Space & defense news on July 10, 2026

1. 0112:30 UTC

   Wrap Technologies says it acquired US and NATO distribution rights to sensing tech

   3 outlets · first: Globe Newswire Defense technology Mostly press releases

   Machine summary The editorial says Wrap has positioned the technology as the foundation of WrapShield, described as its emerging counter-UAS and autonomous public-safety platform, with counter-drone operations as the initial deployment area.

   Reported by Globe Newswire, nynewscast.com and financialcontent.com.

   • WrapShield
   • Wrap Technologies Inc.

2. 0200:29 UTC

   After 321 days, NASA's $780.6M New Horizons wakes in deep space

   2 outlets · first: independent.co.uk Aerospace

   Machine summary NASA's $780.6M New Horizons probe has emerged from a 321-day hibernation, triggering a data retrieval campaign that could yield fresh insights into the Kuiper Belt and the outer heliosphere.

   1. Weekly status reports throughout hibernation were all 'green' according to Mission Operations Manager Alice Bowman.
   2. Data will be downlinked from three instruments: the Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter, Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation, and Solar Wind at Pluto.
   3. Within about three weeks of wake-up, the Alice ultraviolet spectrograph will map hydrogen gas distribution in the outer heliosphere.

   Reported by independent.co.uk and uk.news.yahoo.com.

   • NASA
   • New Horizons
   • Kuiper Belt

3. 0305:30 UTC

   NASA plans first combustion experiment on the moon

   2 outlets · first: wesh.com Aerospace

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. According to NASA, FM2 would be the "first-ever combustion experiment to be performed on another planetary body" and marks "a critical step in determining material flammability and safety for future missions."
   2. The research team behind the experiment wrote that "a material that is marginally nonflammable on Earth ... may be flammable at a lower gravity level (for example, on the Moon)."

   Reported by wesh.com and wgal.com.

   • NASA

4. 0422:15 UTC

   SpaceX prepares Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg

   1 outlet · first: iHeartRadio Launches

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. The launch is scheduled for Friday night, July 10, with a window between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. PDT, according to reports.
   2. The first-stage booster, designated B1071, will attempt a landing on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean after liftoff, according to reports.
   3. The Starlink constellation now includes over 10,700 satellites, according to reports.

   Reported by iHeartRadio.

   • SpaceX
   • Starlink
   • Falcon 9
   • Of Course I Still Love You
   • B1071

5. 0522:30 UTC

   Coverage recordiHeartRadio: “Falcon Nine Launch From Vandenberg SFB Tonight | KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM”

   1 outlet · first: iHeartRadio Launches

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by iHeartRadio.

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