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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China plans standalone Lanyue lunar lander mission and uncrewed rehearsal ahead of crewed landing attempt before 2030

China will conduct a standalone mission of its Lanyue lunar lander, followed by a full-scale uncrewed landing rehearsal, before attempting to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The test campaign lays out key steps toward the country’s crewed lunar landing goal.

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2026-10-31T14:10:39.556092-07:00

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Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

Space Outposts Beyond the Moon May Rely on Planetary AI

By Universe Today: NASA plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028 for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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2026-10-31T12:34:49.104867-07:00

CNBC • Lora Kolodny

SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution

By CNBC: The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years.

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2026-10-31T12:04:26.860153-07:00

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Space.com • Space.com Staff

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 234

By Space.com: On Episode 234 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Mike Wall are joined by Than Putzig of the Planetary Science Institute about a NASA-backed payload bound for the Marius Hills Pit on the moon.

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2026-10-31T07:10:38.376026-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

New UK policy raises stakes for foreign bidders in military space market

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2026-10-31T08:20:38.665440-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Virgin Galactic transfers first newly-designed spaceplane to base for flight testing

By FlightGlobal: Commercial service for six-passenger Delta-class vehicle intended in second quarter of 2027. Virgin Galactic has transported the first of its new generation of spaceplane to its operations base in New Mexico, showing off the craft’s livery.

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2026-10-31T03:04:56.584482-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Mike Wall

Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from California just after midnight on Halloween (Oct. 31).

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2026-10-30T23:00:37.990042-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time

By Universe Today: Planetary defense is a growing concern among the scientific community, as efforts have been made to design and implement missions meant to deflect incoming threats to the Earth well in advance.

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2026-10-30T19:04:31.337272-07:00

China plans standalone Lanyue lunar lander mission and uncrewed rehearsal ahead of crewed landing attempt before 2030

Space Outposts Beyond the Moon May Rely on Planetary AI

SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 234

New UK policy raises stakes for foreign bidders in military space market

Virgin Galactic transfers first newly-designed spaceplane to base for flight testing

Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time

China outlines uncrewed test campaign for buildup to crewed moon landing

Space Outposts Beyond the Moon May Rely on Planetary AI

SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution

New UK policy raises stakes for foreign bidders in military space market

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 234

Virgin Galactic transfers first newly-designed spaceplane to base for flight testing

SpaceX closes out October with 700th Falcon 9 launch to date

Indian Space Agency’s GSLV Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15

Blue Origin targets late-2026 return as NASA adds Blue Moon Mk2 test article to Artemis III profile

Telesat pushes global Lightspeed service to late Q2 2028 after pathfinder satellite delays

India’s NVS-03 launch restores NavIC to minimum operational configuration

Virgin Galactic unveils Apeiron, its next-generation Delta-class spaceplane, and pushes commercial flights to Q2 2027

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