The Hill
• Mark R. Whittington
An opinion article by Mark R. examines how China intends to beat NASA back to the moon. The available article information does not specify the strategy’s elements, schedule or how it compares with NASA’s plans.
New York Times
• Eli Saslow, Hilary Swift
By New York Times: Kelly Holley-Bockelmann was one of the top astrophysicists in the country until President Trump’s policies affected every part of her work.
Space.com
• Keith Cooper
By Space.com: By modeling how a planet without life develops its atmosphere, astronomers hope to be able to better distinguish rocky planets without life from those that are inhabited.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA is moving forward with plans to convert an engineering model of a Mars rover into one that will go to the moon in 2028.
NASA Spaceflight
SpaceNews.com
PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
By PaxEx.Aero: Gogo's transition to its next generation connectivity solutions for business aviation is picking up steam. Installations are up, though revenue continues to slip.
NASA Spaceflight
• Sawyer Rosenstein
By NASA Spaceflight: For the first time in two years, NASA is opening applications for its next astronaut class.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX is targeting Nov. 13 for the next flight of its Starship vehicle, a mission that will attempt to catch both stages back at the launch site.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin confirmed that the return to flight of its New Glenn rocket will slip into next year as it continues work rebuilding the vehicle’s launch pad.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
Space.com
• Robert Lea
