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Starship V3 Stacked, Sierra Nails SDA MilestoneIn this Dragonfire episode, the new Starship Version 3 is stacked for Flight 12, Sierra Space proves it can build missile‑tracking satellites ahead of schedule, Israel launches a national “Access to Space” lab, and Space Systems Command starts shopping for commercial environmental monitoring data.Here’s what’s inside:Starship Flight 12: Super Heavy stacked, Starship V3 and Raptor 3 engines lined up for a Q1 test window.Sierra Space & SDA: First nine Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellite structures finished three months early at Victory Works.​Israel’s R&D space lab: A Creation Space–led consortium gets ~NIS 60M to give startups subsidized test, launch, and in‑orbit access.​Space Force RFI: Space Systems Command’s Delta 810 issues an RFI for commercial cloud, theater weather, and space‑weather data to plug into military decision tools.​If you care about how mega‑rockets, missile‑tracking constellations, national labs, and commercial data‑as‑a‑service are reshaping space in 2026, this one’s for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit balerionspace.substack.com