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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

SpaceX expands Starbase production capacity for future Starship flights

SpaceX is increasing activity at its Starbase production site, moving multiple vehicle elements and bringing in new tooling. The additions are intended to support near-term Starship flights while expanding the site’s capacity for longer-term operations, signaling a continued push to industrialize the vehicle’s production and launch cadence.

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2026-08-25T07:20:46.717414-07:00

Satellite M&A Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

CesiumAstro raising more funds amid acquisition spree

By SpaceNews.com: CesiumAstro is in the middle of a Series D funding round to support the phased-array antenna specialist’s transformation into a constellation operator.

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2026-08-25T08:06:58.665003-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Smallsat Rideshare Providers Buy Dedicated SpaceX Launches Amid Tightening Access to Orbit

By SpaceNews.com: Companies who built their business arranging launches of smallsats on SpaceX’s rockets are now buying entire launches for themselves, a symbol of how tight the market for getting to orbit has become.

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2026-08-25T08:40:41.861330-07:00

Satellite LEO Defense Industry & Major Contractors Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

SDA fills out Tranche 1 while bracing for challenges ahead

By SpaceNews.com: SALT LAKE CITY – Northrop Grumman satellites are preparing for launch into the Pentagon’s first operational military data network in low-Earth orbit, U.S.

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2026-08-25T07:51:00.434093-07:00

ISS ESA Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Chelsea Gohd

Astronauts Repair Faulty ISS Antenna During Aug. 18 Spacewalk

By Space.com: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon removed a faulty antenna on the ISS a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026.

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2026-08-25T07:05:21.065593-07:00

Satellite

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

TrustPoint tests C-band navigation signals on third-party receiver

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — TrustPoint said it has tested its C-band navigation signals on a receiver developed by Hexagon’s NovAtel. The test marked an early step toward making the startup’s GPS alternative compatible with commercial navigation hardware.

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2026-08-25T06:51:02.382309-07:00

Satellite Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX offers space safety service for satellite operators

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX is encouraging satellite operators to use a new space safety platform the company has developed to reduce the risk of collisions in congested orbits.

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2026-08-25T05:45:46.138997-07:00

Satellite Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Space.com • Elizabeth Howell

NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

By Space.com: No GPS? No problem. A team of NASA satellites are extending their stay in space after successfully proving out navigation by other means.

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2026-08-25T05:05:09.988785-07:00

SpaceX expands Starbase production capacity for future Starship flights

CesiumAstro raising more funds amid acquisition spree

Smallsat Rideshare Providers Buy Dedicated SpaceX Launches Amid Tightening Access to Orbit

SDA fills out Tranche 1 while bracing for challenges ahead

Astronauts Repair Faulty ISS Antenna During Aug. 18 Spacewalk

TrustPoint tests C-band navigation signals on third-party receiver

SpaceX offers space safety service for satellite operators

NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

Smallsat Rideshare Providers Buy Dedicated SpaceX Launches Amid Tightening Access to Orbit

CesiumAstro raising more funds amid acquisition spree

SDA fills out Tranche 1 while bracing for challenges ahead

SpaceX ramps up Starbase production capacity for future Starship flights

Astronauts Repair Faulty ISS Antenna During Aug. 18 Spacewalk

TrustPoint tests C-band navigation signals on third-party receiver

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