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Ukraine set to get its own ‘Starlink’ satellite constellation with SpaceX starting in 2027 as $1bn project powers on despite CEO death

July 18, 2026
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| Communications, Denmark, Satellites, SpaceX, Spending, Ukraine

Starlink satellites By Efosa Udinmwen, Published by Techradar, 18 July 2026 Ukrainian company prepares massive satellite constellation with global partners Ukraine’s Stetman prepares a 360-satellite network with SpaceX launch support New leadership keeps Ukraine’s ambitious satellite project moving forward The billion-euro constellation aims to strengthen Ukraine’s communication independence Ukrainian company

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The Commercial Space Race Will Leave Humanity in the Dust

July 7, 2026
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| Amazon, Dual and Commercial Use, Environmental/Health Concerns, Launch sites, Protest, SpaceX, Starlink

Space X Falcon 9 launch, August 16, 2024. California, Vandenberg Spaceport. Freeze frame from NASA video By Leah Yananton, OjaiLetter to the Santa Barbara Independent, 7 July 2026 Community members packed into Ojai City Hall to hear the Mission Update about Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket launch increases at Vandenberg Space

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World’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite set for launch aboard SpaceX rocket

July 7, 2026
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| Artemis, FAA, Moon missions, NASA, Nukes in Space, SpaceX

Nano Tritium battery: Citi Labs By Mrigakshi Dixit, Published by Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 Miami-based City Labs is all set to launch the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite into orbit.  Solar panels have some challenges. When a satellite slips into the shadow of the Earth, hits a permanently dark

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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth’s atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

July 5, 2026
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| AI, Data Centres, Environmental/Health Concerns, Reentry, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink

An illustration of a satellite breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Etiido Uko, Published by tom's Hardware, 5 July 2026 Starlink burns multiple retired satellites daily from its over 10,000-strong constellation SpaceX has confirmed in a semi-annual report submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier

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Orbital files plans for 100,000 orbital data centers

June 30, 2026
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| Amazon, Blue Origin, Data Centres, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, SpaceX, Starlink, Starship

Multiple companies are planning to develop space-based data centers, which would greatly increase the number of satellites in Earth orbit. (Image credit: ESA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 30 June 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up

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The Tragedy of the New Space Race

June 29, 2026
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| Blue Origin, China, Colonisation, Elon Musk, Exploitation, GPS, Mining, Moon missions, NASA, Rocket Lab, Russia, Satellites, Space Strategy, Space Weapons, SpaceX

By Samanth Subramanian, Published by New Republic, 29 June 2026 Space exploration is a rapidly growing industry. But its goal is dominance, not discovery. Two versions of history began when, one fall night in 1957, a two-stage rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and deposited a Soviet satellite called

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With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit

June 23, 2026
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| Blue Origin, Environmental/Health Concerns, Rocket Lab, Space Transportation, SpaceX, Starfall, Starship

Artist's illustration of a Starfall reentry vehicle separating from a satellite in low-Earth orbit. SpaceX's Starship is in the background. Credit: SpaceX By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 23 June 2026 The purpose of Starfall is to support the “transport and delivery of goods through space.” A SpaceX Falcon

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