Tech News Roundup: October 29, 2026
Today’s roundup: SpaceX, Tesla, Red Hat, AlmaLinux news from the past day, with links to full write-ups.
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Pentagon Watchdog Declines Senators’ Request to Investigate Starlink and Starshield Slowdowns in Ukraine
The Defense Department inspector general told nine senators that questions about Starshield and Starlink slowdowns in Ukraine should go to the Air Force and Space Force instead.
Air Force Research Lab Recovers Its Cargo Pods From SpaceX’s Starfall Capsule
The Air Force Research Laboratory says its cargo pods flown on SpaceX’s Starfall capsule during Bandwagon-5 were recovered after a Pacific splashdown, a step in its rocket cargo program.
Tech News Roundup: October 28, 2026
Today’s roundup: SpaceX, Tesla, SUSE, FreeBSD news from the past day, with links to full write-ups.
Starship Ship 42 Completes Its Six-Engine Static Fire, Clearing Both Stages for Flight 15
Ship 42 fired all six Raptor engines at Starbase on October 27, two days after Booster 22’s 33-engine test, leaving both Flight 15 vehicles through static fire.
SpaceX Tells the FAA It Expects to Fly 10,000 Launches a Year on Its Own
In comments to the FAA, SpaceX said it alone expects to conduct 10,000 launches a year and called for dedicated launch and reentry corridors and modernized airspace management.
Tech News Roundup: October 27, 2026
Today’s roundup: Red Hat, SpaceX, Tesla news from the past day, with links to full write-ups.
Falcon 9 Starlink Launch Gives Vandenberg a Record 72nd Launch of 2026
An early Tuesday Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites was the 72nd launch from Vandenberg in 2026, beating the 71 launches of all of 2025.
Tech News Roundup: October 26, 2026
Today’s roundup: Red Hat, SpaceX, Tesla news from the past day, with links to full write-ups.
Barclays Upgrades Tesla to Overweight With a $450 Target, Citing a Likely SpaceX Deal
Barclays analyst Dan Levy moved Tesla to Overweight and lifted his target to $450 from $370, pointing to a likely SpaceX combination, a recovering auto business and a Robotaxi inflection.