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Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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.

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2026-10-26T09:06:04.854698-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Parker Solar Probe Spots Twisted Magnetic Braids Growing in the Solar Wind

By Universe Today: The magnetic environment around the Sun is a jumbled mess of chaotic fields and streams of charged particles. Recently we’ve been getting at least slightly better at mapping out its complexity, thanks in large part to data collected by missions like the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter.

2026-10-26T09:35:03.263711-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space   Policy & Regulation  
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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.

2026-10-26T09:15:33.545882-07:00
aviation   Satellite   PaxEx   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines   easyJet  
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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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2026-10-26T03:05:15.760139-07:00
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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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.

2026-10-26T06:25:40.903808-07:00
defense   Satellite   Space Force   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   BAE Systems  
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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.

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