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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Starship Flight 15 targets Nov. 13 for first attempt to catch both stages at Starbase

SpaceX is completing final checkouts of Super Heavy booster 22 and Starship 42 for a no-earlier-than Nov. 13 launch from Starbase. The mission would attempt to catch both stages at Pad 2; its schedule has slipped by one day, with an FAA ship-catch license still the key outstanding approval.

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2026-11-06T07:35:04.726618-08:00

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Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Emergency Repairs Close Boeing Field Control Tower, Restricting Air Traffic

By Flying Magazine: ATC at Seattle’s Boeing Field are operating from temporary facility with reduced operational capabilities as roof leaks force cab closure.

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2026-11-06T08:04:40.924980-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Canada facing ‘knife-edge timeline’ to replace Hornets as F-35 purchase remains in limbo

By FlightGlobal: Final decision needed soon, as air force prepares for future beyond 'increasingly operationally irrelevant' CF-18 fleet.

Also: defenceobserver.ca

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2026-11-06T08:00:39.135579-08:00

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Space.com • Robert Lea

ESA’s Hera spacecraft captures first close-up view of asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

By Space.com: The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has gotten its first close-up look at the Didymos binary asteroid, the first space rock system "punched" by humanity.

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2026-11-06T07:19:16.326874-08:00

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CNBC • Tobias Burns

SpaceX is down big on Dem retribution fears against Musk. Deutsche Bank says buy the dip

By CNBC: SpaceX deals mostly with the executive branch, though frustrations are simmering in Congress.

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2026-11-06T08:04:38.234316-08:00

aviation Hydrogen Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

ZeroAvia Maps Path to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production

By AINonline: ZeroAvia plans to deliver its first ZA200 hydrogen fuel cell systems to customers in 2027 and start series production in Scotland around the end of 2029, CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener said on Wednesday at the HySky Society’s annual Flying Hy hydrogen aviation summit.

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2026-11-06T08:04:53.965588-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Joseph Dainty

Deutsche Aircraft and Heggemann advance D328 landing gear certification

By FlightGlobal: Certification campaign has featured drop tests alongside flight trials Deutsche Aircraft German airframer and engineering partner have completed initial validation of new undercarriage for twin-turboprop following first flight-test phase.

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2026-11-06T08:05:04.478417-08:00

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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Brazil's TAP Aviation adds Learjet 45, retires Falcon 2000

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2026-11-06T08:05:34.041544-08:00

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