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Boeing is preparing its troubled space taxi for a fourth flight test.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon mission undocked from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, prepared to return its four crewmembers to Earth.

Starship-Super Heavy operations are ramping up in Florida.

Linse Capital said Oct. 5 it was putting more attention on early-stage aerospace and defense companies.

Companies vying to win NASA funding to build a successor to the International Space Station cite schedule and budget uncertainties.

NASA and SpaceX have moved departure of the Crew-12 Dragon capsule from the International Space Station (ISS) from no earlier than Oct. 5 to early Oct. 7.

The Space Development Agency is ready to launch a third vendor’s satellites into low Earth orbit as early as Oct. 5.

After a decade in development, SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy transport reaches orbit for a test run.

SpaceX plans at least one more flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system from Starbase, Texas, before the program launches from Kennedy Space Center.

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding with plans for a no-earlier-than Oct. 1 launch of the Crew-13 Dragon mission.

Starliner stumbled during its debut uncrewed flight test in December 2019 and was unable to reach the ISS.

Shareholder lawsuits are surging against space and defense startups, as investors lose patience with pre-revenue firms repeatedly tapping markets for cash.

The National Reconnaissance Office has announced plans to launch its next mission, NROL-97, on a Falcon Heavy for the first time no earlier than Oct. 1.

The FAA on Sept. 29 posted its draft environmental assessment of a Blue Origin proposal to boost New Glenn launch rates from Cape Canaveral SFS from 12 to 50 flights per year.

Star Catcher prepares for October launch to demonstrate orbital power beaming, aiming to boost satellite power with concentrated sunlight.

The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

SpaceX capped a decade of development with the first orbital flight of its planned reusable deep-space transport.

The FAA has issued SpaceX the license for the orbital debut of the Starship-Super Heavy launch system.

NASA has named four crewmembers assigned to the International Space Station’s Expedition 75/76 operations.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

VietJet Air has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Starlink to install high-speed Wi-Fi systems on 120 existing and future aircraft.

Participants in NASA’s transition of activities on the International Space Station to multiple commercial successors before a planned ISS deorbit in 2030 are acknowledging the effort’s uncertainties.

Rideshare integrator and space services provider Exolaunch has signed a contract with SpaceX for a Starfall microgravity research mission slated to launch on a Starship mission in 2029.

The number of planned very low Earth orbit missions in the coming years has surged from a handful to at least 24 by the end of 2030.

Peaceful forest walks uninterrupted by messages or calls may soon be consigned to history if direct-to-device service operators have their way.