Roscosmos permanently seals leaking Zvezda transfer chamber on ISS
Per RussianSpaceWeb, an unstoppable leak forces Roscosmos to permanently seal Zvezda's transfer chamber, changing how Progress ships dock.
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SEALSQ signs $15 million deal for WISeSat.Space satellite capacity
SEALSQ agreed to pay WISeSat.Space $15 million for capacity on 12 satellites for its quantum-secure orbital cloud.
ST Engineering iDirect to build MBSat's ground network for Oman satellite
ST Engineering iDirect will provide the ground network for Oman's MB Sat-1, an Astranis-built microGEO satellite, per Via Satellite.
Flexell Space opens French subsidiary to support European customers
Flexell Space established a French subsidiary in Paris to support contract talks with European solar-cell customers, per SpaceNews.
Louisiana residents sue to unwind SpaceX's Starbase tax deal
Louisiana residents sued to void secret-meeting approvals behind SpaceX's Starbase Louisiana tax incentive deal.
SpaceX asks FCC to add 900 MHz band to satellite-to-phone rules
SpaceX's Oct. 23 FCC filing urges adding the lower 900 MHz band to its draft satellite-to-phone rules, backing NextNav's spectrum bid.
Cowboy Space unveils Big Iron orbital data center rocket
Cowboy Space revealed Big Iron, a rocket whose upper stage becomes an orbital AI data center, and opened it to outside payloads.
Verizon CEO Schulman: SpaceX wireless rival is 4-6 years away
Per Schulman: SpaceX needs 4-6 years and $300-500B to rival Verizon in wireless; Musk says 2-3 years.
Stoke Space lines up $150 million Pentagon loan for second Florida launchpad
The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital commits a $150 million conditional loan for Stoke Space's second Cape Canaveral launchpad.
Scott Galloway calls Tesla-SpaceX merger talk 'a real merger with a fake premise'
Per Scott Galloway: Tesla is "the patient" and SpaceX "the organ donor" in Musk's proposed merger.
Astroscale wins £15M UK MoD contract for Project LEDA defense satellite
Astroscale will build, launch and operate a spacecraft for the UK's Project LEDA to study orbital rendezvous threats.
Starlink Mobile launches nationwide in Brazil with Vivo, its biggest D2D market yet
Starlink Mobile launched nationwide in Brazil via Vivo, reaching 50 million eligible customers; 7 million phones already connected.
Barclays upgrades Tesla to Overweight, citing SpaceX merger case
Per Barclays: a SpaceX-Tesla merger is now "a key part of" Tesla's bull case, with a new $450 price target.
Update: SpaceX declines three Space Force launch bids as Falcon 9 phase-out looms
SpaceNews names the specific payload categories (GPS, missile warning, cislunar surveillance, SDA) shifting from Vulcan to SpaceX, while NewSpace Economy cla...
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Update: SpaceX flies second Starfall reentry capsule on Bandwagon-5 mission
New Atlas details the specific AFRL cargo manifest flown on the Rocket Cargo test (sensors, a GPS beacon, a desalinator, a liferaft) and quotes Brig.
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Update: SpaceX posts first profit as public company, revenue up 161%
SpaceX's own Q3 earnings call, already the item's lead source, also disclosed Starlink Mobile's 22 million monthly users and Musk's accelerated $500 billion-...
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Update: SpaceX, Tesla form special committees to weigh a merger, Musk says
Reuters reports Musk's public disclosure of the merger talks has unsettled some people involved, who worry it could invite shareholder scrutiny and delay the...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Zelensky says Starlink/Starshield speeds are fully restored and faults the US government; Ukrainian adviser Sternenko directly disputes Musk's claim Ukraine...
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Update: SpaceX closes $40 billion debt financing to buy Nvidia GPUs
Musk says on X that SpaceX has closed the $40 billion debt financing, callable debt for GPU purchases arriving in Q1 and Q2, and that Starlink and launch rev...
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Update: ESA taps OVHcloud and CGI to build Digital EO cloud platform
OVHcloud's own release says the Digital EO platform can extend beyond its initial three countries to Canada, an ESA Council member.
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China SatNet launches 28th GuoWang satellite group from Hainan
A Long March 8A carried nine more Guowang broadband satellites into orbit from Wenchang's commercial pad.
ISRO says it will operate four launch pads by 2029
ISRO chairman says a new 2,000-acre SSLV complex at Kulasekarapattinam helps take India to four launch pads by 2029.
SpaceX fires all 33 engines on Super Heavy ahead of Flight 15
SpaceX test-fired all 33 Super Heavy engines Oct. 25 ahead of Flight 15's planned double-stage catch attempt.
Update: NASA details three-vehicle Artemis III test plan, two options for Artemis IV landing
Fortune's own writeup of NASA's Oct 23 Artemis briefing adds the Orion/Blue Moon docking altitude and direct quotes from Isaacman and NASA's Kshatriya.
