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Amazon Leo now has 331 production satellites overhead and must hit half of its constellation by July 30 to keep its FCC license

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

Starliner-1 just pivoted to a cargo-only mission no earlier than April 2026, ending its planned four-astronaut crew flight

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

SpaceX’s Starship V3 deployed 20 mock Starlinks then tumbled into the Indian Ocean on its 12th test flight

By Cassian Holt

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SpaceX’s S-1 prospectus puts its IPO roadshow on June 4 — ticker SPCX set to begin trading as early as June 12 even with Starship’s V3 still grounded

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

The FAA is still grounding Starship while SpaceX hunts down what killed the Super Heavy booster on Flight 12 — Raptor 3 engines at the center of the probe

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

SpaceX just flew its 50th Starlink mission of 2026 — a Falcon 9 putting 24 more satellites into orbit from Vandenberg on Saturday morning

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

ULA’s Atlas V finally launched Amazon Leo 7 on Friday from Cape Canaveral — 29 satellites going up, tying the heaviest payload the rocket has ever flown

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

The FAA is still grounding Starship while SpaceX hunts down what killed Booster 19 during Flight 12’s hard landing in the Gulf

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

The U.S. Space Force just handed SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to put eyes in low orbit hunting hypersonic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

Researchers just showed solar storms could cut satellite comms and trigger a collision in less than three days — a new Kessler-style scenario no operator plans for

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

Starlink satellites just logged 144,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in six months — every 1.8 minutes a SpaceX spacecraft has to dodge something else in orbit

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

SpaceX just hit its 50th Starlink mission of the year before Memorial Day — more launches in five months than most countries manage in a decade

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers just beamed back twin 360° panoramas taken 2,345 miles apart on Mars — two sides of the Red Planet sharper than ever before

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

A new Chinese orbital servicer just refueled a live satellite for the first time — a docking trick that could keep aging spacecraft alive for years

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

A ULA Atlas V just hauled 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites into orbit last night — tying the heaviest payload the rocket has ever flown

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

A SpaceX Falcon 9 just lofted 29 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Friday night — twelve hours after another pad at the same spaceport took a massive fireball

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

A cracked window just stranded three Chinese astronauts on their own space station — they finally came home today in a borrowed spacecraft after 210 days in orbit

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

The FAA just grounded SpaceX’s Starship V3 after last week’s booster slammed into the Gulf at 1,500 km/h — no more launches until SpaceX finishes the mishap investigation

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

The FAA just ordered SpaceX into a full mishap investigation after last Friday’s Starship V3 test flight — no more V3 launches until the agency clears the probe

By Cassian Holt

Space Systems

A new Chinese spacecraft just refueled another satellite in orbit for the first time — a docking-and-refuel maneuver that could keep aging satellites running for years

By Cassian Holt

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