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[Bloomberg @business]

SpaceX’s Starship rocket splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii Monday about three hours into the roughly 10-hour targeted flight due to an engine failure.

The vehicle reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 upgraded Starlink satellites https://t.co/G9D4sNOfny

[Space Scoop 🚀 @SpaceScoopMedia]

@Reuters 🚀

[Reuters @Reuters]

SpaceX's Starship makes orbital debut deploying Starlinks before early ending https://t.co/l6bMCcnObs https://t.co/l6bMCcnObs

[Starlink @Starlink]

Views from of one of the first 26 Starlink V3 satellites successfully deployed to orbit by Starship

Thanks for the ride, @SpaceX!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Flight teams will deorbit Starship safely to our pre-cleared area of the Pacific Ocean after 3 hours in orbit

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Propellant load is underway for today’s launch

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Live webcast of Starship's 14th flight starts now

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch → https://t.co/uQKQvgaTmJ

[Space Scoop 🚀 @SpaceScoopMedia]

RT @VisitBocaChica: New Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB)/ Notice to Mariners (NOTMAR) issued for possible #Starship #Flight13 laun…

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

It’s official: @IridiumComm shareholders have voted and approved the acquisition by Rocket Lab ✅

By joining forces, we’ll be creating a vertically-integrated space powerhouse that designs, builds, launches, and operates its own constellations to bring critical communications capability to millions of users worldwide.

Full details and next steps: https://t.co/t5cxId1H2v

[Vast @vast]

Check out our crew for Vast-PAM-1 and Haven-1 missions.

Vast-PAM-1 launches no earlier than 2027 with the first Czech astronaut at the @Space_Station and the first Greek astronaut, pending MCOP approval. Haven-1 is targeted to be the world's first commercial space station when it also launches in 2027.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Exclusive: Jeff Bezos has invested $30 billion in Blue Origin since its founding in 2000, an extraordinary commitment from the https://t.co/igJ2vwJG9Q founder in a company that aims to rival SpaceX. https://t.co/ySNDOfZUAA

[AstroForge @AstroForge]

Next year, we're going to launch a spacecraft that will be given zero commands from Earth after it separates from the launch vehicle.

The spacecraft will attempt to complete all of its mission objectives with no human operator in the loop.

Today we’re introducing Autonomy-1, powered by our spacecraft intelligence model, Solo. 🧵

[Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic]

Two vehicles, one mission, side by side in Mesa for the first time. This is what progress looks like. Stay tuned for a closer look at the precision engineering behind aligning and mating our vehicles together.

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Rocket Lab began as a small launch company. Today, our rockets, spacecraft, and components power hundreds of missions for science and exploration, national security, and commercial constellations.

Here's a tiny glimpse of how far we've evolved since Electron's first launch less than 10 years ago.

Rockets unlock space. Satellites do the work. We build and operate both.

[Vast @vast]

We have established a Lunar Programs division.

By leveraging our commercial space station and satellite development capabilities, we are creating a scalable path toward lunar infrastructure to advance NASA’s vision for a permanent Moon Base. https://t.co/3D1iwfsXoE

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

The second space race is real, and there are no footnotes in history.

[CNN @CNN]

NASA and Boeing will work together on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project to build, test and fly an emission-reducing single-aisle aircraft this decade, according to an announcement from the agency. https://t.co/e3KKikcw0L

[NASA @NASA]

Our next uncrewed resupply mission to the @Space_Station is scheduled to lift off on a @SpaceX Dragon capsule in October. More: https://t.co/BenhljgkIQ

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Electron is vertical on Pad B at Launch Complex 1 ahead of today's 'Owl By The Dozen' mission for @synspective - our 96th Electron launch. T-2 hours to liftoff.

❄️LOX loading is about to begin
🌤️ Weather: 85% go
🚀 Range: Clear
⏱️ Liftoff: scheduled for 3:22pm NZ local time