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Bloomberg • Bloomberg News

Ukraine says strikes hit Russia’s Progress rocket center, linked to military satellite production

Ukraine says long-range strikes hit the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, a Roscosmos production site associated with Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-5 launch vehicles and military satellites. The facility may also support Rassvet, a Russian satellite-internet network positioned as a potential Starlink alternative, though damage remains unconfirmed.

RussianSpaceWeb

Ukrainian missiles reportedly strike Russia’s Soyuz rocket producer

Reuters

Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket centre linked to Starlink-style network

Also: militarnyi.com, The Independent, militarnyi.com and prm.ua

7 Sources

2026-08-15T04:35:40.085910-07:00

Saudi Arabia Middle East Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Janet Lorin

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

By Bloomberg: Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, showing how the university’s endowment has profited from an early bet on Elon Musk’s giant rocket company.

Also: Seeking Alpha

3 Sources

2026-08-14T14:35:49.267352-07:00

Commercial Space

CNBC • Lora Kolodny

Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

By CNBC: Nvidia's stake in SpaceX, which came through an investment in xAI, was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter.

Also: Fortune

2 Sources

2026-08-14T15:19:55.084337-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

By SpaceNews.com: With a projected surge in launches from Wallops Island, companies and officials say now is the time to invest in infrastructure improvements.

1 Source

2026-08-14T15:25:39.505829-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather forecasts.

1 Source

2026-08-14T09:36:07.852794-07:00

Moon Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Space Debris & Traffic Management

Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

By Space.com: We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.

1 Source

2026-08-14T11:05:02.856380-07:00

AI M&A Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Reuters • Akash Sriram, Suzanne McGee

2026-08-14T03:20:49.493049-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight

By European Spaceflight: Avio filings reveal new details about the FD1 suborbital demonstrator, including its flight profile, test objectives, launch site, and recovery plans.

1 Source

2026-08-14T07:50:13.069029-07:00

Ukraine says strikes hit Russia’s Progress rocket center, linked to military satellite production

Ukrainian missiles reportedly strike Russia’s Soyuz rocket producer

Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket centre linked to Starlink-style network

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

Nvidia Has $21 Billion SpaceX Stake, $30 Billion in Intel Shares

Nvidia discloses $21bn stake in SpaceX

Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight

Zelenskyy Claims Ukraine Struck Russian Space Facility in Samara

Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program

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Mining Tycoon Gina Rinehart Reveals $1.4 Billion SpaceX Stake

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Stoke Space seeks $1 billion to accelerate development and production of fully reusable Nova rocket

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