Vulcan’s November 13 Return Puts Amazon and the Space Force on the Clock — October 29, 2026

ULA plans a November 13 return to flight for Vulcan, carrying Amazon Leo satellites as the company works to restore customer confidence after booster-nozzle failures. The episode also covers the Pentagon’s new commercial space reserve, an Air Force cargo-recovery test and claims about satellite cooperation.

• The Pentagon’s Commercial Space Reserve Goes Operational — Aviation Week
• SpaceX's Starfall capsule delivers cargo for US Air Force — Space.com
• Putin calls Musk “truly brilliant,” says Russia coordinates satellite operations in orbit with him — The Insider
• SpaceX fires Ship 42 and simulates a deorbit burn ahead of Flight 15 — TeslaOracle
• ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th — Ars Technica

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:46 Six space-tracking contracts under CASR

03:13 Air Force recovered Starfall cargo pods

04:45 Putin claim of contact with Musk

06:06 Ship 42 completes six-engine static fire

07:29 Vulcan plans return on November 13

10:13 Vulcan flight would test nozzle changes

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