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Space tech
Blue Origin rebuilds LC-36 with hybrid CONOPS for New Glenn return
After the May hotfire pad loss, Blue Origin skips a clone TE and moves to horizontal mate plus crane breakover—year-end/December target with Blue Ring, not a confirmed date.
Google Project Suncatcher puts four TPUs into orbit for AI compute tests
Transporter-18 prototype with Planet confirms contact; four Trillium TPUs run ~15-minute workloads while engineers watch radiation, heat, and vacuum cooling.
Honda and Redwire pitch robotic lab assistant for commercial stations
Multi-fingered tactile hand plus STAARK arm and lockers aim to automate sample handling and cut crew time—concept under evaluation, not flight-ready.
SMILE’s SXI, UVI, MAG and LIA begin magnetosphere sensing
ESA–CAS joint suite: soft X-ray and UV imagers plus boom magnetometer and light ion analyser—science ops after commissioning, with SXI stray-light tuning still in work.
Starship Flight 14: Raptor engine-out and the path to reuse
Booster and ship each lost a Raptor; remaining engines compensated for first orbit, 26 Starlink V3s, first deorbit burn, and Pacific landing burn—resilience tested, rapid reuse still open.