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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange as Nordic competition intensifies

Sweden’s Esrange Space Center is preparing for increased launch activity after securing an orbital launch targeted for 2028. The development comes as political scrutiny grows around efforts to establish orbital launch capability at the site and strengthens the emerging Nordic launch race.

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2026-10-02T08:25:41.430287-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

UAE Space Agency Unveils Probe for Ambitious Asteroid Mission

By FlightGlobal: MRB Explorer will be nation's most ambitious mission yet. The United Arab Emirates has shown publicly for the first time the probe for its asteroid mission, hailing the project a “significant turning point” in its ambition to become a leading spacefaring nation.

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2026-10-02T09:04:56.506957-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Blue Origin Seeks FAA Approval for Up to 50 New Glenn Launches and Booster Landings Annually

By Ars Technica: Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.

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2026-10-02T07:04:57.876105-07:00

Europe Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews

SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Mission-K 2026: Inside Germany’s Space Innovation Gateway

By SpaceWatch Global: Lt. Col. Michael Frick on the Space Innovation Gateway, Germany's front door for space startups, and why innovation should be measured by impact.

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2026-10-02T03:35:37.612978-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX, Analysts Broadly Satisfied With Starship’s Latest Orbital Test Despite Technical Issues

By SpaceNews.com: Both SpaceX and outside analysts appear largely satisfied with the first orbital flight of Starship despite some technical issues during the mission.

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Goldman Sachs Reaps Windfall From SpaceX IPO and Early Client Investments

Scientific American

Google launches Project Suncatcher orbital AI data-center test aboard SpaceX rocket

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2026-10-02T03:36:56.928315-07:00

Europe M&A Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets to Expand UK Launcher Capabilities

By SpaceWatch Global: Portugual's Omnidea has acquired Orbex’s assets and technology, raising its UK presence as it develops a new launcher roadmap.

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2026-10-02T02:55:53.024590-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft as the industry deals with the impending end of such missions.

SpaceWatch Global

SpaceX Launches 130 Payloads On Transporter-18 Rideshare Mission

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2026-10-01T17:16:54.642227-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Skyrora Shifts Orbital Launch Timeline to 2030

By Payload: First-mover advantage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—at least, that’s the thought process for UK launcher Skyrora.

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2026-10-02T01:20:47.158410-07:00

Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange as Nordic competition intensifies

UAE Space Agency Unveils Probe for Ambitious Asteroid Mission

Blue Origin Seeks FAA Approval for Up to 50 New Glenn Launches and Booster Landings Annually

Mission-K 2026: Inside Germany’s Space Innovation Gateway

SpaceX, Analysts Broadly Satisfied With Starship’s Latest Orbital Test Despite Technical Issues

Goldman Sachs Reaps Windfall From SpaceX IPO and Early Client Investments

Google launches Project Suncatcher orbital AI data-center test aboard SpaceX rocket

Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets to Expand UK Launcher Capabilities

SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission

SpaceX Launches 130 Payloads On Transporter-18 Rideshare Mission

Skyrora Shifts Orbital Launch Timeline to 2030

UAE Space Agency Unveils Probe for Ambitious Asteroid Mission

Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange

Blue Origin Seeks FAA Approval for Up to 50 New Glenn Launches and Booster Landings Annually

Mission-K 2026: Inside Germany’s Space Innovation Gateway

SpaceX, Analysts Broadly Satisfied With Starship’s Latest Orbital Test Despite Technical Issues

Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets to Expand UK Launcher Capabilities

Can AI Run in Space? Google Is About to Find Out

EU nations back military space project worth up to $27 billion, propose shared tracking data

SpaceX Set to Launch New Crew for NASA on Retiring Dragon Craft

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NASA and SpaceX target Oct. 1 launch of four-astronaut Crew-13 mission to ISS after delays

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit and deploys 26 Starlink V3 satellites

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