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Bloomberg
• Carmen Arroyo
SpaceX Works With Apollo, Nvidia on New Grok Partnership Program
By Bloomberg: SpaceX is working with Apollo Global Management, Nvidia Corp. and dozens of other firms on a new partnership program to deploy and improve its Grok AI systems, part of a bid to bolster business adoption of its artificial intelligence offerings.
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Seeking Alpha
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Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
Autonomous Triangular Modules Could Build Tomorrow’s Mega-Observatories
By Universe Today: Private companies are getting better and better at launching more and more mass into space with larger and larger rockets.
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Space Force taps six companies to provide satellite surveillance backup
By SpaceNews.com: Illustration by NorthStar Earth & Space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first operational contracts under a program designed to enlist commercial satellite operators during military crises.
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European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test
By European Spaceflight: While revealing new details about the failed Space Rider drop test, ESA said it does not expect the failure to delay the vehicle's development.
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China seeks payloads for crewed moon lander test mission
By SpaceNews.com: China is seeking payloads to fly on an uncrewed mission of its Lanyue human moon landing system, ahead of a planned crewed landing before 2030.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
ESPI AC 2026 – Are We Alone? Why Europe Could Lead the Search for Life with Dr. Sarah Rugheimer
By SpaceWatch Global: Dr. Sarah Rugheimer joins Judith Delany to discuss LIFE, exoplanets and why Europe has the expertise to lead the search for life beyond Earth.
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SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
BlackSky announces Gen-3 contract with international defense agency
By SpaceNews.com: ISCO — BlackSky Technology announced a “seven-figure” contract to provide an international defense agency in a “contested region” with assured access to high-resolution Gen-3 imagery and data, Herndon, Virginia-based BlackSky announced Oct.
