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Space.com • Josh Dinner

SpaceX static-fires Super Heavy booster B22 as Starship Flight Test 15 campaign begins

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test of Super Heavy booster B22 on Sunday, Oct. 25, starting a test campaign to prepare the vehicle for Starship’s 15th flight test. The article provides no further details on the test’s results or the planned launch date.

Also: The Independent

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2026-10-26T09:06:04.854698-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Open Cosmos returns to ITU with satellite production data to back request for Connected Cosmos deadline extension

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Open Cosmos has filed detailed documentation to the ITU in a second attempt to win a deadline extension to deploy what the company expects will be be a 192-satellite Ka-band broadband constellation for secure connectivity.

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2026-10-26T09:15:33.545882-07:00

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Bloomberg • Kate Duffy

EasyJet Inks Deal to Fit SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi on Fleet

By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc plans to offer Starlink inflight Wi-Fi connectivity across its fleet of Airbus SE jets, showing how demand for the fast Internet service in the sky is finding its way even into budget-carrier cabins.

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EasyJet Will Install Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi Across its Entire Fleet Beginning in 2027

Also: Air Data News, Skift, Inflight Online, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, One Mile at a Time, Airline Geeks, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, easyjet.com, ukaviation.aero, The Independent and 9 more

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2026-10-26T03:05:15.760139-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force seeks commercial tech to modernize data networks and software

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — One of the U.S. Space Force’s major acquisition portfolios covers an estimated $21 billion in ground systems, communications networks and software used to operate military satellites and track threats in space.

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2026-10-26T08:10:39.583139-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com

Astranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO —October 26, 2026—Today, Astranis announced it has upgraded its 4th launch to a dedicated mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch in 2028, allowing it to carry all of the “Block 4” production run of Astranis MicroGEO satellites.

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2026-10-26T06:25:40.903808-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Australia Counters ESA’s Offer for Mission to ISS for Bennell-Pegg

By European Spaceflight: Australia has submitted a counteroffer to ESA for an ISS mission for Katherine Bennell-Pegg, with critics calling the proposed spending "reckless.".

Also: thenightly.com.au

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2026-10-26T04:04:42.752366-07:00

Europe Space Policy & International Cooperation

Reuters

Poland eyes more cooperation with Germany in space, Polish minister says

By Reuters: Poland sees a lot of room to deepen cooperation with Germany in the space sector, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on ‌Monday, underscoring the need to possess sovereign technology in order to bolster security in the face of external pressures.

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2026-10-26T05:04:34.363843-07:00

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Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar

Sierra Space Hires CFO From L3 Harris to Help With Defense Pivot

By Bloomberg: Sierra Space Corp. has appointed a new chief financial officer, Daniel Gittsovich, who most recently served as CFO of the missile solutions unit at L3Harris Technologies Inc.

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2026-10-26T07:05:23.319975-07:00

SpaceX static-fires Super Heavy booster B22 as Starship Flight Test 15 campaign begins

Open Cosmos returns to ITU with satellite production data to back request for Connected Cosmos deadline extension

EasyJet Inks Deal to Fit SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi on Fleet

easyJet Gets Online with Starlink

EasyJet Will Install Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi Across its Entire Fleet Beginning in 2027

Space Force seeks commercial tech to modernize data networks and software

Astranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites

Australia Counters ESA’s Offer for Mission to ISS for Bennell-Pegg

Poland eyes more cooperation with Germany in space, Polish minister says

Sierra Space Hires CFO From L3 Harris to Help With Defense Pivot

SpaceX ignites giant Super Heavy booster engines ahead of daring Starship launch (video)

Open Cosmos returns to ITU with satellite production data to back request for Connected Cosmos deadline extension

Space Force seeks commercial tech to modernize data networks and software

Sierra Space Hires CFO From L3 Harris to Help With Defense Pivot

Astranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites

Poland eyes more cooperation with Germany in space, Polish minister says

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ispace Selected by JAXA to Design Lunar Solar Power Tower to Facilitate Sustainable Lunar Exploration

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NASA keeps parallel Artemis paths open to protect 2028 lunar landing

Ukraine says Starlink restored after 10-day disruption as allies seek alternatives

Ukraine says Starlink restored after 10-day disruption as allies seek alternatives

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