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SpaceX not being honest about ‘political’ reasons for slowing Starshield, says Zelenskyy

Throttling of Elon Musk’s military-grade satellite system affecting whole frontline, says Ukraine’s presidentVolodymyr Z...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX's Starship encounters problems during 15th test flight

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched its Starship, the world's largest spaceship, into orbit where it should release...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Yanhe Technology launches three perovskite solar module technologies into orbit

Beijing-based Yanhe Technology has launched three perovskite-based photovoltaic modules into low Earth orbit to assess t...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Next Vega C Launch Edges Closer to Christmas Day as Satellites Arrive Late

Italian rocket manufacturer Avio has revealed that delays in the delivery of customer satellites have pushed the third V...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Musk ordered to preserve records on Ukraine’s Starlink access by Democratic US senators

Democratic US senators have told Elon Musk to preserve all records related to his company SpaceX’s restrictions on Ukrai...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
US Democrats direct Musk to preserve records on Ukraine's Starlink restriction, WSJ reports

"The October and November restrictions now raise the disturbing possibility that these vulnerabilities persist even with...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Democratic U.S. senators order Musk to preserve records on Ukraine Starlink access

Ukrainian forces say Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink, is vital for frontline communications and ‌dron...

Kyiv, Ukraine · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX launches Starship rocket, fails to recover booster

SpaceX had planned to catch and reuse both stages of its biggest rocket for the first time. But the booster exploded ove...

Gulf of Mexico · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia launches Soyuz-2.1b with KOEN, Kinosputnik spacecraft from Vostochny Spaceport

Roscosmos emphasized that the launch of a carrier rocket from the Vostochny Spaceport was the first launch of private sa...

Vostochny, Russia · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Democrats Ask Musk to Preserve Documents on Starlink in Ukraine

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have asked SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to “preserve all...

No location · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday

One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.

Starbase, Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX launches Starship in key test flight of massive rocket

The test flight is SpaceX's first attempt to ​catch both the Super Heavy booster and upper stage spacecraft of the rocke...

Starbase, Texas, United States · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX Starship to attempt first-ever spaceship ‘catch’

Boca Chica, United States · Nov 14, 2026 · Wedgetail
Starship IFT-15 is in Orbit — Will it be “Caught” When It Returns to Earth?

SpaceX launched the 15th Starship Integrated Flight Test (IFT-15) early this evening from Starbase, Texas. Plans to brin...

Texas, United States · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX aborts attempt to catch Starship booster rocket

Elon Musk suffers setback in efforts to develop a completely reusable megarocket system

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse

Flight 15 expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over 22 hours, before company catches it at Starbase, TexasSpaceX’s Sta...

Texas, United States · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX’s bid for Starship double catch thwarted, as booster ends up in ocean

SpaceX launched Starship towards orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aimed to capture the ent...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX launches Starship on ambitious 22-hour Flight 15 test, but aborts booster 'chopsticks' catch (video)

SpaceX's Starship megarocket reached orbit today (Nov. 13) during its 15th test flight, but the company scrapped a plan ...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Senate appropriators resuscitate Commerce space tracking program

The Commerce Department effort was launched nearly a decade ago due to Defense Department concerns about the increasing ...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
On this day in space! Nov. 13, 1971: NASA's Mariner 9 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Mars, revealing close looks at the Martian surface

On Nov. 13, 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mars. Here's why it mattered.

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX to attempt double catch of huge Starship rocket

Elon Musk’s company will try to grab both parts of the rocket for the first time.

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
DAF Chaplain Corps designates new role to support Guardians

The DAF designated U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) David Kelley as the Chaplain of the Space Force to provide senio...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Rocket Lab launching 100th space mission early on Nov. 14: Watch it live

Rocket Lab will launch its 100th space mission shortly after midnight on Saturday (Nov. 14), and you can watch the miles...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Intellian CEO Unpacks Terminal Strategy for Aero and Military as Ground Tech Player Diversifies

Intellian Technologies has expanded its presence in the ground tech market from a maritime specialist into a diversified...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
ULA Set to Return Vulcan to Flight in First Amazon Leo Launch 

United Launch Alliance is set to return its Vulcan rocket to flight this weekend in its first launch for the Amazon Leo ...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Office of Space Commerce Picks 4 Companies for Regulatory Pilot 

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has selected Cowboy Space, Portal Space Systems, Redwire subsidiary SpaceMD, and Star...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
California's brand-new Air & Space Center, home of the space shuttle Endeavour, opens today

The California Science Center's brand-new Samuel Oschin Air & Space Center —the home of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour —...

California, United States · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Commercial Space Federation Welcomes CesiumAstro as a New Associate Member

November 13, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome CesiumAstro as its newes...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
NASA has opened a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge for US high school and college teams

NASA has announced an exciting initiative called the $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge, aimed at inspiring students...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX is about to attempt the ‘holy grail’ of rocketry

“It’s hard to overstate the significance” of the Starship launch scheduled to take place on Friday, analyst says

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Zelensky says Starlink limits continued in the middle of his talks with U.S., Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said it had reached out to SpaceX and the U.S. Defense Department to seek an explanation and ...

Ukraine · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
ERA-GLONASS system has 317 driverless vehicles connected

The system supports online monitoring of driverless vehicles’ traffic in real time, GLONASS CEO Alexey Raikevich said

Moscow, Russia · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Roscosmos says establishing launch sites in other countries still priority

Sergey Krikalyov, the agency's deputy head for manned space programs, said that joint projects with various countries wi...

Russia · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Exclusive: Sagittarius Logistics Raises $1.2M to Build Inland Launch Capabilities

There’s a new launcher in town. The post Exclusive: Sagittarius Logistics Raises $1.2M to Build Inland Launch Capabiliti...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Zelensky reports continued Starshield restrictions for Ukraine

According to the head of Kiev regime, the US side offered no explanation for what was happening

Kyiv, Ukraine · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ukraine seeks explanation on Starshield speed restrictions from US

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 13 that the restrictions applied over Russian-occupied territory and along the...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Canadian Lunar Rovers Ready for Next Phase—And An Earlier Launch

Canadensys, MDA Space, and Mission Control collectively received a Phase 0 lunar-utility-rover study supporting Artemis....

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Double-catch drama: Why Starship's Flight 15 is so important to SpaceX

SpaceX plans to launch its Starship megarocket on an unprecedented double-catch mission today (Nov. 13), and you can wat...

No location · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ministry of Defence delays decision on £2bn military satellite contest

Ministers weigh between awarding contract to US defence giant Lockheed or sticking with Europe’s Airbus as pressure moun...

London, United Kingdom · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail
Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron

"You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines."

Boca Chica, Texas, United States · Nov 13, 2026 · Wedgetail

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