Washington Post
• Associated Press
Two experienced, licensed skydivers were killed Friday during an organized event at Skydive Elsinore in California. They collided in midair, and their parachutes became entangled before they fell to the ground, according to reports.
By nasaspaceflight.com: For the first time in two years, NASA is opening applications for its next astronaut class.
Bloomberg
• Arne Delfs
By Bloomberg: German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expects a decision on the formation of a new air combat partnership to jointly build a next-generation fighter jet by the end of March 2027, following the scrapping of the Franco-German FCAS project earlier this year.
Washington Post
• Michelle Boorstein
By Washington Post: Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, was among nine people killed aboard a Learjet that crashed and exploded near West Palm Beach, Florida.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell, Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: On Nov. 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission, the first Mars mission in 20 years. Here's why it mattered.
Space.com
• Space.com Staff
By Space.com: On Episode 235 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Rod Pyle are joined by Dr. Jim Green to talk about the past, present, and future of planetary exploration.
Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
By Space.com: I think the implications are pretty severe, which is why we're taking it so seriously and putting such extreme focus on the mission right now.
The Atlantic
• James Surowiecki
By The Atlantic: The carrier is more than $8.4 billion in debt, but it won’t cut its snacks.
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