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European Spaceflight

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Isar Aerospace could launch third Spectrum rocket as early as Nov. 26

A Norwegian aviation notice indicates Isar Aerospace may launch its third Spectrum rocket as early as Nov. 26. The notice sets out a potential launch date, but the available report does not confirm that the mission is scheduled or provide details about its payload or objectives.

European Spaceflight

Isar Aerospace Could Launch Third Spectrum Rocket as Early as 26 November

SpaceNews.com

Firefly sees business opportunities as Pentagon turns its attention to cislunar space

Firefly sees potential business opportunities as the Pentagon turns toward cislunar space. The development puts a commercial space company’s prospects alongside growing defense interest in the region between Earth and the moon, though the available report summary provides no details on specific opportunities or programs.

Universe Today

Caltech’s ASTRA robot autonomously assembles an orbital truss, while vibration-and-AI research aims to help robots clear buried

Caltech’s ASTRA robot has assembled a truss section in orbit without human assistance, advancing work on building large space structures robotically. Separately, mechanical engineering assistant professor Erik Komendera developed a vibration- and AI-based method for estimating how deeply rocks are buried, potentially helping future robotic missions clear terrain autonomously.

Space Intel Report

Satellite services expand across Earth observation and aviation as GomSpace targets 30% annual growth through 2030

The EU Agency for the Space Programme puts 2024 global downstream Earth observation revenue at €3.5 billion, while GomSpace forecasts average annual revenue growth of 30% through 2030 and EBITDA margins above 20%. Gogo reported 297 aircraft using its Galileo connectivity service at September 30, 2026, after third-quarter unit shipments rose 95% year over year.

Space Intel Report

Satellite builder GomSpace: We'll post 30% annual revenue increase through 2030, with 20% EBITDA margin by then

Via Satellite

Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile form Japanese satellite-to-smartphone joint venture

Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile plan to establish Rakuten AST to procure and operate satellites that connect directly to ordinary smartphones in Japan. Announced Nov. 9, 2026, the venture gives Rakuten 51% of voting rights and AST SpaceMobile’s Japanese subsidiary the remaining 49%.

Bloomberg

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SpaceX proposes $24 billion gas-fired power plant and supercomputing facility at Starbase

SpaceX is seeking to build, own and operate a gas-fired power plant and supercomputing facility in Starbase, Texas, according to a public hearing notice. The roughly $24 billion project would combine large-scale power generation with computing infrastructure at the company’s launch-site city, extending its footprint beyond launch vehicles and spacecraft.