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SpaceX targets another 29-satellite Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX targets another 29-satellite Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral

Spaceflight Now listed a May 1 Falcon 9 launch carrying 29 Starlink satellites.
The launch site was pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The mission continues SpaceX’s high-frequency Starlink deployment model.
The broader significance lies in treating low Earth orbit as communications infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX sends ViaSat-3 F3 to orbit on Falcon Heavy’s 12th flight

SpaceX sends ViaSat-3 F3 to orbit on Falcon Heavy’s 12th flight

Falcon Heavy launched ViaSat-3 F3 from Kennedy Space Center on April 29, 2026.
The upper stage used a three-burn, roughly five-hour profile to reach geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Both side boosters landed successfully, including one at a newer landing site.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX’s 51st Falcon 9 Launch of 2026 Shows the Company’s Pace Is Still a Story in Itself

SpaceX’s 51st Falcon 9 Launch of 2026 Shows the Company’s Pace Is Still a Story in Itself

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The mission, Starlink 17-36, was the company’s 51st Falcon 9 launch of 2026.
The launch cadence itself is becoming one of the most important stories in commercial space.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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Elon Musk Will Earn a Company Bonus if He Drops a Million Colonists on Mars

SpaceX tied Elon Musk’s next bonus to a trillion-dollar valuation and a million-person Mars colony

SpaceX reportedly tied a large Musk equity award to a $7.5 trillion valuation and a million-person Mars colony.
Additional share awards would depend on separate valuation milestones and space-based data-center goals.
The package turns Musk’s long-term Mars vision into an explicit corporate compensation target.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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A spent Falcon 9 stage is now on course for the moon, reviving the space junk debate

Astronomer Bill Gray predicts a spent Falcon 9 upper stage will hit the moon on August 5, 2026.
The object launched in early 2025 with Firefly’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Hakuto-R missions.
The impact poses no known danger but may create a scientifically interesting new crater.
The episode highlights weak disposal norms for debris operating in the Earth-moon system.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via livescience.com

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Falcon 9 rocket stage projected to impact moon’s near side in August

Falcon 9 Upper Stage Is Now on Course to Hit the Moon in August

A spent Falcon 9 upper stage is projected to impact the moon on August 5, 2026.
The object launched Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and ispace’s Hakuto-R Resilience in January 2025.
Astronomers tracked the stage through more than 1,000 observations and expect refinements to the impact estimate.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via spacenews.com

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SpaceX Prepares Second Falcon Heavy Attempt for ViaSat-3 Finale After Weather Scrub

SpaceX Prepares Second Falcon Heavy Attempt for ViaSat-3 Finale After Weather Scrub

SpaceX is targeting April 29 for a second Falcon Heavy launch attempt after a weather scrub.
The mission would deploy ViaSat-3 F3, the third and final satellite in the ViaSat-3 series.
Viasat says the network will support increasingly capable in-flight connectivity, including 4K streaming.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX prepares Falcon Heavy return with ViaSat-3 Flight 3 launch

SpaceX prepares Falcon Heavy return with ViaSat-3 Flight 3 launch

SpaceX is preparing its first Falcon Heavy launch in more than a year and a half.
The mission will carry the final ViaSat-3 communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The two side boosters are planned to land at separate Cape Canaveral landing zones.
For Viasat, the launch completes a satellite program that has taken more than a decade to build.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX lines up its 50th Falcon 9 mission of 2026 with another 25-satellite Starlink launch

SpaceX lines up its 50th Falcon 9 mission of 2026 with another 25-satellite Starlink launch

SpaceX scheduled its 50th Falcon 9 mission of 2026 for April 26 from Vandenberg.
The rocket was set to deploy 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites.
Booster B1088 was assigned to its 15th flight and another droneship landing attempt.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo

SpaceX Wins U.S. Military Contract to Test Satellite Crosslinks for MILNET

SpaceX received a $57 million Space Force contract for a Link-182 demo.
The test supports MILNET, a planned Starshield communications constellation.
The work is tied to future missile-defense networking needs, including Golden Dome requirements.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 25, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Space Force tasks a dozen companies for Golden Dome space-based interceptors - Breaking Defense

Space Force Awards Golden Dome Interceptor Work to 12 Companies

The Space Force disclosed 20 contracts totaling up to $3.2 billion.
Twelve companies were selected for space-based interceptor work.
The service says it aims to demonstrate an initial capability in 2028.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Compilation of four astronaut portraits that make up NASA's SpaceX Crew-13

NASA names Crew-13 astronauts and moves mission earlier to increase station rotation tempo

NASA named a four-person international crew for the next station rotation mission.
Crew-13 now targets no earlier than mid-September 2026.
Jessica Watkins is set to become the first NASA astronaut to fly on Dragon twice.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via nasa.gov

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SpaceX Plans 25-Satellite Starlink Launch From Vandenberg

SpaceX Plans 25-Satellite Starlink Launch From Vandenberg

SpaceX scheduled Starlink 17-14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The mission would carry 25 broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.
Falcon 9 booster B1100 was assigned to its fifth flight.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX Launches Final GPS III Satellite for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX Launches Final GPS III Satellite for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launched GPS III-8 from Cape Canaveral on April 21, 2026.
The satellite is the final spacecraft in the GPS III block.
Falcon 9 booster B1095 landed after its seventh flight.
The Space Force is preparing to move toward GPS IIIF satellites.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launches final GPS 3 satellite, closing a major Space Force upgrade cycle

Falcon 9 launched GPS 3 SV-10 from Cape Canaveral on April 21, 2026.
SV-10 is the tenth and final Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 satellite.
The spacecraft includes an optical communications demo and an advanced atomic clock demonstration.
It is the fourth consecutive GPS mission reassigned from ULA to SpaceX.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via spacenews.com

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SpaceX lines up a Starlink launch that could deliver Falcon’s 600th booster landing

SpaceX lines up a Starlink launch that could deliver Falcon’s 600th booster landing

SpaceX is scheduled to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Booster B1097 is set for its seventh flight and a landing attempt on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You.
A successful recovery would mark the 600th Falcon booster landing and the 191st on that droneship.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars

Europe’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover finally secures a launch on Falcon Heavy

NASA confirmed SpaceX will launch ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover on Falcon Heavy.
The mission has moved across multiple rockets and partnerships over decades.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced another major restructuring of ExoMars.
A late-2028 launch target gives Europe’s rover program a concrete timeline again.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX

Starlink Outage Disrupted Navy Drone Tests, Highlighting a Strategic Dependency

A global Starlink outage reportedly halted a Navy unmanned vessel test for almost an hour.
The episode highlighted the Pentagon’s reliance on SpaceX for low-earth-orbit communications.
The report raises questions about redundancy in future autonomous military systems.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Vulcan woes will "absolutely" be a factor in Pentagon's next rocket competition

Space Force Reconsiders Launch Assignments as Vulcan Delays Mount

Repeated Vulcan anomalies are now affecting Pentagon procurement thinking.
The Space Force says launch readiness will weigh heavily in future assignments.
SpaceX could pick up more military launches if Vulcan remains grounded.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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SpaceX Targets Late-Night West Coast Starlink Launch With Veteran Falcon 9 Booster

SpaceX Targets Late-Night West Coast Starlink Launch With Veteran Falcon 9 Booster

SpaceX plans to launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg.
The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 is scheduled for its 21st flight.
The mission highlights the company’s high-cadence, reusable launch model.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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