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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

UK awards ClearSpace $80 million contract for 2029 mission to de-orbit two defunct satellites

The UK Space Agency selected the British unit of Luxembourg-headquartered ClearSpace as prime contractor for a mission to remove two defunct small satellites from orbit. Announced Oct. 15, the 2029 mission advances a government-backed effort to demonstrate active debris removal.

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2026-10-15T00:19:28.969444-07:00

North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

stateaviationjournal.com • Kim Stevens

Oklahoma Breaks Ground on $7.5 Million Dawn Aerospace Facility at Infinity One Spaceport

By stateaviationjournal.com: Kim Stevens National News , Featured , Oklahoma .entry-header Oklahoma took another major step toward becoming a national hub for commercial spaceflight Tuesday as the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA), Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA), and state leaders joined Dawn Aerospace to break ground on a new mission control facility and spaceplane hangar at Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport in Burns Flat.

SpaceWatch Global

Dawn Aerospace Advances Aurora Spaceplane Operations after Breaking Ground on Oklahoma Facility

aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com

Oklahoma breaks ground on $7.5 million Dawn Aerospace facility

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2026-10-14T16:15:39.467654-07:00

Bloomberg

TSMC Open to Working With Terafab But Must Control Plants

By Bloomberg: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is in discussions about collaborating with Elon Musk’s Terafab project, though the Asian chipmaker stressed it must control its chip production in any alliance.

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2026-10-15T01:05:14.965486-07:00

Satellite Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions

Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos

By Payload: Today’s Moon explorers won’t have the luxury of GPS-like tech for navigation. But JAXA is trying to change that for future lunar visitors.

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2026-10-15T01:05:37.760997-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space NASA

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Voyager Technologies' Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Ends Acceptance Testing Ahead of 2026 Launch

By SpaceWatch Global: Voyager’s Griffin-1 lunar lander has completed acceptance testing at NASA JPL ahead of a planned late-2026 launch to the Moon’s south pole.

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2026-10-15T01:15:55.301825-07:00

ISS Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space NASA

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS today

By Space.com: SpaceX's CRS-35 cargo Dragon will rendezvous with the International Space Station today (Oct. 15) after a two-day chase. Here's how to watch it live.

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2026-10-14T21:25:38.508438-07:00

defense AI Hypersonic Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

Reuters

Trump says advanced defense test range to be located in Montana

By Reuters: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans for what he described as a new defense "super range" in Montana for testing advanced military technologies, including autonomous weapons, space systems, electronic warfare and hypersonic ‌weapons.

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2026-10-14T22:04:29.312145-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation

By Ars Technica: This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating.".

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2026-10-14T14:04:58.725793-07:00

UK awards ClearSpace $80 million contract for 2029 mission to de-orbit two defunct satellites

Oklahoma Breaks Ground on $7.5 Million Dawn Aerospace Facility at Infinity One Spaceport

Dawn Aerospace Advances Aurora Spaceplane Operations after Breaking Ground on Oklahoma Facility

Oklahoma breaks ground on $7.5 million Dawn Aerospace facility

TSMC Open to Working With Terafab But Must Control Plants

JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos

Voyager Technologies' Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Ends Acceptance Testing Ahead of 2026 Launch

Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS today

Trump says advanced defense test range to be located in Montana

Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation

Oklahoma Breaks Ground on $7.5 Million Dawn Aerospace Facility at Infinity One Spaceport

Voyager Technologies' Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Ends Acceptance Testing Ahead of 2026 Launch

TSMC Open to Working With Terafab But Must Control Plants

JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos

UK awards ClearSpace $80 million prime contract for dual-satellite deorbit mission

Trump says advanced defense test range to be located in Montana

Rocket Lab pushes Neutron rocket's debut flight to 2027, shares fall

Space-based methane monitoring proves accuracy in large-scale testing

Tesla-SpaceX Deal News Possible This Year, Barclays Analyst Says

Eutelsat Signs Central European Broadcasting Deal

Ukraine says new Starlink limits are disrupting military drones and exposing reliance on private satellite networks

SpaceX launches 6,300 pounds of cargo and science to the ISS, deploying two GHGSat methane-monitoring satellites

SpaceX launches 6,300 pounds of cargo and science to the ISS, deploying two GHGSat methane-monitoring satellites

SpaceX launches 6,300 pounds of cargo and science to the ISS, deploying two GHGSat methane-monitoring satellites

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