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SpaceX · NASA · Cape Canaveral
NASA set Crew-13 to launch on October 1 after an oxidizer leak on its Dragon pushed the flight off its September 12 date. The crew includes NASA's Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canada's Josh Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
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SpaceX · U.S. Space Force · Vandenberg SFB
A Falcon 9 launched the classified USSF-385 mission from a foggy Vandenberg on September 26, SpaceX's third Space Force flight in 16 days. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific on its 10th flight.
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L3Harris · Space Development Agency · Washington
L3Harris completed the preliminary design review for its share of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 3 Tracking Layer, which will watch for ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
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Hubble Network · United States
The startup closed a $200 million Series C at a $1.6 billion valuation. The money will fund up to 60 larger satellites that pick up signals from ordinary Bluetooth devices, with full deployment targeted by 2030.
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NASA JPL · Pasadena
NASA's inspector general found the $658 million JPL-led water-tracking mission has used more than 60% of its reserve fund, in part because the Eaton fire shut the lab for two weeks. NASA says the mission remains on track and on budget.
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NASA · NASA JPL · Pasadena
The far-infrared telescope moves into Phase B with a cost cap of $1.2 billion and a 2033 launch target. JPL will manage the mission.
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NASA JPL · Pasadena
A new study of the crater's Margin Unit shows its igneous rocks interacted with water at least three separate times, through lakes, groundwater and hydrothermal fluids.
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Space Systems Command · Astroscale U.S. · Starfish Space · Los Angeles AFB
Space Systems Command outlined two 2027 missions with Astroscale U.S. and Starfish Space to test refueling and maneuvering services for military satellites.
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Rocket Lab · Synspective · Mahia, New Zealand
The September 25 flight was Rocket Lab's 97th launch overall and its 15th Electron orbital launch of 2026.
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Firefly Aerospace · Cedar Park, Texas
The expanded headquarters cleanroom opened September 22 and can hold up to 12 spacecraft at once. Firefly's second lunar mission is set for early 2027.