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Bloomberg • Kiel Porter, Sana Pashankar

Sierra Space CFO departs after six months, raising questions about IPO timing

Sierra Space’s chief financial officer has left the spacecraft maker after about six months in the role, the company said. The departure comes as Sierra Space pursues a long-awaited initial public offering, adding uncertainty around the timing of its planned move to public markets.

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2026-10-13T16:05:06.697275-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Universe Today • Matthew Williams

New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk

By Universe Today: Using observations from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team led by Shandong University shows that Jupiter's magnetodisk is a rippling structure that rotates with the planet, contrary to what scientists previously thought.

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2026-10-13T16:35:28.823393-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • John Sharp

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week

By NASA Spaceflight: This week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much of the launch schedule.

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2026-10-13T15:15:16.048439-07:00

Satellite

Via Satellite • Elad Baram

Turning Orbit into Infrastructure: Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of the Mobile Economy

By Via Satellite: For decades, satellite communications operated separately from terrestrial networks, relying on proprietary infrastructure and vertically integrated architectures.

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2026-10-13T12:55:11.566127-07:00

Mars ESA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • David Dickinson

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

By Universe Today: In just one more month, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission will make history. Moving at 12 kilometers per second versus Earth, the mission is about to rendezvous with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair.

ESA

Mars moon lander set to launch on 19 October

jatan.space

NASA Artemis and CLPS lunar mission updates minus the PR fluff, as all things should be

Also: dailygalaxy.com

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2026-10-13T08:55:02.306557-07:00

North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

Bloomberg • Loren Grush

SpaceX Plan to Launch 456 Starships a Year in Texas Under Review

By Bloomberg: SpaceX is proposing to increase the number of Starship launches and landings it conducts out of its Starbase facility in South Texas to hundreds of flights each year, a plan currently being reviewed by the US government.

Also: newsable.asianetnews.com and Seeking Alpha

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2026-10-13T09:05:35.737033-07:00

Satellite LEO Policy & Regulation

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

UK's Ofcom wants the ITU to ease power limits imposed on LEO broadband constellations to protect GEO operations

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — British wireless spectrum authority Ofcom is asking international regulators to soften restrictions on Ku- and Ka-band satellite broadband constellations designed 25 years ago to avoid interference with GEO-orbit satellites.

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2026-10-13T11:35:20.578525-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Viasat Places Order for All.Space Hydra Max Terminals

By Via Satellite: Viasat has placed an order for multiple All.Space Hydra MAX satcom terminals which are designed to transmit multiple satellite links simultaneously. The Hydra Max terminal is now approved for operation on Viasat’s global NextGen Ka-band network, including Mil Ka-band.

Also: Satellite Evolution, spaceanddefense.io and satelliteinternet.com

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2026-10-13T12:55:11.513232-07:00

Sierra Space CFO departs after six months, raising questions about IPO timing

New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week

Turning Orbit into Infrastructure: Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of the Mobile Economy

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

Mars moon lander set to launch on 19 October

NASA Artemis and CLPS lunar mission updates minus the PR fluff, as all things should be

SpaceX Plan to Launch 456 Starships a Year in Texas Under Review

UK's Ofcom wants the ITU to ease power limits imposed on LEO broadband constellations to protect GEO operations

Viasat Places Order for All.Space Hydra Max Terminals

New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk

Sierra Space CFO Departs Firm Amid Drive Toward IPO

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week

Viasat Places Order for All.Space Hydra Max Terminals

Turning Orbit into Infrastructure: Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of the Mobile Economy

SES Taps Lyntris for PTS-G Satellite Payload

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SES Taps Lyntris for PTS-G Satellite Payload

Voskhod 1 launches the first multi-person crew into space, without spacesuits

SpaceX CRS-35 set to deliver supplies, experiments and final iROSA solar arrays to the ISS

Blue Origin targets year-end New Glenn return as LC-36 rebuild advances

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