Starship Flight 10 – High Stakes Test Launch in Texas SpaceX is poised to launch Starship Flight 10, the next test of its massive Mars-capable rocket, on Sunday evening (Aug. 24) from the Starbase site in South Texas reuters.com space.com. Liftoff is targeted for 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), the start of a one-hour launch…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Blitz – Two Launches in 12 Hours (and a Regulatory Twist) SpaceX demonstrated its unprecedented launch cadence on Aug. 14 by launching two Falcon 9 missions just half a day apart space.com. In the early morning hours, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying 24 Starlink internet…
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Introduction The global space industry is gearing up for a record-breaking launch cadence in the coming months. From crewed missions and Moon landings to massive satellite deployments, nearly every week will see a rocket lifting off somewhere around the world. SpaceX alone aims for up to 170 launches in 2025, almost one every other day…
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Relentless Launch Cadence and Doubleheader Missions SpaceX’s launch tempo shows no sign of slowing. In one day, the company pulled off back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from opposite U.S. coasts space.com. In the early hours of June 28, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida with 27 Starlink internet satellites, followed by another Falcon…
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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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