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How reusable launch vehicles will reshape the space economy — and Earthbound markets

The move from single‑use rockets to routinely reusable boosters is altering the economics, cadence and risk calculus of access to orbit. Beyond lower marginal launch costs, reusability enables new business models, investment flows and infrastructure requirements — while prompting environmental and regulatory debates.

2026-02-11T06:02:22.347939-08:00

Space.com

Mapping 1 Million Orbital Routes to Prevent Satellite Collisions

2026-02-10T12:10:11.349986-08:00

Universe Today

Why Lunar‑Origin Asteroids Are Elusive — and How the Vera Rubin Observatory Could Find Them

2026-02-10T04:48:53.495140-08:00

Ars Technica

Congress orders NASA study on moving ISS to a 'safe orbital harbor' as alternative to deorbit

2026-02-06T08:35:10.018906-08:00

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How reusable launch vehicles will reshape the space economy — and Earthbound markets The move from single‑use rockets to routinely reusable boosters is altering the economics, cadence and risk calculus of access to orbit. Beyond lower marginal launch costs, reusability enables new business models, investment flows and infrastructure requirements — while prompting environmental and regulatory debates.

2026-02-11T06:02:22.347939-08:00

How reusable launch vehicles will reshape the space economy — and Earthbound markets

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Mapping 1 Million Orbital Routes to Prevent Satellite Collisions Researchers have mapped one million distinct orbital trajectories into an open dataset and visualization intended to improve collision-avoidance planning. The resource provides precomputed paths operators can use to accelerate conjunction assessment, plan avoidance maneuvers, and bolster situational awareness as crowded orbits multiply close approaches.

2026-02-10T12:10:11.349986-08:00

Mapping 1 Million Orbital Routes to Prevent Satellite Collisions

Universe Today

Why Lunar‑Origin Asteroids Are Elusive — and How the Vera Rubin Observatory Could Find Them The Moon’s cratered surface should produce debris that escapes into space, creating a population of lunar‑origin asteroids (LOAs), yet astronomers have found surprisingly few. A new Tsinghua University paper explains why LOAs remain elusive and outlines how the Vera Rubin Observatory’s survey capabilities could locate them.

2026-02-10T04:48:53.495140-08:00

Why Lunar‑Origin Asteroids Are Elusive — and How the Vera Rubin Observatory Could Find Them

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX returns Falcon 9 to flight with Starlink 17‑33; 25 satellites lift to a >9,600-strong constellation SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 on a return-to-flight mission after a brief stand‑down, carrying the Starlink 17‑33 payload of 25 broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. The flight expands SpaceX's megaconstellation, pushing its operational fleet past 9,600 satellites as deployment continues.

2026-02-07T00:33:51.287105-08:00

SpaceX returns Falcon 9 to flight with Starlink 17‑33; 25 satellites lift to a >9,600-strong constellation

Ars Technica

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Congress orders NASA study on moving ISS to a 'safe orbital harbor' as alternative to deorbit Congress has directed NASA to evaluate the viability of transferring the International Space Station to a ‘safe orbital harbor’ after its planned retirement rather than executing a controlled deorbit. The study will assess technical feasibility, costs, partner agreements and orbital-debris implications for preserving LEO infrastructure.

2026-02-06T08:35:10.018906-08:00

Congress orders NASA study on moving ISS to a 'safe orbital harbor' as alternative to deorbit

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Megaconstellations' End-of-Life Reentries Create Uncertain Casualty and Environmental Risks Operators plan thousands of satellites to deorbit at end of life to limit orbital debris, but recent analyses and a Harvard Salata Institute release warn design‑for‑demise outcomes are uncertain. Partial burn‑up can leave surviving fragments and atmospheric deposits, creating ground casualty and environmental risks as constellations scale.

2026-02-05T17:09:17.509662-08:00

Megaconstellations' End-of-Life Reentries Create Uncertain Casualty and Environmental Risks

Via Satellite

Morpheus Space raises €15M ($15M) to scale GO‑1 electric thruster production in Dresden Morpheus Space secured €15 million (reported in some outlets as $15 million) from Alpine Space Ventures and the European Investment Fund to accelerate mass production of its GO‑1 electric in‑space thrusters at a Dresden facility, supporting smallsat constellations and helping mitigate orbital congestion.

2026-02-05T08:41:03.424290-08:00

Morpheus Space raises €15M ($15M) to scale GO‑1 electric thruster production in Dresden

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Starfish selects Quindar for mission-operations software to support satellite-servicing missions Starfish, a satellite-servicing startup, has selected mission-operations software provider Quindar to manage mission operations for its on‑orbit servicing activities. The deal aims to help Starfish operationalize recent autonomous rendezvous demonstrations and prepare for recurring commercial servicing missions and scale its on‑orbit operations.

2026-02-05T06:35:36.309374-08:00

Starfish selects Quindar for mission-operations software to support satellite-servicing missions

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How reusable launch vehicles will reshape the space economy — and Earthbound markets

Mapping 1 Million Orbital Routes to Prevent Satellite Collisions

Why Lunar‑Origin Asteroids Are Elusive — and How the Vera Rubin Observatory Could Find Them

Congress orders NASA study on moving ISS to a 'safe orbital harbor' as alternative to deorbit

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