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SpaceX sets Starship Flight 13 for July 16: first Starlink V3 satellites, in-space Raptor restart, and major vehicle upgrades

SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship’s 13th flight test as early as Thursday, July 16, with a 90-minute window opening at 6:45 p.m. ET (17:45 CT). Flight 13 will deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites and test an in-space Raptor engine restart alongside major Starship upgrades.

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2026-07-15T03:04:57.428538-07:00

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Isaacman attends Soyuz MS-29 launch as a new three-person crew reaches the ISS

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2026-07-15T02:32:06.464207-07:00

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Japan pushes to sharply increase launch cadence despite fleet and vehicle bottlenecks

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2026-07-15T03:39:50.359979-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX to keep “blow-it-up” development testing off Starship flights

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2026-07-15T02:44:49.194441-07:00

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Japan pushes to sharply increase launch cadence despite fleet and vehicle bottlenecks The Japanese government is seeking to ramp up the number of launches significantly, even as it faces ongoing challenges with existing launch vehicles and uncertainty around the readiness of newer systems. The push highlights the tension between policy goals for higher launch activity and practical constraints in vehicle capacity.

2026-07-15T03:39:50.359979-07:00

Japan pushes to sharply increase launch cadence despite fleet and vehicle bottlenecks

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Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity

2026-07-15T03:39:50.359979-07:00

Japan seeks to ramp up launch

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SpaceX sets Starship Flight 13 for July 16: first Starlink V3 satellites, in-space Raptor restart, and major vehicle upgrades SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship’s 13th flight test as early as Thursday, July 16, with a 90-minute window opening at 6:45 p.m. ET (17:45 CT). Flight 13 will deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites and test an in-space Raptor engine restart alongside major Starship upgrades.

2026-07-15T03:04:57.428538-07:00

SpaceX sets Starship Flight 13 for July 16: first Starlink V3 satellites, in-space Raptor restart, and major vehicle upgrades

Bloomberg

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SpaceX to keep “blow-it-up” development testing off Starship flights SpaceX’s approach of rapid, failure-tolerant iteration—famously including destructive test campaigns—has helped it evolve from a cash-strapped startup into a top-tier commercial space company. The cluster centers on how that learning strategy is continuing without being directly translated into Starship flight execution yet.

2026-07-15T02:44:49.194441-07:00

SpaceX to keep “blow-it-up” development testing off Starship flights

SpaceNews.com

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Isaacman attends Soyuz MS-29 launch as a new three-person crew reaches the ISS A three-person crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 via Soyuz MS-29, docking successfully after launch from Russia’s leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman witnessed the launch in person, while commentary highlights how the Ukraine war continues to strain US-Russia relations even as crewed flights proceed.

2026-07-15T02:32:06.464207-07:00

Isaacman attends Soyuz MS-29 launch as a new three-person crew reaches the ISS

Bloomberg

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SpaceX shares hover near IPO price after steep selloff SpaceX (SPCX) shares slid July 14 to $136.08, roughly $1 above its $135 IPO price, following a three-day stretch of losses. The stock is down about 40% from its June 16 all-time high of $225.64, pushing the newly listed issue to a key investor benchmark.

2026-07-14T17:44:57.245791-07:00

SpaceX shares hover near IPO price after steep selloff

Space.com

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SpaceX flies a Falcon 9 booster for the 600th time, launching Starlink satellites on two back-to-back missions July 13-14 SpaceX placed Starlink satellites into orbit using a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket for its 600th launch. The July 14 mission followed a first Starlink launch about eight hours earlier on another Falcon 9 from the U.S. East and West coasts, respectively.

2026-07-14T15:14:01.119789-07:00

SpaceX flies a Falcon 9 booster for the 600th time, launching Starlink satellites on two back-to-back missions July 13-14

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NRL awards Parsons Space Ground System Solutions a $245M contract to sustain satellite ground systems at Blossom Point Tracking The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) awarded a Parsons subsidiary, Space Ground System Solutions, a $245 million contract to continue supporting satellite ground systems software and operations at the Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland.

2026-07-14T13:16:48.397433-07:00

NRL awards Parsons Space Ground System Solutions a $245M contract to sustain satellite ground systems at Blossom Point Tracking

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