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NASASpaceflight reported liftoff from Vandenberg's SLC-4E, followed by stage separation and a booster touchdown at LZ-4E.
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SpaceX said Falcon 9 had an auto abort just prior to T-0 during Monday morning’s launch attempt for the Space Development Agency’s fourth Tranche 1 data transport mission from California. The company said the vehicle and payload were in good health and were resetting for another attempt no earlier than Oct. 6.
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Spaceflight Now’s launch coverage said the Falcon 9 used booster B1082 on its 25th flight, and NASASpaceflight posted that the booster touched down back at Vandenberg’s LZ-4.
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SpaceflightNow reports that a static fire test and a launch-day rehearsal with Crew-13’s four members were planned for the following days.
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SpaceX reported the landing on September 26, 2026, minutes after announcing liftoff.
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Spaceflight Now reports SpaceX confirmed it was on track to launch USSF-385 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7 a.m. PDT on September 26.
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Google says a prototype satellite built with Planet will test whether its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) can handle spaceflight, radiation and temperature extremes.
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Ars Technica reports the prototype will carry four TPUs—Google’s AI chips—and run for only 15 minutes at a time. Google says the mission will test hardware survival and cooling in space.
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SpaceX says NASA’s Crew-13 mission will launch aboard Falcon 9 and head to the International Space Station.
Technology
SpaceX invited viewers to watch the launch, sharing a link to the mission broadcast on September 20, 2026.
Technology
YFarmX reports that SpaceX is seeking satellites in orbits at 323–477 km, with spectrum requests reaching 275 GHz and a five-year life per satellite.
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A post sharing the selection says StarBurst will fly on a Falcon 9 Bandwagon launch from Cape Canaveral no earlier than 2028.
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NASA says StarBurst will scan the sky for short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars, aiming to capture the earliest high-energy signals.
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Episode reviews Falcon 9 landings and Starship prototype recoveries at sea.
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SpaceX confirmed successful deployment after a nighttime liftoff and booster recovery.
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A spent upper stage from a January launch is projected to strike the lunar surface near Einstein crater.
