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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force prepares global support for up to 56 satellite jammers

The U.S. Space Force is preparing to hire contractors to maintain and support global deployments of as many as 56 systems designed to disrupt adversaries’ communications. The planned contracting effort signals a broader operational footprint for a counterspace capability, though the summary provides no deployment locations or schedule.

2026-10-18T03:19:33.378072-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Robert Z. Pearlman

On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion

By Space.com: On Oct. 17, 2016, the Antares rocket now built by Northrop Grumman Space Systems returned to flight to come back from a catastrophic explosion. Here's why it mattered.

Also: Science Daily, newspaceeconomy.ca and scitechdaily.com
2026-10-17T08:05:10.966115-07:00
defense   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Washington Post • Mary Ilyushina

As Ukraine worries about Starlink access, Russia is developing a system to match it

By Washington Post: Kyiv is pushing President Donald Trump for continued access to the military version of Elon Musk’s satellite internet service.

Also: Axios, satnews.com, prm.ua, counteroffensive.news, Live and Let's Fly, ANI News Agency, Seeking Alpha and 8 more
2026-10-17T02:04:32.003956-07:00
Blue Origin   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

By Ars Technica: The infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.

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2026-10-16T03:05:19.152591-07:00
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The Hill • Alexander Bolton

Tillis calls on Pentagon inspector general to investigate Ukraine’s Starshield loss

By The Hill: Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says he and his Senate colleagues will ask the Defense Department’s inspector general to investigate Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to the military version of Starlink, known as Starshield, which hampered Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian drones.

Also: The Atlantic, Washington Post, politico.eu, DefenseNews.com, European Spaceflight, The War Zone, The Telegraph, defence-blog.com, Air Data News, SpaceWatch Global, CNBC, New York Times and 334 more
2026-10-15T05:35:59.640245-07:00