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Aviation Safety & Regulation Space Debris & Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

The Air Current • Elan Head

FAA loosens aircraft-safety policy for airspace threatened by falling space debris

Four days before SpaceX’s Nasdaq listing, the FAA changed its safety policy to allow more aircraft to fly through airspace where falling space debris poses a higher risk of catastrophic accident. The shift changes how aviation exposure to space debris is managed, though the article provides no further policy details.

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2026-10-05T12:20:12.139165-07:00

North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Ruth Liao

SpaceX Proposes Gas Pipeline to Supply Cape Canaveral Rockets

By Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is proposing to build a natural gas pipeline in Florida to deliver fuel for its Starship rockets launched from Cape Canaveral.

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2026-10-05T11:50:01.501194-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Debris & Traffic Management

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SpaceNews.com • Hope Hodge Seck

Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations

By SpaceNews.com: Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering 1 million.

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2026-10-05T12:15:48.033335-07:00

Satellite Europe Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Open Cosmos sets 192-satellite target for connectivity network amid launch shortage

By SpaceNews.com: Open Cosmos has built at least 50 of the more than 96 ConnectedCosmos connectivity satellites the British company said Oct. 5 it plans to deploy before the end of 2028, CEO Rafel Siquier told SpaceNews.

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2026-10-05T09:56:17.463480-07:00

Satellite Defense Industry & Major Contractors Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Voyager wins $22.4 million Pentagon award for small-satellite deployers

By SpaceNews.com: Illustration by Voyager Technologies WASHINGTON — Voyager Technologies has won a $22.4 million Pentagon award to develop flight-ready satellite deployment systems aimed at helping the U.S.

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2026-10-05T08:35:17.809422-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

CNBC • Tobias Burns

Wall Street is getting bullish on SpaceX again ahead of test flights

By CNBC: Next flight test could be a major catalyst for the stock, Morgan Stanley says.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Yahoo Finance

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2026-10-05T09:04:52.579980-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Second HyImpulse Suborbital SR75 Flight Slips to 2027

By European Spaceflight: HyImpulse has pushed the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket from SaxaVord in Scotland to spring 2027.

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2026-10-05T07:05:02.030951-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Chelsea Gohd

FAA loosens aircraft-safety policy for airspace threatened by falling space debris

SpaceX Proposes Gas Pipeline to Supply Cape Canaveral Rockets

Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations

Open Cosmos sets 192-satellite target for connectivity network amid launch shortage

Voyager wins $22.4 million Pentagon award for small-satellite deployers

Wall Street is getting bullish on SpaceX again ahead of test flights

Second HyImpulse Suborbital SR75 Flight Slips to 2027

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Open Cosmos sets 192-satellite target for connectivity network amid launch shortage

Wall Street is getting bullish on SpaceX again ahead of test flights

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