SpaceNews.com
• Stirling Forbes
SpaceNews.com reports: Traditional mining expertise plus space startup innovation will equal the winning formula for lunar resource extraction.
Last Updated: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 11:05 AM PDT
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Reuters
• Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Europe's aerospace giants kept investors waiting an extra day for details of a new space champion on Wednesday as lawyers and advisers pored over the smallprint, but merger plans remained intact, people familiar with the talks said.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: "You'd be doing irreparable damage.".
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Viasat is poised to soon launch its much-anticipated ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (VS-3 F2) satellite, more than doubling the capacity of its fleet.
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
By Payload: Vantor—the artist formerly known as Maxar Intelligence—is expanding its relationship with the DoD through another in-space awareness contract. The company Vantor—the artist formerly known as Maxar Intelligence—is expanding its relationship with the DoD through another in-space awareness contract.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: Quantum Space announced its plans to launch its Ranger Prime vehicle to orbit to demo capabilities that will be necessary for Golden Dome.
Reuters
• Alison Withers
By Reuters: Almost 90% of satellite-detected methane leaks flagged to governments and oil and gas companies are not being acknowledged, the UN said Wednesday ahead of the COP30 climate talks next month.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile in shoring up satellite frequencies after initially relying on cellular partnerships.
Reuters
• Giulia Segreti; Tim Hepher
Business Wire
• Media Contact
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
