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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

PLD Space starts integrated Miura 5 second-stage testing as first three launchers take shape

PLD Space has begun system-level test campaigns on a fully integrated second stage for its Miura 5 orbital launcher, marking a new phase ahead of the vehicle’s first demonstration flight. The company is also completing subsystem validation, manufacturing its first three vehicles and expanding industrial capabilities.

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2026-10-19T07:05:26.986552-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software

By Payload: CO-based WarpWare closed its $1.2M pre-seed round today to expand what it calls an AI-enabled engineering platform for space missions.

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2026-10-19T06:05:28.066873-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Studies confirm performance of Artemis 2 heat shield

By SpaceNews.com: Engineering studies have confirmed that the Orion heat shield on the Artemis 2 mission performed as expected, without the erosion seen on Artemis 1.

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2026-10-19T05:16:07.510343-07:00

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Reuters • Akash Sriram

SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows

By Reuters: SpaceX and Tesla will report third-quarter results on consecutive days this week, giving investors a rare side-by-side look at Elon Musk's two most valuable companies as merger speculation gathers momentum.

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SpaceX Surprises Wall Street with Earnings Announcement Ahead of Major Financing Round

Seeking Alpha

SSPC: SpaceX's Q3 Bar And 2027 Spending Bill Open A Short Earnings Window (BATS:SSPC)

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2026-10-19T05:04:33.999137-07:00

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CNBC • Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year

By CNBC: The SpaceX boss said Monday that he'll give one of his company shares to every child in the U.S. next year. He didn't say how the share giveaway would happen.

Axios

Musk pledges 1 SpaceX share for every child in America

Wall Street Journal

Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share

Also: Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Verge, CNN, Seeking Alpha, The Independent and 9 more

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2026-10-19T02:04:39.182708-07:00

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Inflight Online • Keith Mwanalushi

Textron Aviation secures FAA approval for Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity

By Inflight Online: Textron Aviation has secured FAA certification for Gogo Galileo HDX, bringing OneWeb-powered LEO connectivity to Citation Latitude and Longitude jets.

Also: AINonline and Inflight Online

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2026-10-19T03:49:03.814313-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

By Payload: EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node autonomy modules.

Also: SpaceNews.com

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2026-10-19T06:05:27.893855-07:00

PLD Space starts integrated Miura 5 second-stage testing as first three launchers take shape

WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software

Studies confirm performance of Artemis 2 heat shield

SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows

SpaceX Surprises Wall Street with Earnings Announcement Ahead of Major Financing Round

SSPC: SpaceX's Q3 Bar And 2027 Spending Bill Open A Short Earnings Window (BATS:SSPC)

Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year

Musk pledges 1 SpaceX share for every child in America

Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share

Textron Aviation secures FAA approval for Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity

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Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

PLD Space begins system-level testing of Miura 5 as first three vehicles take shape

Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software

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