Weekly Space Report: Starship 2026 Launch Pace News

Highlights:

  • Pad 1 beefy foundation coming out.

  • Pad 1 catch arms actuator work. Similar work spotted on Pad 2.

  • Pad 2 Ship Quick Disconnect arm progress

  • More progress spotted on Booster 19 fabrication.

  • Texas Gigabay new details spotted

  • More progress scrapping Booster 18 in place in Masseys.

  • Ship Test Article 39.1 campaign started.

  • US Space Force announcement of Starship launching up to 76 per year at SLC-37. Adds to 44/yr at SLC-39 and 25/yr at Boca Chica.

  • Announcment includes new details on the planned SLC-37 layout.

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 6-86, Starlink 15-10, Starlink 6-95, Starlink 11-25

  • LandSpace Zhuque-3 booster reuse attempt nearly succeeded, with a RUD in the last moments before touchdown.

  • Arianspace Vega-C KOMPSAT-7

  • ISS hits maximum port occupancy for the first time. Ten crew aboard.

  • Soyuz MS-27 return coming up this week.

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And if our follow-on legislation to the launch services purchase Act of 1990 had been signed into law, prohibiting NASA from competing with private sector space stations…

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