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Bloomberg • Loren Grush

SpaceX seeks approval to conduct 456 Starship launches and landings a year from Starbase

SpaceX is proposing to scale up Starship operations at its Starbase facility in South Texas to 456 launches and landings annually. The plan is under U.S. government review, including a request for FAA approval, and would mark a major increase in the site’s planned flight activity.

Also: Seeking Alpha

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2026-10-13T09:05:35.737033-07:00

Satellite LEO Policy & Regulation

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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

UK's Ofcom wants the ITU to ease power limits imposed on LEO broadband constellations to protect GEO operations

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — British wireless spectrum authority Ofcom is asking international regulators to soften restrictions on Ku- and Ka-band satellite broadband constellations designed 25 years ago to avoid interference with GEO-orbit satellites.

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2026-10-13T11:35:20.578525-07:00

ESA Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • David Dickinson

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

By Universe Today: In just one more month, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission will make history. Moving at 12 kilometers per second versus Earth, the mission is about to rendezvous with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair.

Also: ESA

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2026-10-13T08:55:02.306557-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Elizabeth Howell

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

By Space.com: Reentry provider Varda Space Industries is currently flying two spacecraft in Earth orbit and has eight more missions planned in the next year.

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2026-10-13T09:05:43.029667-07:00

defense Space Force Space Defense & Militarization

Axios • Thomas Novelly

Space Force stands up new special operations HQ

By Axios: The new headquarters will further weave the service branch into future high-level missions.

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2026-10-13T10:28:36.326134-07:00

aviation Supply Chain Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Breaking Defense • Breaking Defense

Missiles and radar need more than demand

By Breaking Defense: Keel delivers advanced defense manufacturing solutions, including precision machining, steel fabrication and complex integration for naval, land, aerospace and space applications.

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2026-10-13T10:04:47.785571-07:00

ISS Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

2026-10-12T20:25:37.483278-07:00

ISS Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00

SpaceX seeks approval to conduct 456 Starship launches and landings a year from Starbase

UK's Ofcom wants the ITU to ease power limits imposed on LEO broadband constellations to protect GEO operations

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

Space Force stands up new special operations HQ

Missiles and radar need more than demand

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX rocket launch creates incredible 'space jellyfish' visible throughout US East Coast (photos)

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

SpaceX rocket launch creates incredible 'space jellyfish' visible throughout US East Coast (photos)

UK's Ofcom wants the ITU to ease power limits imposed on LEO broadband constellations to protect GEO operations

Missiles and radar need more than demand

Space Force stands up new special operations HQ

SpaceX Plan to Launch 456 Starships a Year in Texas Under Review

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

The Atlantic’s November Cover: Josh Tyrangiel Profiles Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on Their Race to Control Outer Space—And Measures Who Is Ahead

Bernstein downgrades AT&T on SpaceX foray into wireless

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Voskhod 1 launches the first multi-person crew into space, without spacesuits

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