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Reuters

Trump plans recurring 1,900-acre Florida aerospace show to rival Paris Air Show within two years

President Donald Trump announced plans for a recurring aerospace exhibition at NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a 1,900-acre site. He said the event would be the world’s biggest, surpassing the Paris Air Show, and showcase commercial, private aviation and space technology.

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   Viasat   Satellite   Space Force   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
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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.

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Also: Via Satellite, Breaking Defense, Aviation Week, smallsatnews.com, newspaceeconomy.ca, satelit.web.id, insidedefense.com, Defense Daily and 8 more
2026-11-06T06:28:44.525483-08:00
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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