NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
After 14 full-stack flights, SpaceX is preparing Starship Flight 15 for an unprecedented recovery attempt: catching both stages of an orbital-class rocket. The effort marks a new milestone in the vehicle’s flight-test program and launch-system recovery ambitions.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Technology will help create structures in space uninhibited by the constraints of rocket fairings. All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings has made in investment in Space Quarters, which is developing new space construction technologies.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile executives were confident in the company’s ability to field a new reusable launch vehicle in just two years despite widespread skepticism.
Bloomberg Law
• Dinesh Nair, Ryan Gould, Siddharth Philip
By Bloomberg Law: SpaceX and Tesla Inc.are progressing in their merger negotiations, setting the stage for a combination that could redefine the limits of global dealmaking.
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: QinetiQ exhibit at Farnborough UK WASHINGTON — British government services contractor Serco has agreed to acquire QinetiQ’s U.S.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: Carl Sagan and Frank Drake were pivotal to the development of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI), as exemplified by the Pioneer Plaques and Voyager Golden Records.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Revolv Space, a new Italian space company, has closed its Series A Funding round worth 5 million euros ($5.6 million). Revolv Space designs and manufactures motion and power generation systems for satellites.
Space.com
• Anthony Wood
By Space.com: The Flight 15 test mission of SpaceX's colossal Starship rocket is slated for Nov. 13. Will you be able to spot it in the night sky?.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Via Satellite
• Christof Kern
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
