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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Dragon delivers cargo to the ISS as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13

Expedition 75 received four new crew members aboard the International Space Station at the beginning of October, as Crew-12 departed and handed over to Crew-13. A Dragon spacecraft also brought new cargo to the orbiting outpost, supporting its continuing crewed operations.

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2026-10-22T15:15:47.850651-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United is Opening Two New Flight Attendant Bases… The Locations Might Surprise You

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines has just announced two new flight attendant bases, bringing the total number of crew bases to 13, or 15 if you include Guam and the carrier’s only remaining international crew base in Europe at London Heathrow.

Also: One Mile at a Time

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2026-10-22T14:55:07.592896-07:00

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Reuters

US Democratic senator probes Ukraine's loss of Starshield service

By Reuters: Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal on Thursday said he had opened an inquiry into Ukraine's loss of critical access to the Pentagon's Starshield satellite communications service and the resulting degrading of Kyiv's ability to defend itself against Russian attacks.

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2026-10-22T15:04:27.745079-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.

By Ars Technica: We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander.".

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2026-10-22T15:04:59.253047-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA safety advisers warn agency risks losing crewed access to LEO

By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s safety advisers warned the agency risked losing human access to LEO given the retirement of Crew Dragon and concerns about commercial stations.

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2026-10-22T14:20:41.234437-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

PlanetiQ CEO Details Weather Data Expansion After Back-to-Back GNSS-RO Launches

By Via Satellite: PlanetiQ is expanding its GNSS-RO data collection with back-to-back rideshare launches in October, as CEO Ira Scharf says there is growing demand for this type of weather data from both government and commercial users.

Also: Via Satellite

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2026-10-22T13:35:49.757957-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Judith Delany

ESPI AC 2026 Wrap-Up - Collaboration or Fragmentation? What We Heard at ESPI’s 20th Annual Conference

By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening and Judith Delany reflect on ESPI’s 20th Annual Conference, European space, diplomacy, fragmentation and the need to turn dialogue into action.

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2026-10-22T14:54:37.838657-07:00

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