The flight, designated Starlink 6-103, delivered 29 additional broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit, expanding the company’s

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

DarkSky International and the American Astronomical Society are urging people to tell the FCC to reject SpaceX's ambitious orbital data center plan.

Live updates from SpaceX’s Monday morning Starlink 6-103 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an upper stage issue.

SpaceX's filing claims these satellites will be “a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization — one that can harness the Sun’s full power."

UK Government responds to House of Lords' space economy report: On 30 January 2026 the UK Government published its response to the House of Lords November 2025 report entitled "Act Now or Lose Out", exploring UK ambitions for leadership in the space economy, as discussed in our November newsletter.

Usually, the commission takes weeks or months to respond to a filing, but it kicked off a public comment period for SpaceX's orbital data center plan in just a few days.

As more satellite megaconstellations continue to be launched, researchers are exploring the odds people could be struck by falling debris from reentering spacecraft.