Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

SpaceX Starlink logs 355,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in a year as satellites dodge other objects almost weekly

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have executed more than 355,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers over the past year, with each satellite dodging other objects almost weekly. The frequency underscores the growing operational burden from nearby objects and the risk environment experts say could worsen.

2026-07-15T05:14:12.048378-07:00
Satellite   Project Kuiper   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Space.com • Tariq Malik

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline)

By Space.com: SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission on Thursday, July 16. Here's what time it flies.

2026-07-15T03:04:57.428538-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Thomas Black

SpaceX’s Blow-It-Up Testing Won’t Fly on Starship

By Bloomberg: SpaceX’s willingness to blow stuff up and learn from the failures has propelled it from a cash-strapped startup to one of the world’s most valuable companies (and kick-started a commercial space revolution along the way).

2026-07-15T02:44:49.194441-07:00