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Bloomberg • Loren Grush

SpaceX seeks approval to conduct 456 Starship launches and landings a year from Starbase

SpaceX is proposing to scale up Starship operations at its Starbase facility in South Texas to 456 launches and landings annually. The plan is under U.S. government review, including a request for FAA approval, and would mark a major increase in the site’s planned flight activity.

Also: Seeking Alpha

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2026-10-13T09:05:35.737033-07:00

ESA Space Exploration & Science Missions

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Universe Today • David Dickinson

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

By Universe Today: In just one more month, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission will make history. Moving at 12 kilometers per second versus Earth, the mission is about to rendezvous with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair.

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2026-10-13T08:55:02.306557-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

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Space.com • Elizabeth Howell

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

By Space.com: Reentry provider Varda Space Industries is currently flying two spacecraft in Earth orbit and has eight more missions planned in the next year.

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2026-10-13T09:05:43.029667-07:00

ISS Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX launched 27 of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 12), the first such mission for a Falcon 9 rocket since Sept. 19.

SpaceNews.com

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station

Also: NASA, Washington Post, Seeking Alpha, CBS News, Forbes and 3 more

13 Sources

2026-10-12T20:25:37.483278-07:00

ISS Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station on Oct. 13, the second Dragon mission to the station in less than two weeks.

Space.com

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station

Also: NASA, Washington Post, Seeking Alpha, CBS News, Forbes and 3 more

13 Sources

2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00

Blue Origin Commercial Space

The Atlantic

The Atlantic’s November Cover: Josh Tyrangiel Profiles Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on Their Race to Control Outer Space—And Measures Who Is Ahead

By The Atlantic: “They may be the only ones who can check the other’s power.”.

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2026-10-13T05:56:32.915223-07:00

Commercial Space

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Robert Ihnatisin, Orbital Matter

By Payload: As an expert in 3D printing for terrestrial applications, Robert Ihnatisin was surprised by how slow the in-orbit manufacturing industry was progressing.

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2026-10-13T06:06:06.713217-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

By Payload: “That's where I realized we're stuck at a 1980s standard: still shielding spacecraft with aluminum, and rad-hardened electronics too expensive to build at the scale this economy demands,” Hunain told Payload.

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2026-10-13T06:06:06.546741-07:00

SpaceX seeks approval to conduct 456 Starship launches and landings a year from Starbase

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station

The Atlantic’s November Cover: Josh Tyrangiel Profiles Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on Their Race to Control Outer Space—And Measures Who Is Ahead

Robert Ihnatisin, Orbital Matter

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

SpaceX Plan to Launch 456 Starships a Year in Texas Under Review

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

In Space, No One Can Hear Your Data Center Scream

Robert Ihnatisin, Orbital Matter

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

Bernstein downgrades AT&T on SpaceX foray into wireless

Balerion Surpasses $200M Goal for Fund II

In Space, No One Can Hear Your Data Center Scream

Tiny Gold Nanogaps Could Crack the Chirality Puzzle

Voskhod 1 launches the first multi-person crew into space, without spacesuits

Blue Origin targets year-end New Glenn return as LC-36 rebuild advances

Musk pledges affordable Starlink pricing in India as Reliance Jio’s $106 billion IPO approaches

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