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Reuters

Trump proposes recurring 1,900-acre Florida aerospace expo at former shuttle landing facility within two years

President Donald Trump says the United States will host what he calls the world’s biggest air show at NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility near Cape Canaveral, Florida, within two years. The recurring event is envisioned as a 1,900-acre aerospace exhibition rivaling the Paris Air Show, showcasing aviation and space technology.

Also: ANI News Agency, newsable.asianetnews.com and nasawatch.com
2026-11-06T17:05:06.618302-08:00
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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

By Bloomberg: SpaceX board member Donald Harrison resigned from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors consider a potential merger with Tesla Inc.

2026-11-06T14:05:13.718597-08:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Policy & Regulation  
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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light

By NASA Spaceflight: Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch that would attempt to catch both stages at Starbase Pad 2. The date has slipped by only one day, with the ship-catch licence from the FAA still the deciding factor.

2026-11-06T07:35:04.726618-08:00
defense   Viasat   Satellite   Space Force   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

By Breaking Defense: To translate between the SpaceX-built SDN Backbone and other Pentagon communications and missile tracking satellites, sources said the Space Force is eyeing 12 or 13 Space Exchange Point birds.

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Also: Via Satellite, Breaking Defense, Aviation Week, smallsatnews.com, newspaceeconomy.ca, satelit.web.id, insidedefense.com, Defense Daily and 8 more
2026-11-06T06:28:44.525483-08:00
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Spaceflight Now • Steven Young

Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force

By Spaceflight Now: Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 UTC). The mission is thought to be carrying satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield platform.

Also: Space.com and interestingengineering.com
2026-11-06T14:04:42.534290-08:00