Event   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceQ • Marc Boucher

SpaceX targets May 21 Starship Flight 12 with Starship V3 hardware, Raptor 3 engines and Pad 2 debut

SpaceX is preparing Starship Flight 12 for a May 21 launch, with stacked Starship and Super Heavy at the new Starbase Pad 2. The test debuts V3 redesign architecture and introduces Raptor 3 engines, with a first payload deployment test planned. The company says it has completed major fueling work ahead of liftoff.

Also: Bloomberg, The Independent and 4 more
2026-05-20T04:45:30.703693-07:00
AI   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Rachel Metz

Anthropic to Pay SpaceX Nearly $45 Billion for Computing Deal

By Bloomberg: Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly $45 billion over the next three years for computing resources as part of an expanded deal to support its Claude artificial intelligence software, according to a securities filing.

Also: Axios and interestingengineering.com
2026-05-20T15:09:34.985126-07:00
Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
Business Wire • Voyager Media Contact

Voyager Awarded Subcontract by Redwire for DARPA Mission

By Business Wire: Company’s precision acceleration system to support first air-breathing spacecraft DENVER--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) was awarded a subcontract by Redwire (NYSE: RDW), the prime contractor for the DARPA Otter program, to supply its high-precision Acceleration Measurement System (AMS).

2026-05-20T11:32:24.891056-07:00
JWST   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
mynorthwest.com • Marcia Dunn

Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be an original, study shows

By mynorthwest.com: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune’s far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet’s original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash,.

Also: CNN
2026-05-20T11:09:52.842855-07:00