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Industry
SpaceX to cut Florida Starlink launches to about 2 a month from 8 to 9
SpaceX will sharply reduce launches from Florida for the rest of this year, effectively ending Starlink missions there and continuing Starlink launches mainly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California until Starship is deployed. Ars Technica reported the Florida cadence could fall to about two launches a month from 8 to 9. A SpaceX vice president said the latest Falcon 9 launch was the last scheduled Florida Starlink mission for now.
AI & Enterprise
MSIT science innovation office discusses expanding AI, space, quantum cooperation in U.S.
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said its Science and Technology Innovation Office attended a conference in the United States and discussed cooperation with Korean-American scientists in strategic technologies such as AI, space and quantum. Science and Technology Innovation Office head Park In-gyu attended UKC 2026 in Orlando from Aug. 5 to 8. He also visited the Kennedy Space Center and received briefings on facilities and the Artemis program.
Industry
FAA says SpaceX aims for 10,000 launches a year within five years
SpaceX has set a goal of carrying out 10,000 rocket launches a year within the next five years, a figure far above the current global total. Gwynne Shotwell recently explained the target to U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Brian Bedford, who said bottlenecks are not within SpaceX. The FAA currently authorises 195 launches a year across four sites. Industry calls are growing to shift from per-launch approvals to a system similar to airline operating licences.
