This week, from the Void.

THE SPACE FORCE JUST TRIPLED ITS LAUNCH BUDGET — AND EVERY ROCKET COMPANY SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION

THE STORY The U.S. Space Force has tripled the maximum value of its National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract from $5.6 billion to

STARLINK GOES TO THE MOON: NASA TAPS SPACEX LASER COMMS FOR ARTEMIS III

THE STORY NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract to deliver laser communications capabilities for its Artemis III mission using Starlink's optical inter-satellite link technology. Under

JAPAN FLEW A SPACECRAFT SO CLOSE TO AN ASTEROID THAT SCIENTISTS BEGGED THEM NOT TO — AND GOT THE IMAGES TO PROVE IT

THE STORY Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, completing one of the most

INDIA'S FIRST PRIVATE ORBITAL ROCKET JUST REACHED SPACE — AND A NEW LAUNCH POWER IS BORN

THE STORY Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight on July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit.

ASTRONOMERS JUST FOUND AN ATMOSPHERE ON A ROCKY WORLD IN THE HABITABLE ZONE — FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

THE STORY Astronomers have confirmed the first-ever detection of an atmosphere surrounding LHS 1140 b, a rocky exoplanet 48 light-years away that sits within the host