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Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX Starlink satellites burning in the sky — we are currently seeing a ‘couple of satellite re-entries a day,’ says respected astrophysicist

October 9, 2025
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| China, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off carrying 46 Starlink satellites. Credit: Space Launch Delta 45 By Mark Tyson, Published by Tom's Hardware, 9 October 2025 Starlink satellites are designed to completely burn up upon reentry, but every few months there are news reports about space debris impacting Earth. A recent

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SpaceX lands majority of U.S. national security launches awarded for fiscal year 2026

October 4, 2025
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| Blue Origin, GPS, Mars missions, Space Force, Space Systems Command, SpaceX

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Sept. 28, 2024. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Contreras) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 October 2025 SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions.

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Don’t look up: how Trump’s deregulation drive could obscure the stars and threaten our access to space

September 26, 2025
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| Blue Origin, Dual and Commercial Use, Environmental/Health Concerns, FAA, Launches, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, SpaceX, Starlink

A string of SpaceX Starlink satellites pass over an old stone house in Kansas. Photograph: Reed Hoffmann/AP By Jonathan Yerushalmy, Published by The Guardian, 26 September 2025 Astronomers are warning that the proliferation of satellite constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink, are making their work harder than it’s ever been Donald Trump

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US judge rejects lawsuit challenge to SpaceX launch site over risks to wildlife

September 15, 2025
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| Environmental/Health Concerns, FAA, Launch sites, Launches, SpaceX, Starship

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images By Guardian Staff and Agencies, Published by The Guardian, 15 September 2025 FAA ruled to have satisfied obligations in granting approval for expanded SpaceX operations next to

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Space Development Agency launches first operational satellites

September 10, 2025
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| Communications, Golden Dome, Missile Defense, Satellites, Space Development Agency, Space Force, SpaceX

Northrop Grumman's low-Earth orbit constellation of satellites detecting missile launches by an unidentified adversary. Northrop Grumman was selected to build 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) to detect, identify, and track hypersonic weapons and missiles from their earliest stages of launch

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Telesat to offer blocks of satellite bandwidth to DoD for Golden Dome

September 3, 2025
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| Golden Dome, Missile Defense, Satellites, Space Development Agency, SpaceX, Starlink

Illustration of Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit broadband satellites Credit: Telesat By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 September 2025 The satellite operator is positioning its Lightspeed LEO constellation as a data-transport solution for the Pentagon’s missile defense shield WASHINGTON — As the space industry watches what analysts describe

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