SEP 2
1 ITEM
U.S. Space Command HQ to move to Alabama
President Trump announced that U.S. Space Command headquarters will relocate from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. The move may bolster regional aerospace investment, potentiall...
WESA
Politics
AUG 29
1 ITEM
Musk confirms Starship’s orange hue from test tile oxidation, not heatshield damage
Elon Musk confirmed speculation on X that Starship’s orange appearance during landing resulted from rapid oxidation of metallic test heat shield tiles, not surface coatings. He ...
AUG 28
6 ITEMS
SpaceX unveils Starship roadmap through V4 with >200t payload capacity
Elon Musk released updated specifications showing Starship’s evolution from V1 (~15t payload in 2023/24) to a projected V4 capable of lifting over 200t to orbit. Booster thrust ...
Rocket Lab unveils first launch site for reusable Neutron rocket at Wallops
Rocket Lab, joined by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, inaugurated Launch Complex 3 (Pad 0‑D) at Wallops Island: the first launch facility designed for the Neutron reusable roc...
VIRGINIA
Launch
Rocket Lab
Blue Origin again defers New Shepard suborbital flight due to avionics issues
Blue Origin postponed its NS‑35 New Shepard mission, which would have carried its 200th payload and scientific experiments, because of a persistent booster avionics glitch. The ...
SPACE
Blue Origin
Falcon 9 booster completes record-breaking 30th flight with Starlink payload
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster B1067 set a new reusability record by flying for the 30th time, launching 23 Starlink v2 mini satellites from Cape Canaveral and landing on the dronesh...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
Launch
SpaceX
Taiwan Space Agency unveils $81 million LEO satellite manufacturing program
Taiwan’s space agency has launched an $81 million initiative focused on communications satellite production to bolster local industry and strengthen its role in global LEO satel...
DIGITIMES
Politics
Firefly Aerospace gets FAA approval to resume Alpha rocket testing
Firefly Aerospace has secured FAA approval to restart flight testing of its Alpha rocket after a ground-based mishap in May. Investigations found that the flight safety system r...
ORBITALTODAY
Firefly Aerospace
Regulatory
AUG 27
1 ITEM
SpaceX Starship Flight 10: Comeback Mission Validates V3 Starlink Deployment
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 10 delivered a major breakthrough. On August 26, Booster 16 and Ship 37 lifted off from Starbase and executed all primary objectives: ascent, hot-stage ...
AUG 26
1 ITEM
AST SpaceMobile stock surges on rollout roadmap and AT&T/EchoStar spectrum news
ASTS rose nearly 9% after the company reiterated plans to deploy 45–60 satellites by 2026 and confirmed that the BlueBird test satellites are already operational in LEO. Investo...
AINVEST
AST Spacemobile
DTC
EchoStar
