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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX set to acquire 130,000 acres of southern Louisiana marshland for launch site

SpaceX is preparing to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana, a move that would create a substantial new launch-site footprint. The location is described as offering several significant advantages, potentially expanding the company’s launch infrastructure and operational options.

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2026-08-03T07:44:39.024775-07:00

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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

By Bloomberg: Many wonder whether a merger is ahead Expand Elon Musk during a video interview in May at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv.

CNBC

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

Axios

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Also: Yahoo Finance, keeptrack.space, Economic Times, Seeking Alpha, MarketWatch, Fortune and 3 more

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2026-08-03T04:15:18.832523-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Planet Acquires Berlin Innovation Campus Space to Set up its First European Production Facility

By SpaceWatch Global: Planet acquires space at the BERLIN DECKS innovation campus as it expands its headquarters to include its first production facility in Europe.

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2026-08-03T03:50:07.426075-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

University of Warwick Astronomers Detect Tiny, Previously Undocumented Debris in Geosynchronous Orbit

By SpaceWatch Global: Astronomers have uncovered some of the faintest debris in geo orbit ever observed, obtaining valuable data for characterizing their behavior.

2 Sources

2026-08-03T03:50:08.475495-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Platform Joshua Faleti

Outlier Space Raises US$7.35m to Develop a Commercial Microgravity Research and Return Platform

By SpaceWatch Global: Outlier Space has completed a successful pre-seed round, raising US$7m to develop a commercial microgravity payload capsule.

1 Source

2026-08-03T03:50:08.142718-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Guest Author

Earth Observation’s “Dual-Use” Promise Is a Cost Function, Not an Opportunity

By SpaceWatch Global: Earth observation companies pitch 'dual-use' as optionality, a second market stacked on the climate business. It is a cost function, not an opportunity: one capability the state can place on either side of a line it controls, and when the line is drawn the commercial buyer is the one moved to the back.

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2026-08-03T01:14:26.855200-07:00

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Bloomberg • Reshmi Basu

EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Files for Bankruptcy as Debt Falls Due

By Bloomberg: Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying intensifying competition was undermining its core broadband business.

Also: Seeking Alpha

2 Sources

2026-08-03T00:14:38.321534-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Elizabeth Howell

Rocket issue delays 1st orbital rocket launch from the UK

By Space.com: While testing a rocket on the launch pad at the U.K.'s SaxaVord Spaceport, RFA found 'an issue with the vehicle that requires further investigation.'.

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2026-08-02T04:31:41.194267-07:00

SpaceX set to acquire 130,000 acres of southern Louisiana marshland for launch site

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

SpaceX is testing market gravity

Planet Acquires Berlin Innovation Campus Space to Set up its First European Production Facility

University of Warwick Astronomers Detect Tiny, Previously Undocumented Debris in Geosynchronous Orbit

Outlier Space Raises US$7.35m to Develop a Commercial Microgravity Research and Return Platform

Earth Observation’s “Dual-Use” Promise Is a Cost Function, Not an Opportunity

EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Files for Bankruptcy as Debt Falls Due

Rocket issue delays 1st orbital rocket launch from the UK

SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

Outlier Space Raises US$7.35m to Develop a Commercial Microgravity Research and Return Platform

University of Warwick Astronomers Detect Tiny, Previously Undocumented Debris in Geosynchronous Orbit

Planet Acquires Berlin Innovation Campus Space to Set up its First European Production Facility

Earth Observation’s “Dual-Use” Promise Is a Cost Function, Not an Opportunity

Jefferies Analyst Calls Out ‘Simple-Minded’ Criticism of SpaceX’s Governance

Boeing's Starliner set for potential 2026 cargo run to ISS

Engineers Develop Plan to Rescue Satellite Supporting NASA’s Swift Mission

Space Force awards K2 Space $22.9 million for laser communications demonstration

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