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CNBC • Lora Kolodny

SpaceX faces House Energy Committee demand for AI data center tour in Memphis

The ranking member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy is demanding SpaceX provide records and offer a tour of the company’s AI data centers and power plants around Memphis, Tennessee. The request centers on access to operational and infrastructure information tied to SpaceX’s AI compute footprint.

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2026-07-29T18:01:40.601897-07:00

Space Force Supply Chain Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

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

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded All Points Logistics a $250 million contract to expand satellite processing capacity at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Reuters

SpaceX gets $1.6 billion US Space Force order for 18 Falcon 9 launches

SpaceNews.com

SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks

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

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

By SpaceNews.com: The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations.

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2026-07-29T16:30:05.984978-07:00

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Space.com • Monisha Ravisetti

'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30

By Space.com: Roman's month of Milky Way observations would take Hubble about a century to complete.

Also: Florida Today

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2026-07-29T15:50:05.343540-07:00

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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.

Also: Aviation Week

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

Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)

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

Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Boeing

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

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

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

SpaceX faces House Energy Committee demand for AI data center tour in Memphis

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

SpaceX gets $1.6 billion US Space Force order for 18 Falcon 9 launches

SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks

Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30

True Anomaly Details ‘Space Pursuit’ in Victus Haze Mission

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 faces House Energy Committee demand to tour its AI data centers in Memphis

Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30

True Anomaly Details ‘Space Pursuit’ in Victus Haze Mission

Katalyst Space Encounters Attitude Control Issues With Link Spacecraft

Cyber Firm Resecurity Joins Space ISAC

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.

SpaceX Customers Are Bracing for the Falcon Rocket Phaseout

Amazon asks FCC approval for up to 5,105 direct-to-device satellites, leveraging Globalstar assets post-$11.6B acquisition

ESA moves to assess repurposing Lunar Link for a dedicated lunar communications asset

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

Link spacecraft on NASA’s Swift reboost rescue mission reports reaction wheel and thruster failures, spinning in uncontrolled at

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