1. Rocket Lab Targets HASTE Hypersonic Mission "That’s Not A Knife"

    Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch its next HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission, titled "That’s Not A Knife," for the Defense Innovation Unit. The mission is targeted for NET Feb 25 from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops. This...
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  2. “Golden Dome” Funding Details Hit the Public Record, Including Explicit Space-based Allocations

    Defense One reported from an unclassified Pentagon allocation plan for $151B in reconciliation funding, with $24.4B+ allocated to Golden Dome missile defense and $13.8B tied to Space Force elements, alongside explicit space-related components (sen...
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  3. Microsoft Partners with Starlink to Connect Rural Communities; Kenya is the First Named Deployment

    Microsoft has announced a strategic collaboration with Starlink to provide connectivity to rural, agricultural, and hard-to-reach communities, with Kenya serving as the primary launchpad. In Kenya, Microsoft is working alongside Mawingu Networks t...
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  4. SpaceX Lays Out Starlink Direct to Cell Scale and the "Gen2" Broadband Path

    SpaceX revealed at the ITU’s Direct-to-Device session that Starlink Direct to Cell (D2C) is already operating at a meaningful scale, boasting over 13 million connected users across 12 countries, supported by approximately 650 D2C-enabled satellite...
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  5. China’s Shenlong Space Plane Conducts 4th Orbital Mission

    China’s highly classified Shenlong robotic space plane is currently executing its 4th orbital mission. U.S. Space Force analysts are monitoring the vehicle as it is believed to be testing rendezvous and proximity operations (RPOs) with deployed sa...
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  6. Musk: Starlink Price Cuts are About Affordability, not Kuiper

    Elon Musk said Starlink’s recent price cuts have “nothing to do with Kuiper,” arguing they’re aimed at making the service more affordable and accelerating adoption, especially across emerging markets.We read this as a deliberate installed-base exp...
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  7. SpaceX Sets New Reuse Record with 33rd Flight of a Single Booster

    SpaceX set a new milestone in rapid reusability, flying a Falcon 9 booster for the 33rd time, while another reached its 31st flight on the same day during dual Starlink missions. Both boosters were successfully recovered on drone ships, continuing...
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  8. Artemis II Launch Slips to April 2026 Following Fueling Test Issues

    NASA flagged a new upper-stage helium pressurization/flow issue discovered during pad operations, prompting troubleshooting and a rollback posture that pushes Artemis II to no earlier than April 2026. This comes after earlier progress on hydrogen ...
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  9. Saudi HUMAIN says it invested $3B into xAI pre-merger; stake converts into SpaceX

    Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN (linked to PIF) said it made a $3B investment into xAI’s Series E shortly before xAI was acquired by SpaceX, meaning the position converted into SpaceX equity through the transaction. The capital injection builds on an existi...
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  10. Starbase expansion advances with wetlands permit and annexation proposal

    SpaceX received U.S. Army Corps approval to fill roughly 17 acres of wetlands near Boca Chica to support additional Starbase site development, with offsets routed through mitigation credits (including SpaceX’s Rockhands Mitigation Bank). Separatel...
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