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SpaceX to fly first expendable Falcon 9 since January as it plans up to four launches this week

SpaceX will conduct up to four Falcon 9 missions this week, including the company's first expendable Falcon 9 flight since January, reinforcing its dominance of the weekly launch manifest and underscoring an operational mix of recoverable and one‑way missions that affects manifest planning.

2025-10-20T10:24:58.127423-07:00

The Verge

SpaceX Launches 10,000th Starlink Satellite as Network Reaches 4 Million Users

2025-10-20T02:47:31.152865-07:00

Reuters

NASA to reopen Artemis III lunar-lander contract amid SpaceX Starship delays

2025-10-20T06:28:25.249950-07:00

European Spaceflight

Avio completes MR10 methalox engine hot-fire, advancing FD1 rocket demonstrator

2025-10-20T05:44:51.361898-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight

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SpaceX to fly first expendable Falcon 9 since January as it plans up to four launches this week SpaceX will conduct up to four Falcon 9 missions this week, including the company's first expendable Falcon 9 flight since January, reinforcing its dominance of the weekly launch manifest and underscoring an operational mix of recoverable and one‑way missions that affects manifest planning.

2025-10-20T10:24:58.127423-07:00

SpaceX to fly first expendable Falcon 9 since January as it plans up to four launches this week

Satellite Evolution

AAC Clyde Space awarded SEK 3.3 million to develop dual‑use space technology AAC Clyde Space has been awarded SEK 3.3 million to develop a dual‑use space technology project that will serve both civil and defence applications. The funding will support R&D and system maturation, advancing the company's smallsat capabilities and readiness for government and commercial missions.

2025-10-20T08:55:37.285012-07:00

AAC Clyde Space awarded SEK 3.3 million to develop dual‑use space technology

chinaspacemonitor.substack.com

Chinese space financing goes mainstream, backing overseas ventures and satellite-enabled robotics Capital from Chinese state and private investors is moving beyond domestic launch and constellation projects, underwriting overseas partnerships such as GeeSpace’s return to Argentina. That funding is also enabling new satellite-connected applications — from maritime Thousand Sails services to experimental satellite-linked robot dogs.

2025-10-20T07:46:01.874065-07:00

Chinese space financing goes mainstream, backing overseas ventures and satellite-enabled robotics

Reuters

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NASA to reopen Artemis III lunar-lander contract amid SpaceX Starship delays Acting NASA leadership said the agency will open the Artemis III human landing system contract to new competitors and solicit fresh bids after schedule slips with SpaceX’s Starship. The move is intended to protect mission timelines and accelerate U.S. plans to return astronauts to the Moon ahead of China.

2025-10-20T06:28:25.249950-07:00

NASA to reopen Artemis III lunar-lander contract amid SpaceX Starship delays

European Spaceflight

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Avio completes MR10 methalox engine hot-fire, advancing FD1 rocket demonstrator Avio completed a hot-fire test of its MR10 methalox engine, a key step toward qualifying propulsion for the company's FD1 rocket demonstrator. The test advances Avio's methalox development program and helps de-risk the FD1 demonstrator's propulsion chain ahead of flight tests.

2025-10-20T05:44:51.361898-07:00

Avio completes MR10 methalox engine hot-fire, advancing FD1 rocket demonstrator

Payload

Planet wins $12.8M NGA Luno B contract to supply maritime imagery and vessel monitoring The U.S. National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency has awarded Planet Labs a $12.8 million Luno B contract to provide orbital imagery and maritime intelligence. Planet’s satellites will furnish DoD and intelligence customers with vessel detection and maritime‑domain monitoring from space.

2025-10-20T05:35:19.204998-07:00

Planet wins $12.8M NGA Luno B contract to supply maritime imagery and vessel monitoring

The Verge

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SpaceX Launches 10,000th Starlink Satellite as Network Reaches 4 Million Users SpaceX marked the launch of its 10,000th Starlink satellite, growing a constellation that now serves over 4 million users across more than 130 countries. About 1,400 earlier satellites have been decommissioned as SpaceX sustains a rapid deployment and replacement cadence and shows no sign of slowing.

2025-10-20T02:47:31.152865-07:00

SpaceX Launches 10,000th Starlink Satellite as Network Reaches 4 Million Users

SpaceWatch Global

Europe’s ascending role in space sustainability leadership Europe is positioning itself as a leader in space sustainability as orbital activity surges — with over 12,000 active satellites now in orbit — prompting urgent emphasis on debris mitigation, traffic management, regulatory frameworks and industry coordination to preserve long‑term access to space across Europe.

2025-10-20T01:09:14.716494-07:00

Europe’s ascending role in space sustainability leadership

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