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FlightGlobal • Joseph Dainty

Blue Origin pushes New Glenn return to January 2027 as Boeing advances Artemis III core stage

Blue Origin has shifted New Glenn’s planned return to flight from December 2026 to January 2027 while rebuilding Launch Complex 36 after a ground-testing accident. Separately, Boeing has moved NASA’s Artemis III core stage into Kennedy Space Center’s High Bay 3 for final stacking, integration and testing ahead of the mission’s planned 2027 launch.

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2026-11-09T11:05:11.172438-08:00

Satellite AI LEO Space Debris & Traffic Management

Universe Today • Evan Gough

An Artificial CORTEX to Guide Satellite Rescue Missions

By Universe Today: Thousands of so-called zombie satellites orbit Earth in the critical Low-Earth Orbit regime. They're either inactive or have stopped alerting other satellites to their presence.

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2026-11-09T10:55:28.073633-08:00

Satellite Europe Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Reuters

Enel, Leonardo sign cooperation deal on energy, satellite services

By Reuters: Italian power group Enel and aerospace and defence company Leonardo ‌signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday covering, among others, satellite services and critical infrastructure protection, they said.

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2026-11-09T11:04:43.437122-08:00

Commercial Space

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Bloomberg • Dana Hull, Julian Hast

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Data Center and Gas Plant in Texas

By Bloomberg: SpaceX plans to construct, own and operate a gas-fired power plant and super-compute facility at its company town in Starbase, Texas, according to a notice of a public hearing on the city’s website.

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2026-11-09T11:23:24.173159-08:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

A Common Food Emulsifier Could Solve One of Rocketry’s Oldest Fuel Problems

By Universe Today: In propulsion system design, engineers have long faced a trade-off between solid and liquid rocket fuels.

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2026-11-09T09:54:54.304046-08:00

Satellite Europe Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Globalstar approved to deploy next-gen direct-to-device constellation

By SpaceNews.com: — France has cleared Globalstar to launch and operate the 54 next-generation direct-to-device (D2D) satellites that the U.S.-based operator aims to begin deploying next year.

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2026-11-09T08:49:03.422293-08:00

defense Satellite Moon Space Defense & Militarization

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

US military "notionally interested" in satellite constellation around Moon

By Ars Technica: Please jump on my cislunar bandwagon because I need some more friends here.".

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2026-11-09T11:19:03.517064-08:00

AI Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX now fundamentally an "infrastructure company," senior official says

By Ars Technica: Grok analyzing the same video is 99.9 percent perfect.".

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2026-11-09T08:19:03.828070-08:00

Blue Origin pushes New Glenn return to January 2027 as Boeing advances Artemis III core stage

An Artificial CORTEX to Guide Satellite Rescue Missions

Enel, Leonardo sign cooperation deal on energy, satellite services

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Data Center and Gas Plant in Texas

A Common Food Emulsifier Could Solve One of Rocketry’s Oldest Fuel Problems

Globalstar approved to deploy next-gen direct-to-device constellation

US military "notionally interested" in satellite constellation around Moon

SpaceX now fundamentally an "infrastructure company," senior official says

SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Data Center and Gas Plant in Texas

US military "notionally interested" in satellite constellation around Moon

Enel, Leonardo sign cooperation deal on energy, satellite services

Boeing prepares Artemis III core stage for fuelling and structural tests

An Artificial CORTEX to Guide Satellite Rescue Missions

A Common Food Emulsifier Could Solve One of Rocketry’s Oldest Fuel Problems

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