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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

NASA seeks commercial options for Hubble’s future, including reboost, servicing or controlled deorbit

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has addressed the debate over the Hubble Space Telescope’s long-term future as the agency seeks commercial input on possible paths forward. Its request for information asks companies to assess options ranging from reboosting or servicing the observatory to carrying out a controlled deorbit.

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2026-11-03T05:15:31.466677-08:00

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Bloomberg • Tom Giles, Yazhou Sun

Shield AI CEO Says Planning At Least $1 Billion Raise, More M&A

By Bloomberg: Defense startup Shield AI plans to raise more than $1 billion to fund the production of its latest autonomous fighter jet, Chief Executive Officer Gary Steele said.

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2026-11-03T05:11:03.085402-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Lines CEO Cranks Up Heat On Heathrow Airport With Threat to Take Legal Action Over Controversial Terminal Move

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian has slammed a decision by Heathrow Airport to forcibly separate his airline from joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic in a controversial terminal shakeup that is slated to take effect in 2028.

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Delta CEO Ed Bastian Slams ‘Short-Sighted’ Heathrow Shake-Up

Also: Airline Economics

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2026-11-02T14:34:28.194159-08:00

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SpaceNews.com

DETUMBLER: Airbus' Passive Spin Stabilization Solution

By SpaceNews.com: The tumbling crisis: why dead satellites threaten orbit Every year, hundreds of satellites reach end-of-life, most are deorbited, but some fail abruptly.

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2026-11-03T05:49:05.545044-08:00

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