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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.

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

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

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

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