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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA says nuclear electric propulsion mission SR-1 remains on track for late 2028 launch

NASA officials say the SR-1 nuclear electric propulsion mission is still expected to launch in late 2028. The agency has provided limited detail on the mission’s cost and schedule, leaving key program parameters unclear despite the stated launch outlook.

2026-10-29T18:25:40.167567-07:00
Blue Origin   Moon   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection

By NASA Spaceflight: With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has formally integrated a Blue Moon Mark 2 (Mk2) test article into its revised Artemis III low-Earth orbit (LEO) flight profile.

Also: human-spaceflight.blogspot.com and newspaceeconomy.ca
2026-10-29T14:28:13.331630-07:00
ISS   Satellite   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
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Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

100 US spacewalks from the ISS! Astronauts deploy new solar array on landmark EVA

By Space.com: NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency deployed a new solar array on Thursday (Oct. 29) during a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

2026-10-29T13:19:10.616311-07:00
Satellite   Europe   LEO   North America   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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Reuters • Gianluca Lo Nostro

Eutelsat expects $11 billion revenue after EU's Starlink rival comes online

By Reuters: Eutelsat expects commercial ‌services revenue of more than €10 billion ($11.1 billion) between 2032 and 2040 as it takes a leading role in the European Union's planned alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, ​it said on Thursday.

Also: Via Satellite, Seeking Alpha, CNA and betakit.com
2026-10-29T10:04:28.270317-07:00
Commercial Space  
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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo, Dina Bass, Loren Grush

SpaceX’s Largest Revenue Source Is a Finite Deal With Anthropic

By Bloomberg: Anthropic PBC is SpaceX’s largest single customer, a person familiar with the matter said, accounting for more than a third of the revenue for Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence, satellite and rocket venture during the third quarter of this year.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-10-29T13:04:55.989136-07:00
Mars   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
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Reuters • Will Dunham

Martian meteorite found in the Sahara is 4.1 billion years old

By Reuters: A meteorite found in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali formed in the Martian crust at least 4.1 billion years ago, according to scientists, making the ​reddish igneous rock perhaps the oldest of the 435 meteorites from Mars known on Earth.

Also: NASA/JPL, CNA and NASA
2026-10-29T12:04:24.227579-07:00