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Wall Street Journal • Micah Maidenberg

SpaceX preps crucial 10th Starship/Super Heavy test after three straight failures

SpaceX will attempt the tenth fully integrated Starship/Super Heavy test from its Starbase, Texas, facility on Aug. 24, with liftoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT. The flight — cleared by the FAA after probes into recent upper‑stage failures — carries multiple in‑flight experiments and will splash down the booster offshore.

2025-08-24T08:22:33.376901-07:00

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2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

SpaceNews.com

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2025-08-13T16:40:33.939906-07:00

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX preps crucial 10th Starship/Super Heavy test after three straight failures SpaceX will attempt the tenth fully integrated Starship/Super Heavy test from its Starbase, Texas, facility on Aug. 24, with liftoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT. The flight — cleared by the FAA after probes into recent upper‑stage failures — carries multiple in‑flight experiments and will splash down the booster offshore.

2025-08-24T08:22:33.376901-07:00

SpaceX preps crucial 10th Starship/Super Heavy test after three straight failures

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Japan to Provide H3 Rocket for European Apophis Observation Mission Japan will supply its H3 launch vehicle to a European mission planning to observe asteroid Apophis during its close Earth flyby, a Japanese space agency official said. The pledge formalizes Tokyo's contribution to an international effort to capture targeted observations of the near‑Earth object.

2025-08-22T03:12:39.754787-07:00

Japan to Provide H3 Rocket for European Apophis Observation Mission

SpaceWatch Global

Rocket Lab Targets 70th Electron Launch This Weekend, Deploying Five Satellites as Neutron Site Readies Rocket Lab will fly its 70th Electron mission this weekend, deploying five satellites on a dedicated ride while simultaneously preparing infrastructure for its new Neutron rocket launch site. The flight underscores Rocket Lab’s growing small‑sat cadence as it advances Neutron toward its debut.

2025-08-21T00:32:46.491127-07:00

Rocket Lab Targets 70th Electron Launch This Weekend, Deploying Five Satellites as Neutron Site Readies

SpaceNews.com

CAS Space's Kinetica‑1 Y10 to carry two Mexican femtosats — first Latin American payloads for the launcher CAS Space's Kinetica‑1 Y10, slated for 16 August 2025, will carry two Mexican femtosat payloads, marking the company's first confirmed launch for Latin American customers. The mission follows CAS Space's recent small‑sat flights, including missions that delivered multiple satellites to orbit.

2025-08-19T04:09:17.649174-07:00

CAS Space's Kinetica‑1 Y10 to carry two Mexican femtosats — first Latin American payloads for the launcher

SpaceNews.com

Old Space Meets New Space: A Decade of Convergence and What Comes Next A decade after the New Space era began, legacy aerospace firms and commercial startups have converged into a blended industrial landscape. This analysis traces how technical, commercial and organizational integration has reshaped market dynamics and outlines the strategic challenges and opportunities that will define the next phase.

2025-08-18T04:12:00.375909-07:00

Old Space Meets New Space: A Decade of Convergence and What Comes Next

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Old Space Meets New Space: Ten Years of Convergence and What Comes Next

2025-08-18T04:12:00.375909-07:00

Old Space Meets New Space: Ten

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Kazakhstan Courts Foreign Investment to Revive Baikonur Despite Ties to Russia Kazakhstan is actively courting foreign investment to revive its Baikonur cosmodrome and restore launch activity. The challenge is clear: potential backers are wary because the site remains operationally and politically tied to Russia's troubled space sector, complicating commercial risk assessments and partnership structures.

2025-08-17T22:36:23.051111-07:00

Kazakhstan Courts Foreign Investment to Revive Baikonur Despite Ties to Russia

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SpaceX Cleared for 10th Starship Test Flight Aug. 24, Aims to Execute Multiple In-Flight Experiments SpaceX will attempt its tenth Starship/Super Heavy test flight on Aug. 24 after receiving FAA clearance following an investigation into the previous mission’s failures. The launch will host several in-flight structural and profile experiments, practice upper-stage recovery techniques and deploy eight Starlink simulator payloads in orbit.

2025-08-15T15:11:48.218117-07:00

SpaceX Cleared for 10th Starship Test Flight Aug. 24, Aims to Execute Multiple In-Flight Experiments

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