Newly renamed Space Force base at Cape Canaveral in Florida. [Source: spacecoastdaily.com]

Cape pressing ahead with spaceport upgrades despite near-term launch downturn

Space Force base at Cape Canaveral in Florida. [Source: spacecoastdaily.com] By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 31 October 2026 ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite a downturn in launches from Cape Canaveral this year, the Space Force is pushing ahead with efforts to support much higher launch rates, including assigning another

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US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data

The SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, about 15 miles south-west of downtown Los Angeles. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Tom Perkins, Published by The Guardian, 25 October 2026 This gives the company an advantage in tracking objects in orbit, raising national security concerns and fears of greater control over the

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SpaceX given unique access to DoD space tracking data, sources say

Snapshot of the some 11,000 Starlink satellites on orbit as of Sept. 21, 2026 using LeoLab's free online tool for visualizing objects in low Earth orbit. (Screenshot from LeoLab's visualization tool) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 23 September 2026 Commercial space monitoring firms are concerned SpaceX's ability to

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Space Force scrambles as Musk’s SpaceX retires its major rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 1, 2026. | John Raoux/AP By Audrey Decker, Published by Politico, 22 October 2026 Other rocket-makers have faced delays getting their vehicles up and running, leaving the Pentagon in a bind.

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Russian satellite plays ‘cat-and-mouse’ with a commercial US spacecraft likely used by Ukraine. But why the risky close encounter?

Iceye SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, taken in early September 2024. Credit: Iceye By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 October 2026 "I think it's just more a matter of demonstrating military prowess in a manner that the Ukrainians cannot respond to." A Russian satellite just

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What a Russian Satellite Stalking a Commercial Spacecraft Means for the Space Force

ICEYE Satellite image. (ICEYE) By Todd Smith, Published by Air and Space Forces, 21 October 2026 Over a two-week period beginning in late September and culminating in mid-October, a Russian satellite maneuvered dangerously close to a commercial Finnish satellite currently providing intelligence to the Ukrainian military. The apparent provocation has

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