{"source":"spaceflight-news","name":"Spaceflight news","kind":"widget","via":"native","records":[{"id":39039,"title":"A Tide-Fueled Trove of Biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau","subtitle":"NASA · 2026-07-17","value":"2026-07-17T04:01:00Z","href":"https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-tide-fueled-trove-of-biodiversity-in-guinea-bissau/","props":{"summary":"The expansive mudflats, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests of the Bijagós archipelago support an array of migratory shorebirds and large numbers of sea turtles.","image_url":"https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/a-tide-fueled-trove-of-biodiversity-in-guinea-bissau/bijagosarchipelago_oli_20251128.jpg","news_site":"NASA","featured":false,"authors":["NASA"]}},{"id":39038,"title":"No-Go For Starship Today, Next Try Maybe Next Week","subtitle":"SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2026-07-17","value":"2026-07-17T01:46:19Z","href":"https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/no-go-for-starship-today-next-try-maybe-next-week/","props":{"summary":"SpaceX’s first attempt to launch Starship on its 13th test flight today didn’t go as planned. 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They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining how to launch spacecraft, the changing needs and challenges of building constellations […]\nThe post Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz appeared first on SpaceNews.","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/space-minds-podcast-spinlaunch-2000-1500.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","featured":false,"authors":["SpaceNews Editor"]}},{"id":39029,"title":"Trump’s pick to lead Space Force defends plan to more than double budget","subtitle":"SpaceNews · 2026-07-16","value":"2026-07-16T15:03:16Z","href":"https://spacenews.com/trumps-pick-to-lead-space-force-defends-plan-to-more-than-double-budget/","props":{"summary":"\nLt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, to be the next chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, testified July 16 before the Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing\nThe post Trump’s pick to lead Space Force defends plan to more than double budget appeared first on SpaceNews.","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-3.39.50-PM.png?fit=1024%2C571&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","featured":false,"authors":["Sandra Erwin"]}},{"id":39028,"title":"ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat","subtitle":"European Spaceflight · 2026-07-16","value":"2026-07-16T14:59:50Z","href":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-selects-ariane-6-to-launch-deep-space-cubesat/","props":{"summary":"The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to launch its solar storm-monitoring CubeSat on an Ariane 6 rocket. 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