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Reuters • Joey Roulette

FAA closes review of SpaceX Starship booster return failure, clearing next test flight from Texas

The FAA has closed its review into a SpaceX Starship booster return failure from a May flight test. The decision clears the way for SpaceX to conduct the rocket’s next test flight from Texas as soon as this week.

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2026-07-13T07:45:06.737977-07:00
Space Force   Defense Budgets & Spending   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Defense & Militarization   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Space tag: Jackal, Puma spacecraft to chase each other Victus Haze demo

By Breaking Defense: The Space Force's TacRS program has at least three more Victus demonstration projects in the works, with a total of $300 million requested from fiscal 2027 to 2031.

2026-07-13T08:16:13.069667-07:00
ISS   Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

ITU refuses Australia's request for Optus 11 deployment extension, says buying untested satellite design was a known risk

By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — International Telecommunication Union (ITU) regulators, demonstrating a harder line in granting satellite deployment deadline extension, refused Australia’s request for a two-year extension to deploy the Optus 11 satellite at 160 degrees east in geostationary orbit.

2026-07-13T08:13:58.710310-07:00
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SpaceNews.com

Accel and Prosus backed QOSMIC raises $3.33 Million to Build Optical Ground Stations for the Orbital Data Economy

By SpaceNews.com: BENGALURU, India / July 15, 2026 — QOSMIC has raised $3.33 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Prosus, with participation from South Park Commons, ARTPARK, and angel investor Manish Jain, to build optical ground stations: the laser-based ground infrastructure that brings data down from the orbital economy.

2026-07-13T08:28:50.427429-07:00