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Oct. 29: Applying AI/SI to the GEOINT MissionSpace Industry News · Live
Join us for a conversation on how machine learning is transforming the GEOINT mission across different markets
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How NASA is thinking about a moon baseNASA · Live
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps to […]
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Agile Space Industries Expands to Seattle Area with New Bellevue OfficeSpace Industry News · Live
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 15, 2026 — Agile Space Industries, a leading provider of in-space chemical propulsion solutions, has expanded into the Seattle metropolitan area with the opening of a new […]
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SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space StationSpaceX · Live
The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
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Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space stationSpaceX · Live
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaSpaceX · Live
Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East came at 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).
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SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development AgencySpaceX · Live
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation came at 12:39 a.m. PDT (3:39 EDT / 0739 UTC).
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What will it take to build a moon base?Space Industry News · Live
In this episode, a panel of industry experts discuss what’s needed to build a moon base. During a live event at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, leaders Astrolab, Firefly […]
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Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon AwardsSpace Industry News · Live
Meet the 43 leaders and accomplishments that exemplified excellence across the industry over the last 12 months
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Deposition Sciences, Inc. Expands Sunshade® Tape Offering with New 12″ × 30″ FormatSpace Industry News · Live
Santa Rosa, CA — October 2026 — Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a leader in advanced thin film coatings, proudly announces the introduction of a new 12″ × 30″ format for […]
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Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellationsSpace Industry News · Live
Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering […]
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Agile Space Industries Strengthens Board and Corporate Development to Support Continued GrowthSpace Industry News · Live
DURANGO, Colo., Oct. 5, 2026 — Agile Space Industries today announced that Jonathan Baliff has joined its Board of Directors, bringing extensive experience in aerospace, finance, and corporate leadership. His […]
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SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development AgencySpaceX · Live
The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. The next launch attempt could come as soon as Saturday.
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Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agencySpace Industry News · Live
The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 UTC).
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Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space stationSpace Industry News · Live
Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT.
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World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the “Rocket Revolution”Space Industry News · Live
HOUSTON, Texas (September 30, 2026)— World Space Week events, beginning October 4 in 100 nations, will celebrate how launch innovation has stimulated the rapidly-growing space economy and enabled new uses […]
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Rethinking risk with electronics for spaceSpace Industry News · Live
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Ken Stoler, the space business development lead for Arrow. They discuss how spacecraft designers and operators have changed their attitudes toward risk, […]
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China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifestSpace Industry News · Live
HELSINKI — China completed its ninth and tenth launches of September, sending Guowang and Yaogan satellites into orbit, ahead of an intense finish to the year. A Long March 8A […]
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EarthCARE’s view of volcanic plume boosts air safetyESA · Live
When Anak Krakatau erupted a few weeks ago, the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite, orbiting above, captured vertical profiles of different constituents within the volcanic plume. Designed primarily to advance our understanding of how clouds and aerosols influence Earth’
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APOD: 2026 October 1 – Harvest Moon with Erupting Mount EtnaNASA · Live
Harvest Moon with […]
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An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River DeltaNASA · Live
Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba’s northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.
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Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space StationSpaceX · Live
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, will become the first agency astronaut to fly for a second time onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. EDT (1510 UTC).
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Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in OrbitSpace Industry News · Live
Galileo Space is building satellites designed to turn signals into answers in orbit. Modern defense and commercial operations need fast answers about what is happening and where. Existing systems can […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect ThemNASA · Live
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we’ve been seeing in our recen
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Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic DustNASA · Live
Galaxies, vast collections of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, are scattered across the immensity of space. But every so often, a coincidence occurs: Two galaxies line up from our point of view on Earth (or from a space telescope) and appear to overlap i
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NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon BaseNASA · Live
Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept. 30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload. NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar outpost,
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NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for MoonNASA · Live
NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated effort is organized into two primary work areas that to
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NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space CropsNASA · Live
NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-based demonstrator to learn how to grow crops on the Moon.
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Star TrailsNASA · Live
This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Banda Sea on Sept. 20, 2026. Image credit: NASA/Anil Menon
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NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite CarrierSpace Industry News · Live
ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomous onboard precise […]