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Reuters

Trump proposes recurring 1,900-acre Florida air show and aerospace expo to rival Paris

President Donald Trump announced plans for a recurring aerospace exhibition at NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility near Cape Canaveral, targeting an opening within two years. The proposed 1,900-acre venue would showcase commercial and private aviation and space technology, with Trump saying the event should become larger than the Paris Air Show.

Also: ANI News Agency, Air Data News, newsable.asianetnews.com and nasawatch.com
2026-11-06T17:05:06.618302-08:00
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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

By Bloomberg: SpaceX board member Donald Harrison resigned from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors consider a potential merger with Tesla Inc.

2026-11-06T14:05:13.718597-08:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Policy & Regulation  
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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light

By NASA Spaceflight: Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch that would attempt to catch both stages at Starbase Pad 2. The date has slipped by only one day, with the ship-catch licence from the FAA still the deciding factor.

2026-11-06T07:35:04.726618-08:00
defense   Space Force   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization  
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Spaceflight Now • Steven Young

Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force

By Spaceflight Now: Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 UTC). The mission is thought to be carrying satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield platform.

Also: Space.com and interestingengineering.com
2026-11-06T14:04:42.534290-08:00