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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Space Force TacRS adds at least three more Victus demonstration projects, seeking $300M from FY2027–2031

The U.S. Space Force’s TacRS program has at least three additional Victus demonstration projects planned, including more Victus Haze activity. The effort includes a combined $300 million request spanning FY2027 through FY2031, aimed at operationally relevant spacecraft experimentation.

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2026-07-13T08:16:13.069667-07:00

Space.com

Study finds 2-inch (5-cm) space-debris fragments forming a “minefield” in high-value, high-traffic orbit

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2026-07-13T05:14:11.600423-07:00

Bloomberg

ESA Space Economy Report highlights Europe’s sovereign space gap as rocket and launch capacity lags US, China and Russia

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2026-07-13T03:15:11.172179-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX completes record-duration Static Fire for Starship Flight 13: Booster 20 ignites 33 Raptor 3 engines

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2026-07-10T09:30:42.950979-07:00

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Breaking Defense

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Space Force TacRS adds at least three more Victus demonstration projects, seeking $300M from FY2027–2031 The U.S. Space Force’s TacRS program has at least three additional Victus demonstration projects planned, including more Victus Haze activity. The effort includes a combined $300 million request spanning FY2027 through FY2031, aimed at operationally relevant spacecraft experimentation.

2026-07-13T08:16:13.069667-07:00

Space Force TacRS adds at least three more Victus demonstration projects, seeking $300M from FY2027–2031

Space.com

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Study finds 2-inch (5-cm) space-debris fragments forming a “minefield” in high-value, high-traffic orbit A new study reports a debris cloud made up of fragments as small as 2 inches (5 cm) in an orbital region populated by mission-critical satellites. The authors warn the concentration of tiny pieces in a high-traffic zone could pose escalating collision risk—effectively raising insurance and replacement costs for operators.

2026-07-13T05:14:11.600423-07:00

Study finds 2-inch (5-cm) space-debris fragments forming a “minefield” in high-value, high-traffic orbit

Space.com

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Space junk debris cloud discovered in high-traffic orbit 'is a potential minefield' for the costliest satellites

2026-07-13T05:14:11.600423-07:00

Space junk debris cloud discov

Bloomberg

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ESA Space Economy Report highlights Europe’s sovereign space gap as rocket and launch capacity lags US, China and Russia The European Space Agency has released its latest Space Economy Report, mapping how Europe’s space sector is evolving amid intensifying competition. Separate coverage points to Europe falling behind in the “space race” due to constraints in rocket supply/availability, affecting efforts to sustain sovereign access to orbit and counter growing satellite-warfare capabilities.

2026-07-13T03:15:11.172179-07:00

ESA Space Economy Report highlights Europe’s sovereign space gap as rocket and launch capacity lags US, China and Russia

Space.com

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SpaceX completes record-duration Static Fire for Starship Flight 13: Booster 20 ignites 33 Raptor 3 engines SpaceX has finished a record-duration static fire for Starship Flight 13, with Booster 20 lighting all 33 Raptor 3 engines for 20–25 seconds. The booster is expected to rollback for Flight Termination System installation at Megabay-1 before Booster and Ship 40 head out to the launch site.

2026-07-10T09:30:42.950979-07:00

SpaceX completes record-duration Static Fire for Starship Flight 13: Booster 20 ignites 33 Raptor 3 engines

Space.com

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Euclid telescope finds the oldest known quasar—black hole-powered beacon from the early universe Using the ESA’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers identified a large population of black hole–powered quasars in the early universe, including the most ancient and most distant quasar observed to date. The object’s brightness corresponds to energy output described as a “trillion suns.”

2026-07-09T14:14:03.753069-07:00

Euclid telescope finds the oldest known quasar—black hole-powered beacon from the early universe

SpaceNews.com

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Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications over inadequate environmental review Environmental and scientific groups are criticizing plans to move “orbital data center” processing into space without adequate environmental review. The groups call for a halt or pause at the FCC, arguing the push increases the stakes amid broader megaconstellation oversight concerns.

2026-07-09T12:54:44.821732-07:00

Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications over inadequate environmental review

SpaceNews.com

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Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications

2026-07-09T12:54:44.821732-07:00

Environmental groups urge FCC

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