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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA plans three additional CLPS lunar missions, including an orbiter to replace LRO

NASA expects to award three more lunar task orders through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program this year. The planned missions include an orbiter intended to replace the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, extending the agency’s lunar observation capabilities as commercial providers take on more exploration work.

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2026-08-15T17:06:13.055030-07:00

Blue Origin Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin

Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral

By NASA Spaceflight: As Blue Origin continues restoring its primary launch pad at LC-36A, the company has released new renders of a second launch complex designed to support its larger New Glenn 9×4 variant.

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2026-08-15T16:05:08.529142-07:00

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Bloomberg • Bloomberg News

Zelenskyy Claims Ukraine Struck Russian Space Facility in Samara

By Bloomberg: Ukraine said it attacked a production unit of the Roscosmos space agency as it continued strikes at military and related infrastructure deep within Russia.

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

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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

AI M&A Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Reuters • Akash Sriram, Suzanne McGee

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

By Reuters: Alphabet's early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold, with the Google parent disclosing a stake worth about $94 billion at the end of June, up from a $900 million investment in Elon Musk's rocket company in 2015.

Bloomberg

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

Financial Times

Nvidia discloses $21bn stake in SpaceX

Also: CNA, Seeking Alpha, Economic Times and 7 more

15 Sources

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

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

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.

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

NASA plans three additional CLPS lunar missions, including an orbiter to replace LRO

Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral

Zelenskyy Claims Ukraine Struck Russian Space Facility in Samara

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

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

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

Wallops gears up for an increase in launches

Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight

Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders

Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral

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

Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan

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

Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

Orbital Data Centers Raise Urgent Questions About Traffic Rules in Sun-Synchronous Orbits

SpaceX rallies past first IPO lockup expiry as $60 billion Cursor deal advances

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

SpaceX completes $60 billion Cursor acquisition as Alphabet’s stake rises to $94 billion

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