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ESA Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Robert Lea

ESA’s Hera captures first close-up view of Didymos, the asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has returned its first close-up images of the Didymos binary asteroid system, which NASA’s DART mission struck in humanity’s first deliberate test of asteroid deflection. The observations give Hera an initial view of the target it is traveling to study.

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2026-11-06T07:19:16.326874-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

By Breaking Defense: To translate between the SpaceX-built SDN Backbone and other Pentagon communications and missile tracking satellites, sources said the Space Force is eyeing 12 or 13 Space Exchange Point birds.

Also: SpaceNews.com and insidedefense.com

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2026-11-06T06:28:44.525483-08:00

Commercial Space

CNBC • Hugh Leask

A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla

By CNBC: Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has cut its SpaceX holding to 11.1% of assets and sold its remaining Tesla stake.

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2026-11-06T06:04:43.846055-08:00

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Universe Today • David Dickinson

'Big Bang' Fix Puts Voyager Across the 'One Light-Day' Mark

By Universe Today: Flashback to 1977. Jimmy Carter was U.S. president, Star Wars was a box office hit, and the two Voyager spacecraft departed on an historic Grand Tour of the solar system.

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2026-11-06T05:05:38.756946-08:00

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Payload • Daniel Molland

Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?

By Payload: Russia’s recent RPO likely allowed it to characterize ICEYE's radar in enough detail to build a ground-based jammer (or spoofer) to deploy in Ukraine next year.

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2026-11-06T05:35:14.840539-08:00

ULA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

ULA resuming Vulcan launches as it continues solid rocket booster investigation

By SpaceNews.com: United Launch Alliance believes that changes to the solid rocket boosters for its Vulcan rocket will address problems seen on two launches.

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2026-11-06T04:30:37.886024-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

2026-11-06T01:34:55.539636-08:00

Mars Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Samantha Mathewson

4-billion-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' found in Sahara Desert could unlock the secret history of water on Mars

By Space.com: A 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert offers a rare glimpse into Mars' early history.

Also: CNN

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2026-11-06T03:19:14.868781-08:00

ESA’s Hera captures first close-up view of Didymos, the asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla

'Big Bang' Fix Puts Voyager Across the 'One Light-Day' Mark

Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?

ULA resuming Vulcan launches as it continues solid rocket booster investigation

AST SpaceMobile Joins U.S. Space Force Program to Advance Space-Based Sensing

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4-billion-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' found in Sahara Desert could unlock the secret history of water on Mars

ESA’s Hera spacecraft captures first close-up view of asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36?

A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla

'Big Bang' Fix Puts Voyager Across the 'One Light-Day' Mark

ULA resuming Vulcan launches as it continues solid rocket booster investigation

Russia must swiftly expand its answer to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, security council says

NASA selects three companies for TDRSS replacement program

LEAP Revives Hope for Mainland UK Vertical Launch with Sutherland Spaceport MoU

Avio Scales Back Demonstrator Programme Amid Technical Challenges

Democratic midterm gains put defense spending and SpaceX under new scrutiny

Hydrogen chloride above Martian fissures suggests possible ongoing volcanism

ITU extends Open Cosmos broadband-network deadline but halves planned constellation

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