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Update: SpaceX posts first profit as public company, revenue up 161%
SpaceX's CFO disclosed Q4 capex guidance of $35-40 billion, about double Q3's spend, and defended the payback timeline on new AI compute during the same earn...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Ukraine's defense ministry says Starlink/Starshield speeds now exceed 400 km/h again, crediting direct talks with Washington; separately, Reuters reports the...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Musk acknowledges for the first time that SpaceX, not just the US government, was behind the restriction, saying Ukraine's military "violated Starlink terms...
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Update: NASA taps Axiom for simplified Artemis IV lunar 'Sortie Suit'
NASA publicly confirmed the sortie suit plan for the first time, saying initial Artemis crews will be limited to two hours of surface time across two excursi...
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Update: FCC approves second C-band auction, clearing 160 MHz of satellite spectrum
The FCC opened a new docket for public comment on satellite operators' Upper C-band transition plans and set selection criteria for an independent clearingho...
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Update: Katalyst's Link mission fails to reboost NASA's Swift observatory
NASA confirms Swift's science mission has ended: the observatory could no longer hold its pointing against atmospheric drag as of its October 20 final observ...
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Update: FCC adopts satellite licensing overhaul, creates 'assembly line' review
The FCC's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on additional Part 100 reforms, including NGSO call sign merging and a new space-based experimental licensing...
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SpectraGaze raises Rs 3.7 crore seed round led by GVFL
SpectraGaze, founded by an ex-ISRO scientist, raised a Rs 3.7 crore seed round led by GVFL to build Indian infrared detectors.
PhillipCapital double-upgrades SpaceX to buy, triples price target to $250
Per PhillipCapital's Glenn Thum: SpaceX's AI and Starshield growth justify a sell-to-buy jump and a $75-to-$250 target.
Update: SpaceX declines three Space Force launch bids as Falcon 9 phase-out looms
Rocket Lab is expanding Electron test capacity to work through a 100-plus launch backlog as the Space Force launch-capacity gap draws investor attention; Neu...
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Update: Space Force awards first operational CASR contracts to six SDA firms
Via Satellite added the program's funding context: a March 2025 wargame with more than a dozen companies and commercial-services budget lines of just $37 mil...
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Update: NASA safety panel opens formal recommendation on Artemis IV risk
SpacePolicyOnline's fuller writeup adds ASAP's concern about future LEO access as Falcon and Dragon wind down, and context on Isaacman's Artemis III redesign.
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Update: Airbus ships first lightweight Vulcain aft bay for Ariane 6 Block 2
European Spaceflight corrected its own report: the Vulcain Aft Bay redesign cut 880 kg, beating Airbus's 800 kg target, not falling short of it as first repo...
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Update: SpaceX posts first profit as public company, revenue up 161%
SpaceX's 10-Q shows $561 million of its Q3 profit came from marking up its stake in Musk's Boring Company after Boring's own funding round.
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
Trump says Musk "put it back," but a Ukrainian official tells Kyiv Independent the 161 km/h cap is unchanged and "nothing has changed anywhere."
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Rocket Lab launches three more HawkEye 360 Hawk satellites
Rocket Lab's Electron deployed three HawkEye 360 Hawk RF-sensing satellites to a 520km orbit.
ESA's Themis reusable rocket may miss its 2026 flight window
ESA says it isn't sure its Themis reusable-rocket demonstrator will complete its first hop test before the end of 2026.
Orbital Operations wins DoD OTA worth up to $35M for Astraeus demo
Orbital Operations wins a DoD OTA worth up to $35M for an in-orbit demo of its Astraeus cryogenic maneuvering vehicle.
NASA details three-vehicle Artemis III test plan, two options for Artemis IV landing
NASA laid out Artemis III's day-by-day three-vehicle test sequence and two competing lander options for Artemis IV's 2028 Moon landing.
Long March 4B launches six Yaogan reconnaissance satellites for China
China launched six Yaogan 53 and 56 series reconnaissance satellites on a Long March 4B rocket, per Launch Library tracking data.
SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Falcon 9 booster B1063 flew its 36th mission, landing on a droneship after lofting 27 Starlink satellites from California.
China launches Yaogan-50 03 remote sensing satellite
China launched the Yaogan-50 03 Earth-observation satellite on a Long March-6 rocket, state media says.
Starlink locks out South African roaming users amid ICASA licensing deadlock
Starlink's new travel-registration requirement cut off South African roaming users amid a long-running ICASA licensing deadlock.
Australia submits counteroffer to ESA for Bennell-Pegg's ISS flight
Australia counter-proposed ESA's offer to fly astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the ISS on a chartered SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Scanway expands Pixxel partnership toward sub-meter EO imaging by 2028
Scanway and Pixxel signed an MoU to co-develop optical payloads, targeting 50cm imaging from LEO by 2028.
Update: SpaceX flies second Starfall reentry capsule on Bandwagon-5 mission
The Air Force Research Laboratory tested its Rocket Cargo point-to-point delivery concept aboard this same Starfall flight, exploring whether commercial reen...
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