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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

ESA governments to assess the cost of a European crewed spacecraft, with no funding decision expected

European Space Agency member governments will meet in Rome on Dec. 15 to discuss investment in a program that would use European hardware to carry astronauts to and from orbit. Securing the one-day meeting is itself a step for Director-General Josef Aschbacher, but the gathering is not expected to produce a financing decision.

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2026-10-09T13:04:24.168505-07:00

Satellite

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Astrogate Labs Teams with Spacebeam on Optical Links and Ground Service

By Via Satellite: Under the MoU, they plan to bring together the companies’ respective tech in optical communications. Astrogate has developed AstroLink, an optical communication terminals (OCTs) for satellites and Spacebeam has developed the Osong optical ground station (OGS) infrastructure.

Also: SpaceNews.com

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2026-10-09T11:05:29.005718-07:00

JWST Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Brian Koberlein

The Most Distant FRB Tells The Story Of Its Origin

By Universe Today: Astronomers use the Webb to study a distant fast radio burst and reveal clues as to the origin of these mysterious events.

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2026-10-09T10:35:31.401502-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

L3Harris to Build Telescope for ESA’s LISA Mission

By Via Satellite: L3Harris will build an all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission expected to launch in the mid-2030s. The European.

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2026-10-09T10:35:34.044163-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

Poland’s SpaceForest completes fourth flight of suborbital PERUN rocket

By SpaceNews.com: JOHANNESBURG — Polish rocket builder SpaceForest completed the fourth launch of its suborbital PERUN rocket, calling it the vehicle’s most successful test to date.

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2026-10-09T09:36:05.617749-07:00

Mars Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Charles Q. Choi

Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars

By Space.com: A new genetically engineered microbe may one day help humanity settle Mars, a nonprofit biotechnology research startup suggests.

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2026-10-09T09:05:44.957525-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing

By NASA Spaceflight: Ship 42 for Flight 15 has headed back out to Massey’s for more cryo-proof testing as SpaceX speeds up overall vehicle production. And after 75 days at sea, Ship 40 from Flight 13 has returned home to Texas and is slated to return to the production site.

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2026-10-09T07:50:39.361053-07:00

Satellite Project Kuiper Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Amazon Leo: We're on track for initial service this year; Vulcan, Ariane 6 launches expected 'within weeks'

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Amazon Leo said it still expects to begin initial broadband service this year following the company’s first launch on the United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket and its third flight on Europe’s Ariane 64 vehicle — both expected “in the coming weeks,” Amazon said.

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2026-10-09T08:54:43.056955-07:00

ESA governments to assess the cost of a European crewed spacecraft, with no funding decision expected

Astrogate Labs Teams with Spacebeam on Optical Links and Ground Service

The Most Distant FRB Tells The Story Of Its Origin

L3Harris to Build Telescope for ESA’s LISA Mission

Poland’s SpaceForest completes fourth flight of suborbital PERUN rocket

Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars

Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing

Amazon Leo: We're on track for initial service this year; Vulcan, Ariane 6 launches expected 'within weeks'

ESA governments to meet in December to assess cost of launching their own astronauts; no financing expected

Astrogate Labs Teams with Spacebeam on Optical Links and Ground Service

The Most Distant FRB Tells The Story Of Its Origin

L3Harris to Build Telescope for ESA’s LISA Mission

Poland’s SpaceForest completes fourth flight of suborbital PERUN rocket

Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars

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