Why NASA Needs the Capsule It Just Watched Fail — September 18, 2026 — Space Stakes: The Business of the New Space Race

NASA is reportedly preparing to order more Starliner missions and help fix Boeing's capsule despite a 'Type A' mishap finding — because SpaceX has signaled Crew Dragon's retirement is coming. Plus: European startups win real contracts in Paris, Impulse Space's raise tops eight hundred million dollars, Starship's orbital debut slips again, and Telesat lights up its first European gateway.

NASA to order more Starliner missions and help certify a new rocket to keep it flying — Ars Technica
European Space Startups Steal the Show in Paris — Payload
Impulse Space Raises $308M Series D Extension — Payload
Starship's upcoming missions: Waiting on Orbit, Building toward the Cape — NASASpaceFlight.com
Orange switches on first Telesat Lightspeed gateway — SpaceQ

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impulsespace.com
@arstechnica on X
@iceye_global on X
@RossBishop77 on X
@SpaceX on X
@Telesat on X
electronicsweekly.com
en.wikipedia.org
esa.int
starlust.org
ufofeed.com

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