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One Hundred Rockets, and It Is Only August
SpaceX crossed one hundred orbital missions for the year last week — then flew again before sunrise this morning. Rockets are becoming weather.
- 100th mission of 2026 · Aug 22 · Vandenberg
- This morning: 29 Starlinks from Cape Canaveral
- The booster flew its 37th mission
- 11,000+ Starlink satellites now overhead
And one is coming to a Virginia sky: Firefly’s Alpha rocket carries NASA’s INCUS storm-science mission from Wallops Island this October — Wallops launches are often visible from the Burg. The desk is holding the date.
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