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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA safety advisers warn agency could lose crewed access to low Earth orbit

The agency’s safety advisers say NASA risks losing human access to low Earth orbit as Crew Dragon approaches retirement and concerns persist about commercial space stations. The warning puts continuity of crewed operations in orbit at issue, though the available report provides no timetable or details of the advisers’ recommendations.

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

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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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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

Four KJ-3000 Radar Jets At Chinese Factory Point To Serial Production

By The War Zone: The KJ-3000 is the most capable of China’s rapidly expanding airborne early warning and control aircraft fleet. The KJ-3000 is the most capable of China’s rapidly expanding airborne early warning and control aircraft fleet.

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2026-10-22T14:05:33.159149-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

ISS receives new cargo from Dragon as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13

By NASA Spaceflight: Expedition 75 aboard the International Space Station gained four new crew members at the beginning of October before Crew-12 left the station.

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

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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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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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