Space News reports, “Blue Origin disclosed new details about its plans to not only rebuild but also expand its Florida launch site for a larger version of New Glenn.”
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SpaceX Caps Starlink Double Header With 24-Satellite California Launch
SPACE reports SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink global internet satellite constellation to orbit from “from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 12, at 12:46 p.m. EDT (0346 GMT; 9:46 p.m. local time). The mission, Starlink Group 17-49, carried 24 of the broadband spacecraft to low Earth orbit (LEO) to join SpaceX’s growing constellation of more than 10,000 satellites.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California
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Firefly Targets Late 2026 Debut for Upgraded Alpha Rocket
Spaceflight Now reports during an investor earnings call on Tuesday, Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim said the company now expects to fly a total of three Alpha rockets this year.
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Rocket Lab Unveils Mobile ‘GHOST’ System for Flexible Launch Operations
SPACE reports, “Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called ‘GHOST,'” which packages everything “within standard shipping containers.”
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LandSpace Targets Historic Zhuque-3 Booster Landing Attempt
SPACE reports the Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for its second attempt to catch an orbital rocket. Liftoff, and landing, are targeted for “around 7:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 10 (23:45 GMT, or 7:45 a.m. Beijing time, Aug. 11).”
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Blue Origin Identifies BE-4 Valve as Cause of New Glenn Test Explosion
Space News reports, “Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine, an issue that could also affect United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.”
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SpaceX’s Starlink Growth Tightens Access to Falcon 9 Launches
Reuters reports, “SpaceX is increasingly reserving space on its rockets to launch its own Starlink satellites, crowding out rival space companies that have long depended on Elon Musk’s company to get their payloads into orbit.”
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SpaceX Marks 90th Orbital Mission of the Year with Starlink Launch
The Starlink 17-52 mission is SpaceX’s 90th orbital launch of the year so far. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 8:08 p.m….
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Rocket Lab to Add Alaska Launch Site for National Security Missions
Space News reports, “Rocket Lab will establish a new launch site in Alaska under a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract for up to 18 suborbital missions, expanding the company’s role in military launch services as the Pentagon seeks more capacity for weapons testing.”
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SpaceX Halts New Commercial Rideshare Reservations Beyond 2028 as Launch Schedule Fills
SatNews reports, “SpaceX has stopped accepting new commercial launch bookings for both its Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) Transporter series and mid-inclination Bandwagon missions beyond late 2028.”
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