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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9’s 22nd flight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 at 4:21 a.m. EDT Tuesday carrying 28 Starlink Group 10-28 satellites into low Earth orbit. First stage booster B1077 chalked up its 22nd flight and touched down on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic.

2025-07-07T18:00:27.338583-07:00

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SpaceX launches EUMETSAT’s MTG-S1 weather and Sentinel-4 air quality satellite, lands Falcon 9 at sea

2025-07-01T09:45:45.498646-07:00

Space.com

ULA Launches Second Batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites on Atlas V

2025-06-23T04:38:05.195961-07:00

Associated Press

Japan’s H-IIA Rocket Retires after 50th Launch with GOSAT-GW Climate Satellite

2025-06-28T10:03:00.053295-07:00

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CGTN China

China’s Tianzhou-8 Cargo Ship Completes Controlled Re-entry After Tiangong Undocking China’s Tianzhou-8 cargo vessel undocked from the Tiangong space station on Tuesday and performed a controlled re-entry Wednesday morning, the China Manned Space Agency said. The ship delivered logistics supplies and synthetic lunar soil bricks to the Shenzhou-20 crew before atmospheric disposal, with most hardware burning up.

2025-07-08T18:50:37.826176-07:00

China’s Tianzhou-8 Cargo Ship Completes Controlled Re-entry After Tiangong Undocking

SpaceNews.com

Honda weighs future of RLV program after prototype flight Honda remains in research mode for its reusable launch vehicle program despite last month’s suborbital prototype test flight. The automotive giant’s 6.3 m, 1.3 t demonstrator reached near-300 m altitude and landed safely, yet Honda has not committed to scaling the technology into an operational vehicle.

2025-07-08T15:35:31.865129-07:00

Honda weighs future of RLV program after prototype flight

TechCrunch

SpaceX in Talks to Raise Fresh Capital at $400 Billion Valuation SpaceX is in advanced negotiations to raise fresh capital that would set its valuation at roughly $400 billion, eclipsing its prior $350 billion private valuation. The deal includes a new funding round alongside a tender offer, enabling employees to offload shares to select investors.

2025-07-08T12:54:54.093002-07:00

SpaceX in Talks to Raise Fresh Capital at $400 Billion Valuation

NASA Spaceflight

ULA Kicks Off Vulcan Processing for USSF-106 National Security Mission United Launch Alliance has commenced launch processing of its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the US Space Force’s USSF-106 mission, marking its long-awaited entry into national security launches. The move positions ULA to challenge SpaceX dominance and expand its role in delivering critical defense payloads to orbit.

2025-07-08T10:20:19.214378-07:00

ULA Kicks Off Vulcan Processing for USSF-106 National Security Mission

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9’s 22nd flight SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 at 4:21 a.m. EDT Tuesday carrying 28 Starlink Group 10-28 satellites into low Earth orbit. First stage booster B1077 chalked up its 22nd flight and touched down on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic.

2025-07-07T18:00:27.338583-07:00

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9’s 22nd flight

Via Satellite

Globalstar Taps SpaceX for Falcon 9 Launch of Nine Constellation Refresh Satellites Globalstar has signed a launch services deal with SpaceX to send nine next-generation telecommunications satellites on a Falcon 9 flight, marking a key step in its constellation refresh to modernize its low-Earth orbit network and enhance connectivity for its global user base.

2025-07-07T13:27:51.841542-07:00

Globalstar Taps SpaceX for Falcon 9 Launch of Nine Constellation Refresh Satellites

Space Intel Report

PLD Space and CNES secure Guiana Space Centre access for mid-2026 maiden launch At Le Bourget, Spain’s PLD Space confirmed an agreement with France’s CNES to use Europe’s Guiana Space Centre for its Miura 5 launch vehicle, targeting a mid-2026 inaugural flight. The deal provides dedicated launch pad access, payload integration facilities and ground support in Kourou.

2025-07-07T10:57:00.842404-07:00

PLD Space and CNES secure Guiana Space Centre access for mid-2026 maiden launch

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SpaceX Seeks Permit for New Gigabay at Starbase to Scale Starship Production SpaceX has filed permit applications with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to build a new gigabay at its Starbase complex near Boca Chica, Texas. The planned structure will bolster Starship assembly and logistics capacity, reflecting the company’s ongoing ramp-up of manufacturing infrastructure in South Texas.

2025-07-05T21:31:33.037783-07:00

SpaceX Seeks Permit for New Gigabay at Starbase to Scale Starship Production

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