SpaceX hits 100 orbital launches in 2026 with no sign of slowing
SpaceX completed its 100th orbital mission of 2026 in late August, having also placed its 2,000th Starlink satellite of the year into orbit …
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SpaceX Hits 2,000 Starlink Satellites Launched in 2026 Alone
SpaceX has placed its 2,000th Starlink satellite of the year into orbit, capping a stretch of back-to-back missions that highlight the sheer…
Rocket Lab's Neutron Rocket Likely Pushed to 2027
Rocket Lab has signaled to investors that a 2026 debut for its Neutron medium-lift rocket is increasingly unlikely. Yet Kepler Communication…
SpaceX fires off back-to-back Starlink missions in under 48 hours
With its 72nd and 73rd Starlink flights of the year launched within 48 hours from two separate pads, SpaceX is sustaining a launch tempo tha…
Poland pledges $745 million to back Europe's IRIS² satellite network
Poland has formally agreed to invest $745 million in the EU's IRIS² multi-orbit satellite internet constellation, signalling a strategic shi…
SpaceX Keeps Flying as Starship Flight 13 Awaits Its Next Window
SpaceX logged its 85th Falcon 9 launch of the year from Vandenberg while crews worked to reschedule Starship Flight 13 following a late abor…
SpaceX keeps launching while Starship awaits its next attempt
SpaceX's 85th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 carried 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, while teams at Boca Chica work toward…
SpaceX juggles Crew-13 countdown and a landmark stock market debut
SpaceX is navigating two major milestones at once: a crewed Dragon flight to the International Space Station slated for August, and a highly…
Starship Flight 13: T-0 abort, safety systems perform as designed
Starship Flight 13 aborted automatically at T-0 on July 16, 2026 at Starbase, Texas. Several Raptor engines failed to start, triggering a sa…
Starship Flight 13 may close the book on suborbital testing
SpaceX's thirteenth Starship-Super Heavy flight carries an operational payload for the first time — a batch of Starlink V3 satellites — whil…
Starship Flight 13: fixes, Starlink satellites, and the next step
SpaceX is readying Starship for its thirteenth test flight as early as July 16, aiming to address issues from the previous attempt while dep…
SpaceX hits 600 reused Falcon booster flights in a record week
Between July 10 and 13, 2026, SpaceX conducted three separate Starlink missions from two launch sites, including a milestone flight marking …
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