Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
OHB has won a European Space Agency contract to study infrastructure for the Moon. The award signals another step in planning the systems and services needed to support future lunar activity, though the available report provides no contract value, schedule or technical details.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: The ESA's Euclid space telescope was launched in July, 2026, and its mission is to observe billions of galaxies. The goal is to measure their redshifts over 10 billion years of Universal expansion, to better understand dark matter and dark energy.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s Middle East command could expand fivefold over the next several years as the Space Force expands its role in military operations.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: The FCC has granted Globalstar authority to operate its third-generation satellite constellation, referred to as the C-3 constellation. This constellation will operate in mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum and provide direct-to-device services to smart phones.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — French space startup Infinite Orbits, specializing in in-orbit services including geostationary-orbit rendezvous, proximity and docking, has raised 52 million euros ($58.4 million) in two financing rounds — not bad for a company founded in 2017.
Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
By Space.com: The moon is shrinking, and scientists are narrowing in on exactly how much our natural satellite has dwindled over the years.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: Japan will launch its audacious MMX sample-return mission to Mars today (Oct. 19), and you can watch the historic action live.
NASA Spaceflight
CNBC
• Kai Nicol-Schwarz
By CNBC: The SpaceX boss said Monday that he'll give one of his company shares to every child in the U.S. next year. He didn't say how the share giveaway would happen.
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin
Reuters
• Akash Sriram
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
