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SpaceX Launches Classified U.S. Space Force Mission From California as West Coast Military Cadence Accelerates

SpaceX has launched a classified U.S. Space Force mission from California, underscoring the company’s growing role as the Pentagon’s preferred launch provider for sensitive national security payloads. The flight adds to a rapid cadence of West Coast military launches and reflects the expanding use of SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 fleet for both defense and strategic space infrastructure.

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Defence, Intelligence & AerospaceJust now (06:46 AM IST)

SpaceX Launches Mysterious U.S. Space Force Mission From California as Secretive Military Space Buildout Accelerates

SpaceX has launched another classified U.S. Space Force mission from California, underscoring the Pentagon’s growing reliance on the company for sensitive national-security payloads. The flight adds to a rapid cadence of West Coast launches tied to the military’s expanding orbital architecture, widely believed to include elements of the Starshield program.

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SpaceX launches classified U.S. Space Force mission from California coast as West Coast military space tempo accelerates

SpaceX launched a classified Falcon 9 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast, adding another high-security payload to a rapidly intensifying cadence of national security launches from the West Coast. The flight underscores how SpaceX has become a central launch provider for sensitive government missions, even as the details of the spacecraft and its objective remain undisclosed.

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Frontier AI & Machine Learning15 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

FAA Widens AI Guidance to Ease Congestion Across U.S. Airspace

The Federal Aviation Administration is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to help manage congestion across the national airspace system, a move that could reshape how traffic flow is coordinated during periods of heavy demand. Airlines have welcomed the tool as a practical step toward reducing delays, while the air traffic controllers' union says it was not involved in the rollout.

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Markets, IPOs & Wealth15 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Anthropic’s IPO Pricing Power May Rest More With Buyers Than SpaceX Ever Did

Anthropic PBC is preparing for a public listing with ambitions that could make it one of the most closely watched technology offerings in years, as investors weigh whether its valuation can rival the scale of SpaceX’s private-market fundraising. Unlike SpaceX’s largely private, negotiated financing model, Anthropic’s traditional IPO structure would give public-market buyers a more direct role in determining price and demand. That shift could make the company’s debut a sharper test of market appetite for artificial intelligence assets.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition13 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

Astronomers Spot an ‘Invisible’ Space Object That Could Rewrite Stellar Physics

Astronomers have identified a mysterious object in deep space that appears to be effectively invisible, yet massive enough to challenge prevailing ideas about how compact stars form and evolve. Early analysis suggests it may be an unusually heavy neutron star, a finding that could force scientists to revisit the limits of matter under extreme gravity.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal Policy12 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

GMR Group Plans 500-Acre Aviation and Aerospace Hub in Andhra Pradesh

GMR Group is developing a 500-acre aviation and aerospace ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh, a move that underscores the state’s push to attract large-scale industrial investment. Speaking at the CII Partnership Summit, Group Chairman G. M. Rao said airports are becoming central economic engines, not just transport assets, as India deepens its infrastructure-led growth model.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition11 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA’s Mock Mars Crew Returns After 378 Days, Advancing Deep-Space Readiness

A NASA science officer has emerged from a 378-day simulated Mars mission in Houston, marking a major milestone in the agency’s effort to prepare humans for long-duration deep-space travel. The CHAPEA experiment is designed to test how crews cope with isolation, confinement, and operational stress as NASA builds toward future Mars exploration and broader human spaceflight goals.

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Global Markets & Equities10 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA Awards $10 Billion in Moon Base Contracts, Lifting SpaceX and Blue Origin

NASA has awarded nearly $10 billion in lunar transportation, technology, and science contracts, handing major wins to SpaceX, Blue Origin, and other space contractors as the agency accelerates its Moon base ambitions. The awards reinforce the commercial space sector’s central role in the Artemis program and sent related equities higher in early trading. Investors are now weighing how the contracts could reshape revenue visibility across the space supply chain.

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