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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX’s Starfall program validates—and intensifies competition in—the commercial reentry market

SpaceX’s new Starfall program signals growing demand for microgravity research and manufacturing while adding a powerful entrant to the emerging reentry sector. The initiative could provide customers with another pathway to conduct experiments in orbit and return materials to Earth, alongside startups developing similar capabilities.

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2026-08-04T05:12:09.214480-07:00

Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry

By SpaceNews.com: While SpaceX says there is a “significant” amount of life left in its fleet of Crew Dragon spacecraft, it has hedged on how long it will continue flying it.

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2026-08-04T05:32:06.138677-07:00

Satellite LEO Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish startup Kreios Space announced plans Aug. 4 to conduct the first very low Earth orbit (VLEO) demonstration of its air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) in a Kongsberg NanoAvionics microsatellite bus.

Also: Payload

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2026-08-03T21:15:29.391980-07:00

ISS Europe ESA Human Spaceflight & Space Stations

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ESA Astronaut Completes Third Test of EuroSuit Prototype Aboard ISS

By European Spaceflight: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed a third test of the EuroSuit intravehicular activity spacesuit prototype aboard the ISS.

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2026-08-04T04:14:45.959373-07:00

Satellite M&A Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Associated Press • Bernard Conodn

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company

By Associated Press: SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects.

CNBC

SpaceX earnings live updates: First report since IPO, Starlink and AI in focus

Reuters

Options market braces for $225 billion swing in SpaceX's value as earnings loom

Also: Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, newsable.asianetnews.com, CNN, dailymail.com, the-independent.com, Seeking Alpha, MarketWatch, The Independent and 11 more

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2026-08-03T21:14:44.849306-07:00

L3Harris Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company

By SpaceNews.com: 3D printed RL10 rocket engine combustion chambers shown in the manufacturing area at L3Harris’ facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Defense Daily

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2026-08-04T02:35:03.019151-07:00

AI Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

NASA Selects Lunar Outpost to Advance its 'Starweave' Autonomous Robotic Swarm Software

By SpaceWatch Global: NASA has selected Lunar Outpost's proposal to advance Starweave under the agency's Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO).

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2026-08-04T01:51:52.760038-07:00

Moon Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Debris & Traffic Management NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions

By SpaceNews.com: With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is working with NASA on ways to prevent similar collisions in the future.

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2026-08-03T19:15:10.391377-07:00

SpaceX’s Starfall program validates—and intensifies competition in—the commercial reentry market

Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry

Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus

ESA Astronaut Completes Third Test of EuroSuit Prototype Aboard ISS

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company

SpaceX earnings live updates: First report since IPO, Starlink and AI in focus

Options market braces for $225 billion swing in SpaceX's value as earnings loom

Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company

NASA Selects Lunar Outpost to Advance its 'Starweave' Autonomous Robotic Swarm Software

NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions

Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry

Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus

SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups

ESA Astronaut Completes Third Test of EuroSuit Prototype Aboard ISS

Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company

NASA Selects Lunar Outpost to Advance its 'Starweave' Autonomous Robotic Swarm Software

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SpaceX faces first earnings test as insider lockups expire and short interest reaches $23.6 billion

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