ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Debuts on National Security Mission A major rocket milestone unfolded as United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur successfully launched its first national security mission on August 12, 2025 keeptrack.space. Lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 8:56 p.m. EDT, the methane-fueled Vulcan carried the USSF-106 payload – an experimental Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) –…
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From astronaut splashdowns to Moon lander trials and multi-billion dollar investments, the space sector saw a flurry of major developments on August 7–8, 2025. Here’s a roundup of the top satellite and space news from around the world: Crew-10 Astronauts Set for Historic Splashdown NASA and SpaceX are targeting Friday, Aug. 8 for the undocking…
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In June 2025, Texas approved a provision granting Starbase authority to close State Highway 4 and Boca Chica Beach during launches, transferring that power from county authorities to SpaceX-aligned Starbase officials. The FAA raised SpaceX’s Starbase launch-permit cap from 5 to 25 launches per year. On June 16, 2025, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg (VSFB)…
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