Overview

• Spaceflight Now reports the Starlink 10-56 mission from Cape Canaveral deployed 28 satellites and logged SpaceX’s 400th Falcon booster recovery at sea, with booster B1095 landing on Just Read the Instructions.
• SpaceX’s Starship Flight 10 on August 26 completed a 66-minute suborbital mission with both stages splashing down nearly intact after testing reinforced heat-shield tiles and a satellite deployment system.
• NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy said the Starship result paves the way for the Human Landing System planned for Artemis III, which media reports say is targeting a 2027 departure.
• Ars Technica notes Falcon 9 reuse has become routine, with individual boosters flown as many as 30 times and a launch cadence that far outpaces traditional expendable systems.
• Rivals are pressing their own recovery strategies, with Blue Origin preparing another New Glenn landing attempt, Rocket Lab building a Neutron sea platform for 2026, Stoke Space pursuing full reuse, and Chinese firms demonstrating VTVL tests.