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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

U.S. Space Force awards All Points Logistics $250M contract to expand satellite processing at Vandenberg

The U.S. Space Force has awarded All Points Logistics a $250 million contract to expand satellite processing capacity at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The award is aimed at increasing processing throughput to support current and future space missions based at the coastal site.

Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

SpaceX wins $1.6B to launch Space Force ‘sensing and targeting’ sats

Aviation Week • Vivienne Machi

Rocket Lab To Launch HASTE Missions From Alaska Under USSF Contract

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2026-07-29T14:47:11.389180-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

True Anomaly Details ‘Space Pursuit’ in Victus Haze Mission

By Via Satellite: True Anomaly detailed a space-to-space pursuit between the Rocket Lab-built Puma spacecraft and the True Anomaly Jackal-0004 spacecraft as part of the Victus Haze mission for the U.S.

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True Anomaly Completes Initial Victus Haze Spacecraft Chase

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2026-07-29T14:47:49.105859-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Cyber Firm Resecurity Joins Space ISAC

By Via Satellite: Resecurity is the latest cybersecurity company to join Space ISAC as a member. As a provider of cyber threat intelligence and digital risk protection,.

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2026-07-29T14:47:47.807524-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

By Ars Technica: We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

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2026-07-29T10:43:28.310931-07:00

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Bloomberg • Loren Grush

SpaceX Starship Heat Shield Can’t Support Rapid Flights, Experts Say

By Bloomberg: The heat shield that protects SpaceX’s Starship vehicle as it plummets back to Earth may prove to be a substantial roadblock to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s path to designing a rapidly reusable rocket, according to three former NASA researchers and experts in the field.

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2026-07-29T10:47:23.992719-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launching secret US spy satellite early on July 30: Watch it live

By Space.com: Liftoff of the NROL-95 mission is scheduled for 3:09 a.m. ET on Thursday (July 30).

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2026-07-29T10:34:43.746927-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

MaiaSpace Ditches Suborbital Test Flight Plans

By European Spaceflight: MaiaSpace has dropped plans for a suborbital test flight, moving ahead with an inaugural orbital launch attempt in the second half of 2027.

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2026-07-29T07:46:48.551805-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Ashley Cai, Chun Han Wong

China Closes the Satellite Gap in Space Race With the U.S.

By Wall Street Journal: Beijing chips away at American space power and gains better view of U.S.

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2026-07-29T08:13:29.395909-07:00

U.S. Space Force awards All Points Logistics $250M contract to expand satellite processing at Vandenberg

SpaceX wins $1.6B to launch Space Force ‘sensing and targeting’ sats

Rocket Lab To Launch HASTE Missions From Alaska Under USSF Contract

True Anomaly Details ‘Space Pursuit’ in Victus Haze Mission

True Anomaly Completes Initial Victus Haze Spacecraft Chase

Cyber Firm Resecurity Joins Space ISAC

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

SpaceX Starship Heat Shield Can’t Support Rapid Flights, Experts Say

SpaceX launching secret US spy satellite early on July 30: Watch it live

MaiaSpace Ditches Suborbital Test Flight Plans

China Closes the Satellite Gap in Space Race With the U.S.

True Anomaly Details ‘Space Pursuit’ in Victus Haze Mission

Katalyst Space Encounters Attitude Control Issues With Link Spacecraft

Cyber Firm Resecurity Joins Space ISAC

Space Force awards All Points $250 million to expand satellite processing at Vandenberg

SpaceX Starship Heat Shield Can’t Support Rapid Flights, Experts Say

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 shows Ship 40 reentry/water impact survivability as Booster Block 3 remains in refinement

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