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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

SpaceX plans $100 billion Louisiana Starbase with 10 Starship launch pads and capacity for thousands of annual flights

SpaceX plans to build its largest launch complex yet on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, replicating and expanding on its Starbase model in Texas. The proposed $100 billion development would include Starship factories and 10 launch pads, supporting thousands of launches annually and expanding the vehicle’s operational footprint.

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport

Bloomberg • Loren Grush

SpaceX Plans New Louisiana Launch Site to Expand Starship Operations

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

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Impulse Space ramps up GEO rideshare program

By SpaceNews.com: Impulse Space will increase the cadence of its rideshare missions to geostationary orbit, citing strong commercial demand.

Also: Via Satellite

2 Sources

2026-08-25T13:55:40.814634-07:00

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Space.com • Monisha Ravisetti

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

By Space.com: "The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them.".

Also: NASA, Economic Times and science.nasa.gov

4 Sources

2026-08-25T10:05:09.630580-07:00

M&A Defense Industry & Major Contractors Space Defense & Militarization

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Kratos’ Space Business Revenue Rises 22% Organically in Q2, Boosted by Orbit and Nomad Acquisitions

By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Kratos Defense and Security Solutions said its space business growth is growing at the expected high rate but that the growth difficult to assess because most of its big contracts are classified.

1 Source

2026-08-25T13:21:34.449319-07:00

Satellite M&A

Bloomberg • Steven Church

EchoStar Deals Worth $1.5 Billion Must be Investigated, US Says

By Bloomberg: EchoStar Corp. allegedly engaged in $1.5 billion of “unusual transactions” with its bankrupt subsidiary, Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., according to the US Trustee, who urged the court to appoint an examiner to investigate the deals.

1 Source

2026-08-25T14:20:36.248932-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Edge Aerospace expands U.S. manufacturing through licensing pact with Redwire

By SpaceNews.com: Don Wesson, Redwire senior vice president for defense technology and general manager of Redwire’s Marlborough, Massachusetts, facility (left) with Edge Aerospace CEO Jarosław Jaworski at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City.

Also: Via Satellite

2 Sources

2026-08-25T11:36:49.413186-07:00

Satellite Moon Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA plans no cubesat secondary payloads on Artemis 3

By SpaceNews.com: After flying cubesats on the first two Space Launch System missions, NASA will not include them on the rocket’s next flight.

3 Sources

2026-08-25T12:10:40.136356-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

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.

3 Sources

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

SpaceX plans $100 billion Louisiana Starbase with 10 Starship launch pads and capacity for thousands of annual flights

SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport

SpaceX Plans New Louisiana Launch Site to Expand Starship Operations

Impulse Space ramps up GEO rideshare program

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

Kratos’ Space Business Revenue Rises 22% Organically in Q2, Boosted by Orbit and Nomad Acquisitions

EchoStar Deals Worth $1.5 Billion Must be Investigated, US Says

Edge Aerospace expands U.S. manufacturing through licensing pact with Redwire

NASA plans no cubesat secondary payloads on Artemis 3

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

EchoStar Deals Worth $1.5 Billion Must be Investigated, US Says

Impulse Space ramps up GEO rideshare program

Kratos’ Space Business Revenue Rises 22% Organically in Q2, Boosted by Orbit and Nomad Acquisitions

NASA plans no cubesat secondary payloads on Artemis 3

Edge Aerospace expands U.S. manufacturing through licensing pact with Redwire

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

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