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NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center

NASA and SpaceX managers, with international partners, have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the Crew-11 mission at Kennedy Space Center, polling “Go” to advance launch preparations. The decision greenlights the July 31 liftoff of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, with NASA inviting virtual guests.

2025-07-25T11:19:21.655193-07:00

Reuters

Global Starlink Outage Cuts Service for 2.5 Hours, Stranding Ukrainian Units

2025-07-24T17:07:29.465905-07:00

Via Satellite

SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys NASA’s TRACERS Twins and Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg

2025-07-23T16:10:28.032452-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

FAA Scrubs SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch of NASA’s TRACERS Rideshare from Vandenberg

2025-07-22T08:50:22.230667-07:00

Hype Analysis

Starlink's 2024 Advances: Transforming In-Flight Wi-Fi Connectivity in Aviation

October 17, 2024 - Summary of Starlink's 2024 role in aviation: airlines adopt its high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi, enhancing passenger experience. Read More.

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Space.com

SpaceX Launches Starlink 10-26 Mission, Deploys 28 Satellites From Cape Canaveral At 5:01 a.m. ET on July 26, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, deploying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The Starlink 10-26 mission advances the company’s drive to expand its broadband network with over 4,000 operational satellites.

2025-07-26T07:14:21.873566-07:00

SpaceX Launches Starlink 10-26 Mission, Deploys 28 Satellites From Cape Canaveral

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NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center NASA and SpaceX managers, with international partners, have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the Crew-11 mission at Kennedy Space Center, polling “Go” to advance launch preparations. The decision greenlights the July 31 liftoff of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, with NASA inviting virtual guests.

2025-07-25T11:19:21.655193-07:00

NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center

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Global Starlink Outage Cuts Service for 2.5 Hours, Stranding Ukrainian Units SpaceX’s Starlink network suffered a global software glitch around 3 p.m. ET, knocking millions of users—including Ukrainian military units—offline for roughly 2.5 hours before service was restored and an apology issued.

2025-07-24T17:07:29.465905-07:00

Global Starlink Outage Cuts Service for 2.5 Hours, Stranding Ukrainian Units

Via Satellite

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys NASA’s TRACERS Twins and Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg After a one-day delay, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Wednesday, placing NASA’s twin TRACERS spacecraft into orbit alongside five secondary payloads, including Italy’s 5G-LIDE satellite, to probe magnetic reconnection events that drive geomagnetic storms.

2025-07-23T16:10:28.032452-07:00

SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys NASA’s TRACERS Twins and Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg

South China Morning Post

Rocket Bottlenecks Cloud Launch Schedule for China’s Qianfan Mega-Constellation China’s ambitious Qianfan mega-constellation, targeting tens of thousands of broadband satellites, is facing significant launch vehicle shortages and intense competition for launch slots. Industry sources warn limited rocket availability could delay planned deployment targets and cloud Beijing’s sovereign broadband aspirations.

2025-07-22T15:11:25.617806-07:00

Rocket Bottlenecks Cloud Launch Schedule for China’s Qianfan Mega-Constellation

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SpaceX Hits 89th Falcon 9 Launch of the Year, Deploys Two Internet Satellites and Lands Booster Offshore SpaceX completed its 89th Falcon 9 launch of the year, deploying two internet satellites into orbit before recovering the booster on an offshore drone ship. The milestone underscores SpaceX’s record-setting cadence and reliability in satellite broadband missions.

2025-07-22T14:35:20.043150-07:00

SpaceX Hits 89th Falcon 9 Launch of the Year, Deploys Two Internet Satellites and Lands Booster Offshore

Bloomberg

SpaceX Alerts Shareholders to Musk’s Potential Political Comeback SpaceX’s latest tender offer filing warns investors that Elon Musk may re-enter U.S. politics, flagging a risk of divided attention as the company pursues a new funding round valued near $400 billion.

2025-07-22T11:55:34.646142-07:00

SpaceX Alerts Shareholders to Musk’s Potential Political Comeback

propublica.org

Trump Drafts Executive Order to Slash Environmental Reviews for Rocket Launches A draft executive order would direct the Transportation Secretary to eliminate or expedite National Environmental Policy Act reviews for commercial launch licenses — a concession SpaceX and other launch providers have long lobbied for to ramp up US orbital launch cadence.

2025-07-22T10:04:33.068935-07:00

Trump Drafts Executive Order to Slash Environmental Reviews for Rocket Launches

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