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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for Starship’s first orbital test and Starlink V3 deployment

SpaceX says Starship could launch as soon as Sept. 22 on a roughly 10-hour test intended to reach orbit for the first time. The mission would also deploy 26 V3 Starlink satellites, marking the vehicle’s first orbital attempt and an expansion of the Starlink constellation.

Also: Reuters, Ars Technica and TechCrunch

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2026-09-15T11:50:07.828300-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Launch Preview: Nine orbital launches scheduled from sites around the world

By NASA Spaceflight: Nine orbital launches are scheduled worldwide this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to deliver payloads from California, while a Vega C will launch Sentinel-3C & FLEX from French Guiana.

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2026-09-15T10:55:49.918705-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

NASA Chief: To Move Forward, Agency Is Looking Back to Its 1960s Playbook

By Wall Street Journal: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter Micah Maidenberg at the WSJLI Technology Council Summit and said NASA is trying to “get our swagger back” by restoring the mission focus that defined the agency in the 1960s.

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2026-09-15T13:50:39.148438-07:00

Satellite Airline Industry & Market Trends Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Satellite-Mobile Partnerships for D2D Multiply, But Key Questions Remain Unresolved

By Via Satellite: Direct-to-device was heralded as a win for mobile network operators as a way to expand their networks without building infrastructure in remote places.

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2026-09-15T12:50:17.547349-07:00

China Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Space Policy & International Cooperation NASA

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Wall Street Journal

Jared Isaacman on NASA’s New Era

By Wall Street Journal: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses the agency’s numerous leadership and organizational reforms, a strategic shift to building a permanent base on the moon and the urgency created by China and Russia’s South Pole strategy.

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2026-09-15T13:50:40.327642-07:00

Satellite Space Policy & International Cooperation

Payload • Victoria Woodburn

State Department Launches New Space-Diplomacy Effort

By Payload: Alongside the announcement, Rubio also unveiled the SCP’s first project—a two-year, $6.5M effort to bring satellite internet to rural southern Peru.

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2026-09-15T09:35:42.561112-07:00

Mars Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Keith Cooper

Making rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air: New breakthrough could make it happen

By Space.com: By making fuel on the Red Planet rather than bringing it from Earth, a Mars mission could save vital mass.

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2026-09-15T09:05:21.618655-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Reuters

German rocket maker Isar Aerospace plans to more than double capacity in 2028

By Reuters: Isar Aerospace, a German space startup backed by the NATO Innovation Fund, said on Tuesday it was planning to more than double its launch ‌capacity in 2028 as the rocket maker seeks to meet sky-high demand for access to space.

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2026-09-15T08:51:16.631063-07:00

SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for Starship’s first orbital test and Starlink V3 deployment

Launch Preview: Nine orbital launches scheduled from sites around the world

NASA Chief: To Move Forward, Agency Is Looking Back to Its 1960s Playbook

Satellite-Mobile Partnerships for D2D Multiply, But Key Questions Remain Unresolved

Jared Isaacman on NASA’s New Era

State Department Launches New Space-Diplomacy Effort

Making rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air: New breakthrough could make it happen

German rocket maker Isar Aerospace plans to more than double capacity in 2028

Jared Isaacman on NASA’s New Era

NASA Chief: To Move Forward, Agency Is Looking Back to Its 1960s Playbook

Satellite-Mobile Partnerships for D2D Multiply, But Key Questions Remain Unresolved

Launch Preview: Nine orbital launches scheduled from sites around the world

SpaceX's next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time

State Department Launches New Space-Diplomacy Effort

Avio launches pair of climate monitoring European spacecraft to study plants, oceans and atmospheric changes

Space-based ISR launches to grow fourfold in next decade, Novaspace says

SpaceX launching 2nd classified mission for US Space Force in less than a week tonight: Watch it live

Why Are Tesla and SpaceX Separate? Musk Says ‘Great Question’

Satellite constellation activity accelerates as allies fund military communications and commercial operators expand production

Space-sector announcements span satellite inspection, rapid Earth imagery, direct-to-device connectivity and lunar exploration

Air Force secretary reveals U.S. has deployed undisclosed space-control weapons in orbit

Europe’s commercial launch sector accelerates with Isar, PLD Space advances and a new UK strategy

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