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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 fleet after second‑stage anomaly on Vandenberg Starlink launch

SpaceX paused Falcon 9 flights after a Vandenberg launch that delivered 25 Starlink satellites when the rocket's second stage had an off‑nominal condition while preparing to deorbit. The stage exhausted fuel as planned; teams will review data before returning the fleet to flight, with impact on Crew‑12 (Feb. 11) unclear.

2026-02-03T04:57:20.572579-08:00

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HawkEye 360 signs five‑year deal with Hale for space‑weather and atmospheric‑density forecasts

2026-02-03T05:02:40.079916-08:00

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FAA issues 'extreme caution' alert after Starship breakup forces evasive action by airliners

2026-02-02T13:02:46.782551-08:00

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SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 1‑million solar‑powered orbital data‑center constellation to run AI workloads

2026-01-31T05:30:03.260205-08:00

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HawkEye 360 signs five‑year deal with Hale for space‑weather and atmospheric‑density forecasts HawkEye 360 has signed a five‑year agreement with Hale to incorporate the firm's space‑weather forecasts and atmospheric‑density predictions into its satellite deployment planning. The service will inform constellation insertion timing, drag modelling and operational decision‑making across its low‑Earth orbit operations for upcoming missions.

2026-02-03T05:02:40.079916-08:00

HawkEye 360 signs five‑year deal with Hale for space‑weather and atmospheric‑density forecasts

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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 fleet after second‑stage anomaly on Vandenberg Starlink launch SpaceX paused Falcon 9 flights after a Vandenberg launch that delivered 25 Starlink satellites when the rocket's second stage had an off‑nominal condition while preparing to deorbit. The stage exhausted fuel as planned; teams will review data before returning the fleet to flight, with impact on Crew‑12 (Feb. 11) unclear.

2026-02-03T04:57:20.572579-08:00

SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 fleet after second‑stage anomaly on Vandenberg Starlink launch

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FAA issues 'extreme caution' alert after Starship breakup forces evasive action by airliners The FAA issued an unusual safety alert (SAFO) urging “extreme caution” as SpaceX increases Starship testing after a breakup over the Caribbean that sent debris into commercial air routes and forced multiple passenger flights to take evasive action, triggering reroutes and operational warnings to pilots.

2026-02-02T13:02:46.782551-08:00

FAA issues 'extreme caution' alert after Starship breakup forces evasive action by airliners

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Saudi Space Agency names winners of global 'DebriSolver' competition at Space Debris Conference Saudi Space Agency announced winners of its global 'DebriSolver' competition at a Space Debris Conference, presenting solutions aimed at mitigating and removing orbital debris. The awards highlighted emerging technical approaches and signalled Saudi engagement in international space sustainability discussions.

2026-02-01T13:14:33.714621-08:00

Saudi Space Agency names winners of global 'DebriSolver' competition at Space Debris Conference

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SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 1‑million solar‑powered orbital data‑center constellation to run AI workloads SpaceX filed with the FCC on Jan. 30, 2026 seeking approval for an up to one‑million‑satellite constellation of solar‑powered, optical‑linked spacecraft designed as distributed orbital data centers to process AI workloads — a move SpaceX says is lower‑cost and less environmentally harmful than terrestrial data centers.

2026-01-31T05:30:03.260205-08:00

SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 1‑million solar‑powered orbital data‑center constellation to run AI workloads

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ESA seeks to map spacecraft breakup and burn‑up to enable reliable design‑for‑demise The European Space Agency is launching studies to characterise how different spacecraft materials and structures fragment, ablate and vaporise during fiery uncontrolled re‑entries. Improved data on burn‑up behaviour would let engineers design satellites that reliably disintegrate, minimising surviving debris and atmospheric particulate deposition.

2026-01-31T03:08:44.178137-08:00

ESA seeks to map spacecraft breakup and burn‑up to enable reliable design‑for‑demise

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Retired Russian geostationary 'inspector' satellite appears to fragment, raising GEO debris risk Ground-based sensors report a retired Russian geostationary “inspector” satellite appears to have fragmented months after retirement. The breakup adds trackable debris in GEO, increasing collision and long-term contamination risks for high‑Earth orbit assets and complicating space situational awareness.

2026-01-30T13:03:58.297066-08:00

Retired Russian geostationary 'inspector' satellite appears to fragment, raising GEO debris risk

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SpaceX advances: Starlink launch, 'Stargaze' SSA, Starship test planned and xAI merger talks SpaceX launched Starlink 6‑101 from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 30, unveiled 'Stargaze' — a new space‑situational‑awareness system whose analytics will be made freely available to satellite operators in coming weeks — and signalled a planned Starship test while holding merger talks with xAI ahead of an IPO.

2026-01-29T20:47:10.413475-08:00

SpaceX advances: Starlink launch, 'Stargaze' SSA, Starship test planned and xAI merger talks

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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 fleet after second‑stage anomaly on Vandenberg Starlink launch

HawkEye 360 signs five‑year deal with Hale for space‑weather and atmospheric‑density forecasts

FAA issues 'extreme caution' alert after Starship breakup forces evasive action by airliners

SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 1‑million solar‑powered orbital data‑center constellation to run AI workloads

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