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NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

SpaceX advances Starbase infrastructure as Flight 14 hardware moves toward the pad

SpaceX continues expanding assembly, test and launch infrastructure at Starbase as hardware for the company’s 14th flight moves toward the launch pad. The activity signals ongoing preparation for the next vehicle test while construction and operational capabilities develop in parallel.

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2026-09-06T11:53:58.638477-07:00

NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance Cape Canaveral Launch Complexes Toward First Flights

By NASA Spaceflight: Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights.

NASA Spaceflight

Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights

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2026-09-05T14:35:09.456585-07:00

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Space.com • Elizabeth Howell

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

By Space.com: NASA's Deep Space Network has added a new antenna in California to boost communications capacity as more missions strain the network.

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2026-09-06T03:05:00.877973-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch

By SpaceNews.com: Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket reached orbit Sept. 5 on the rocket’s second flight, the first successful orbital launch from Western Europe.

Runway Girl

Germany's Isar Aerospace makes launch history in Europe

SpaceWatch Global

Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit: First Commercial European Company to Deploy Satellites

Also: politico.eu, European Spaceflight, Ars Technica, douglasmmessier.substack.com, smallsatnews.com, The Verge, defence-industry.eu, Seeking Alpha, Euronews, spacevoyaging.com, isaraerospace.com, The Guardian, satnews.com and sirotinintelligence.com

35 Sources

2026-09-05T14:05:20.648071-07:00

Satellite Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Paula Doenecke

German Startup Isar’s Rocket Lifts Off on European Space Mission

By Bloomberg: An Isar Aerospace rocket blasted off from a launchpad in Norway and delivered a payload of satellites into orbit, marking a key step in Europe’s efforts to compete with US companies for commercial space missions.

Reuters

German space rocket reaches orbit in Europe's first commercial launch

ESA

Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe

Also: CNA

12 Sources

2026-09-05T13:34:55.850409-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

BREAKING: Isar Aerospace Launches Spectrum Flight 2 Today, First Mission With Payloads

By SpaceWatch Global: Isar Aerospace flies the second mission of its Spectrum launch vehicle tonight from Andøya, Norway.

Space.com

Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil

NASA Spaceflight

Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket after months of delays

Also: Times of India, Hindustan Times and freepressjournal.in

9 Sources

2026-09-05T04:50:21.177517-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Katalyst Space nears end of attempted Swift reboost mission

By SpaceNews.com: Katalyst Space is wrapping up operations of a spacecraft intended to reboost a NASA spacecraft but which instead became a satellite servicing tech demo.

2 Sources

2026-09-05T09:05:26.298551-07:00

Blue Origin Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin

Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape

By NASA Spaceflight: Blue Origin is expanding its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral footprint on multiple fronts, from a new Merritt Island test site and Rocket Park production buildings to the rebuild of Launch Complex 36 and early work on nearby processing facilities.

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2026-09-04T13:50:26.896017-07:00

SpaceX advances Starbase infrastructure as Flight 14 hardware moves toward the pad

Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance Cape Canaveral Launch Complexes Toward First Flights

Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch

Germany's Isar Aerospace makes launch history in Europe

Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit: First Commercial European Company to Deploy Satellites

German Startup Isar’s Rocket Lifts Off on European Space Mission

German space rocket reaches orbit in Europe's first commercial launch

Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe

BREAKING: Isar Aerospace Launches Spectrum Flight 2 Today, First Mission With Payloads

Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil

Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket after months of delays

Katalyst Space nears end of attempted Swift reboost mission

Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape

Starbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch

Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance Cape Canaveral Launch Complexes Toward First Flights

German Startup Isar’s Rocket Lifts Off on European Space Mission

Katalyst Space nears end of attempted Swift reboost mission

France Downplays SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Decision to Skip Controversial Macron-Organized Space Summit

Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war, report says

Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt

Franco-German NewSpace to Brussels: Buy, Don't Regulate

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum reaches orbit from Norway, marking Europe’s first successful commercial orbital launch

Satellite activity spans ISRO’s EOS-05 launch, SES’s final O3b mPOWER spacecraft and Europe’s lunar rover mission

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch, advancing Europe’s independent satellite-launch ambitions

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum reaches orbit on second launch, marking first orbital success from European soil

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