OCT 16
4 ITEMS
Falcon 9 Lands Successfully for Its 500th Time
SpaceX completed the 500th landing of a Falcon 9 first stage following a successful mission from Cape Canaveral carrying Starlink satellites. The milestone was confirmed by offi...
NBC Reporter Streams From 30,000 Feet Using Starlink In-Flight
BC’s Tom Costello conducted a live broadcast aboard a United Airlines Boeing jet, testing SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi at 30,000 feet. He streamed, FaceTimed, and uploaded ...
Vast’s Haven‑1 Private Space Station Gains Traction for 2026 Launch
Space startup Vast is preparing to launch Haven‑1, a private space station module, in 2026 using a Falcon 9. Weighing approximately 14,000 kg, it would become the largest payloa...
SPACE
Space Stations
Vast
SpaceX Launches Second Batch of SDA Tranche 1 Transport Satellites
SpaceX launched 21 Lockheed‑built satellites for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer, following an earlier York‑built batch. The SDA aims to orbit 128...
SATELLITETODAY
Launch
Military
SpaceX
Lockheed Martin
OCT 15
3 ITEMS
Germany and France Seal Deal on Satellite Early Warning System Odin’s Eye
Germany and France signed an implementation pact on Oct 15 for the “Odin’s Eye” satellite early warning architecture meant to rapidly detect missile launches from space. The agr...
REUTERS
Defense
Europe
Space Situational Awareness
U.S. Army Announces New Funding Focused on Space Capabilities
At the AUSA expo, the U.S. Army disclosed enhanced budget lines and organizational focus on space as a “connective tissue” for future combat. Brig. Gen. Donald Brooks noted that...
NATIONALDEFENSEMAGAZINE
Military
U.S. Allows SpaceX to Double Launch Cadence at Vandenberg
The U.S. Air Force signed a record of decision allowing SpaceX to increase launch capacity at Vandenberg from ~50 Falcon 9 missions per year to as many as 100 launches (Falcon 9...
AVIATIONWEEK
Launch
SpaceX
OCT 14
2 ITEMS
Jared Isaacman in Talks to Reenter NASA Leadership Role
Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut and known ally of Elon Musk, held meetings with acting NASA leadership about reinstatement as a NASA administrator nomination. Isaacman previ...
REUTERS
NASA
Regulatory
K2 Space Books Multi‑Orbit Satellite Launch With SpaceX
K2 Space announced its 2027 “Trinity” mission with SpaceX, which will deploy three satellites across low, medium, and geostationary Earth orbits on a single Falcon 9. The demons...
SATELLITETODAY
K2 Space
OCT 13
1 ITEM
SpaceX Launches 24 Kuiper Satellites After Weather Delays
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites aboard a Falcon 9 following multiple weather‑related delays. The deployment expands Kuiper’s constellation capacity and ...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
Amazon Kuiper
Broadband
SpaceX
