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SpaceX plans to launch Starship’s 15th integrated flight test from Starbase on Nov. 13, pending regulatory approval, with a 5:45–7 p.m. ET launch window. The mission is expected to attempt the first tower catch of a Ship, alongside a Super Heavy booster catch, returning both stages to the launch site.
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Blue Origin has unveiled a new rocket engine and a third stage for its New Glenn program, while confirming the vehicle’s return to flight will slip into early 2027. The delay reflects continued work to rebuild the launch pad, following an earlier target of returning before year-end.
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SpaceX plans to launch Starship’s 15th integrated flight test from Starbase on Nov. 13, pending regulatory approval, with a 5:45–7 p.m. ET launch window. The mission is expected to attempt the first tower catch of a Ship, alongside a Super Heavy booster catch, returning both stages to the launch site.
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Blue Origin has unveiled a three-stage version of its New Glenn rocket, adding heavy-lift capability to the existing two-stage vehicle. The company says the variant can support longer lunar operations and deliver satellites to geostationary orbit, extending the launcher’s mission range.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s pad 4E at 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST, 0048 UTC). The classified U.S. Space Force mission is thought to carry satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield platform.
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Space Launch Delta 45 has granted Stoke Space Right of Entry to property north of the company’s existing Space Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Stoke is evaluating the site for an expansion that would add a second pad for its Nova launch vehicle.
Colorado-based LEAP has signed a deal to develop recurring launch operations at a proposed site in Sutherland, on Scotland’s northern mainland. The company says the effort is intended to strengthen its international launch capabilities; the articles provide no launch schedule or further project details.
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