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FAA reviews SpaceX launch plan as startups seek capacity
Covered by 18 outlets over 554 hours. First reported by Quartz at 17:18 UTC on October 13, 2026.
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What happened?
- The FAA is reviewing a SpaceX plan for as many as 456 Starship flights a year from Starbase, Texas, Quartz reported.
- In filings with the agency, SpaceX said it alone anticipates 10,000 launches annually and is aiming at what Elon Musk calls a $28.5 trillion market, Wccftech reported.
- Reflect Orbital announced it purchased two launches from India's Skyroot Aerospace; the Vikram-1 vehicle reached orbit in July.
SpaceX's plan for as many as 456 Starship flights a year from Texas is under FAA review, Quartz reported. Reflect Orbital, a California startup, announced it purchased two launches from India's Skyroot Aerospace, an order the Rocket Report presents alongside operators' worries about tight US launch supply. Skyroot's Vikram-1 reached orbit in July as the first rocket from a private Indian firm to do so.
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