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Space Force solicits users for Vandenberg reserved launch site for small and medium rockets

The US Space Force is seeking potential users for a new launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base reserved for smaller rockets. The move broadens Vandenberg’s launch infrastructure as the Space Force looks to scale throughput and as West Coast cadence accelerates—highlighting how spaceport access is becoming a strategic constraint.

2026-06-11T13:18:23.530112-07:00

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Open Cosmos asks ITU broadband-constellation deadline extension after launch setbacks

2026-06-11T06:28:58.733840-07:00

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China advances comms capability with Long March 5 classified sat and LandSpace Zhuque-2E direct-to-device test satellites

2026-06-11T05:11:30.327147-07:00

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SpaceX readies Falcon 9 launches for Starlink satellite batch from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

2026-06-11T03:43:08.690368-07:00

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Space Force solicits users for Vandenberg reserved launch site for small and medium rockets The US Space Force is seeking potential users for a new launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base reserved for smaller rockets. The move broadens Vandenberg’s launch infrastructure as the Space Force looks to scale throughput and as West Coast cadence accelerates—highlighting how spaceport access is becoming a strategic constraint.

2026-06-11T13:18:23.530112-07:00

Space Force solicits users for Vandenberg reserved launch site for small and medium rockets

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Vandenberg Space Force Base’s NASA partnership legacy and West Coast launch mission Vandenberg SFB’s launch history is described as being tightly intertwined with NASA dating back to 1958, jointly supporting West Coast space launches. The long-running relationship is credited with enabling scientific research breakthroughs and pioneering outer-space exploration.

2026-06-11T13:18:23.530112-07:00

Vandenberg Space Force Base’s NASA partnership legacy and West Coast launch mission

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Open Cosmos asks ITU broadband-constellation deadline extension after launch setbacks British smallsat broadband specialist Open Cosmos is seeking more time to deploy its proposed sovereign broadband constellation for Europe after encountering launch issues that have disrupted its schedule. The request underscores how launch timing remains a gating factor for ITU-driven deployment commitments.

2026-06-11T06:28:58.733840-07:00

Open Cosmos asks ITU broadband-constellation deadline extension after launch setbacks

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China advances comms capability with Long March 5 classified sat and LandSpace Zhuque-2E direct-to-device test satellites China has conducted two launch campaigns aimed at improving communications capacity, including a Long March 5 flight lofting a classified payload and a LandSpace Zhuque-2E mission delivering experimental connectivity satellites. LandSpace also indicated further methane/liquid-oxygen launches later in the year.

2026-06-11T05:11:30.327147-07:00

China advances comms capability with Long March 5 classified sat and LandSpace Zhuque-2E direct-to-device test satellites

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX readies Falcon 9 launches for Starlink satellite batch from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg SpaceX is preparing back-to-back Starlink deployment missions using Falcon 9, with one launch slated from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying 29 satellites and another targeting Vandenberg Space Force Base with 24 satellites. The launches underscore SpaceX’s ongoing cadence for expanding Starlink capacity.

2026-06-11T03:43:08.690368-07:00

SpaceX readies Falcon 9 launches for Starlink satellite batch from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

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Stoke Space completes Nova Stage 1 proto-qualification ahead of medium-lift debut from Cape Canaveral LC-14 Stoke Space has completed proto-qualification of the first stage of its Nova rocket at its Moses Lake, Washington, testing site in early June 2026. The milestone clears the way for a medium-lift Nova debut targeted for end-2026 from historic Launch Complex-14 (LC-14) in Cape Canaveral.

2026-06-10T14:56:29.347864-07:00

Stoke Space completes Nova Stage 1 proto-qualification ahead of medium-lift debut from Cape Canaveral LC-14

Bloomberg

SpaceX lines up investment-grade credit ratings to lower funding costs ahead of its mega-IPO SpaceX has told investors it has lined up investment-grade credit ratings from three major bond graders, according to people familiar with the matter. The step is expected to reduce borrowing costs as the company pursues additional financing in the run-up to its IPO.

2026-06-10T13:11:34.046814-07:00

SpaceX lines up investment-grade credit ratings to lower funding costs ahead of its mega-IPO

New York Times

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SpaceX IPO demand tops 4x oversubscription; company stops taking orders SpaceX’s planned initial public offering has attracted demand for more than four times the available shares, according to people familiar with the matter, ahead of the company stopping orders. The oversubscription underscores the market’s appetite for the rocket, satellite, and AI platform that SpaceX is pitching for a record-scale listing.

2026-06-10T09:56:57.291560-07:00

SpaceX IPO demand tops 4x oversubscription; company stops taking orders

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Space Force solicits users for Vandenberg reserved launch site for small and medium rockets

Open Cosmos asks ITU broadband-constellation deadline extension after launch setbacks

China advances comms capability with Long March 5 classified sat and LandSpace Zhuque-2E direct-to-device test satellites

SpaceX readies Falcon 9 launches for Starlink satellite batch from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

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