NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
Today In Space
Last Updated: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 2:19 PM PDT
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Ars Technica
• Jon Brodkin
SpaceX disables ~2,500 Starlink terminals after alleged widespread use by scam centres in Myanmar/Asia
By Ars Technica: Starlink not allowed in Myanmar, but scammers reportedly use it “on a huge scale.”….
Reuters
• Tim Hepher
European satellite merger remains on track despite announcement delay as lawyers review deal
By Reuters: Europe's aerospace giants kept investors waiting an extra day for details of a new space champion on Wednesday as lawyers and advisers pored over the smallprint, but merger plans remained intact, people familiar with the talks said.
SpaceNews.com
• Stirling Forbes
Lunar mining is coming — success will depend on partnerships between traditional miners and space startups
By SpaceNews.com: Traditional mining expertise plus space startup innovation will equal the winning formula for lunar resource extraction.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
Smithsonian may need to disassemble space shuttle Discovery for transport to Texas
By Space.com: "You'd be doing irreparable damage.".
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
Viasat to launch ViaSat‑3 F2 on ULA Atlas V, more than doubling its fleet capacity
By Runway Girl: Viasat is poised to soon launch its much-anticipated ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (VS-3 F2) satellite, more than doubling the capacity of its fleet.
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Space Force
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
Commercial Space
Space Defense & Militarization
Space Debris & Traffic Management
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Payload
• Rachael Zisk
Vantor Wins New Space Force Contract for In-Space Monitoring
By Payload: Vantor—the artist formerly known as Maxar Intelligence—is expanding its relationship with the DoD through another in-space awareness contract. The company Vantor—the artist formerly known as Maxar Intelligence—is expanding its relationship with the DoD through another in-space awareness contract.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Quantum Space schedules Ranger Prime orbital demo in 2026 to validate Golden Dome technologies
By Payload: Quantum Space announced its plans to launch its Ranger Prime vehicle to orbit to demo capabilities that will be necessary for Golden Dome.
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