wichita aerospace company going up for auction. It has worked with SpaceX, Virgin Galactic- The Wichita Eagle 

China's commercial rocket launches seven satellites- CGTN

Taiwan Space Agency enters 2nd phase of CubeSat development program- Focus Taiwan 

If You Did Space Ops, You Could Become a ‘Legacy Guardian’- Air and Space Forces

NASA Announces Round 1 Winners of the 2023 NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge- Press Release 

Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend — but 2028's show might be one for the ages 

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