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Reentry capsules that manufacture in orbit are cleared for testing

development2026-06-03

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SpaceX won FAA approval to test its Starfall capsules, reentry vehicles that will manufacture in orbit before splashing into the Pacific, with commentators noting a vehicle precise enough to land cargo is precise enough to deliver kinetic weapons anywhere on Earth.

Reporting date: 2026-06-03 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to June 3, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Reentry capsules that manufacture in orbit are cleared for testing
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-06-03
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-06-03-orbital-manufacturing-cleared-for-test
Claim: SpaceX won FAA approval to test its Starfall capsules, reentry vehicles that will manufacture in orbit before splashing into the Pacific, with commentators noting a vehicle precise enough to land cargo is precise enough to deliver kinetic weapons anywhere on Earth.
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- Welcome to June 3, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-june-3-2026
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