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Space.com • Robert Z Pearlman

SpaceX executes weekend double‑launch, including 29‑satellite Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX flew two Falcon 9 missions over the long weekend — one lifting off Saturday night from California and another at 2:59 a.m. EST Monday from Cape Canaveral — the latter deployed 29 Starlink satellites (Starlink 6‑103), marking the company's 14th Starlink mission this year and recovering the booster on a droneship.

Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day

Florida Today

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites behind a passing cold front

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Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Rocket Factory Augsburg Readies SaxaVord for Inaugural RFA ONE Orbital Launch

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA says work on several programs paused pending White House executive order; administrator to provide details

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SpaceWatch Global

18th European Space Conference: New Priorities Amid a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

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2026-02-16T04:15:46.035106-08:00

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Washington Post • Scott Solomon

Opinion | NASA must address physical and psychological limits to enable deep‑space human exploration

By Washington Post: NASA should focus on the body and mind, not just engineering, for cosmic travel.

2026-02-16T03:15:19.678268-08:00

China Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire

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Bloomberg • David Fickling

SpaceX Outpacing China’s Ambition for 203,000 ‘Paper’ Satellites

By Bloomberg: If orbital space is the 21st century’s high seas, China looks to be preparing an armada.

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SpaceX executes weekend double‑launch, including 29‑satellite Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites behind a passing cold front

Rocket Factory Augsburg Readies SaxaVord for Inaugural RFA ONE Orbital Launch

NASA says work on several programs paused pending White House executive order; administrator to provide details

The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it

18th European Space Conference: New Priorities Amid a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

Opinion | NASA must address physical and psychological limits to enable deep‑space human exploration

Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire

SpaceX Outpacing China’s Ambition for 203,000 ‘Paper’ Satellites

NASA says work on several programs paused pending White House executive order; administrator to provide details

Double delivery: SpaceX sends Starlink satellites into orbit on launches from California and Florida

Rocket Factory Augsburg Readies SaxaVord for Inaugural RFA ONE Orbital Launch

The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it

18th European Space Conference: New Priorities Amid a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire

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