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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow, Sana Pashankar

SpaceX starts turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, prioritizing Starship

SpaceX has begun rejecting some satellite operators that want dedicated launch rides on Falcon 9 after 2028, according to people familiar with the matter. The move signals a shift in customer planning toward Starship, despite its still-unproven status.

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2026-07-23T18:50:26.113573-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 rescheduled to July 24 after engine fix; NASA SunRISE launch switched from Vulcan Centaur to Falcon He

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2026-07-23T03:05:59.008736-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX IPO shakeout: stock slides below IPO price as short sellers book ~$15.5B in paper gains

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2026-07-23T05:05:24.001622-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

Soyuz MS-29 delivers a three-person crew to the International Space Station; U.S. EVA finishes Canadarm2 repairs

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2026-07-22T16:08:35.770786-07:00

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Bloomberg

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SpaceX starts turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, prioritizing Starship SpaceX has begun rejecting some satellite operators that want dedicated launch rides on Falcon 9 after 2028, according to people familiar with the matter. The move signals a shift in customer planning toward Starship, despite its still-unproven status.

2026-07-23T18:50:26.113573-07:00

SpaceX starts turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, prioritizing Starship

Bloomberg

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SpaceX IPO shakeout: stock slides below IPO price as short sellers book ~$15.5B in paper gains SpaceX’s recently launched public listing has triggered major volatility, with shares slipping below the IPO price and losing nearly 50% of market value in about a month. Analytics from Ortex put short sellers on roughly $15.5 billion in paper profit, underscoring investor impatience over ambitious promises.

2026-07-23T05:05:24.001622-07:00

SpaceX IPO shakeout: stock slides below IPO price as short sellers book ~$15.5B in paper gains

Bloomberg

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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 rescheduled to July 24 after engine fix; NASA SunRISE launch switched from Vulcan Centaur to Falcon He SpaceX will retry Starship Flight 13 on July 24 following an engine-related scrub and work on the Version 3 configuration. The test mission is also set to deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites. Separately, NASA’s SunRISE space weather mission will be delivered by a Falcon Heavy rocket instead of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

2026-07-23T03:05:59.008736-07:00

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 rescheduled to July 24 after engine fix; NASA SunRISE launch switched from Vulcan Centaur to Falcon He

CNBC

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Inside India newsletter: Skyroot rocket puts India alongside U.S., China in private orbital launch

2026-07-22T17:22:01.067541-07:00

Inside India newsletter: Skyro

NASA Spaceflight

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Soyuz MS-29 delivers a three-person crew to the International Space Station; U.S. EVA finishes Canadarm2 repairs The ISS crew expanded by three with the July 14 arrival of Soyuz MS-29. Following the docking, a U.S. spacewalk concluded repairs to Canadarm2, restoring key station robotics capability alongside the new increment of crew.

2026-07-22T16:08:35.770786-07:00

Soyuz MS-29 delivers a three-person crew to the International Space Station; U.S. EVA finishes Canadarm2 repairs

Breaking Defense

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US Space Force plans sharp ramp in NSSL Phase 3 launches and satellite growth The U.S. Space Force is tripling procurement scale for launch services to about $17 billion, driven by demand that would lift NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launches to 170 between 2025-2034 (from 60). It also projects a multi-fold increase in orbiting satellites, including plans for roughly 500 by end-2027.

2026-07-22T10:27:13.914035-07:00

US Space Force plans sharp ramp in NSSL Phase 3 launches and satellite growth

NASA Spaceflight

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SpaceX targets another attempt for Starship Flight 13 to launch from Starbase, deploying Starlink V3 and testing booster/engine SpaceX is preparing a second attempt at Starship Flight 13 no earlier than July 23 from Starbase in Boca Chica. The uncrewed suborbital test is set to deploy 20 Starlink V3 satellites and demonstrate in-space relighting of a Raptor engine, with additional Booster 20 and engine fixes intended to address issues seen on Flight 12.

2026-07-22T08:09:52.914950-07:00

SpaceX targets another attempt for Starship Flight 13 to launch from Starbase, deploying Starlink V3 and testing booster/engine

Space Intel Report

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Iridium reports 5.8% subscriber growth and 4% Q2 revenue increase ahead of Rocket Lab purchase Iridium Communications says that in the three months ended June 30, total revenue rose 4% and subscriber count increased 5.8%, with gains across nearly all service lines. The update comes on the eve of the company’s agreed acquisition by Rocket Lab.

2026-07-22T07:58:10.720875-07:00

Iridium reports 5.8% subscriber growth and 4% Q2 revenue increase ahead of Rocket Lab purchase

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