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Last Updated: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, 3:17 AM PDT

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Reuters

Musk's Starlink service back up after brief outage affects thousands of users

By Reuters: Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink was back online for most users after a brief outage on Monday, according to tracking website Downdetector.com.

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2025-09-14T22:42:54.379765-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Vast backs new NASA commercial space station strategy

By SpaceNews.com: The chief executive of commercial space station developer Vast says he supports NASA’s revised approach to supporting development of such stations.

2025-09-14T13:37:26.405629-07:00
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Reuters • Joey Roulette

Apex Space raises $200M, hits $1B valuation as Pentagon demand for space-defense systems surges

By Reuters: Apex Space, one of a growing number of U.S. startups building a speedy production line of spacecraft platforms, closed a $200 million funding round on Friday that brought its valuation to $1 billion as the Pentagon signals enormous demand for defense systems in space.

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2025-09-14T01:21:15.050085-07:00
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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

By Spaceflight Now: Update Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed successful deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX kicked off the weekend preparing for its latest Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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2025-09-13T06:09:34.447121-07:00