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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik

Britain launches its first satellite, Prospero, on a Black Arrow rocket

The United Kingdom launched Prospero on Oct. 28, 1971, its first satellite, using the domestically developed Black Arrow rocket. The flight marked Britain’s entry into satellite operations and remains the only successful orbital launch by a British-built rocket.

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2026-10-28T16:19:14.648968-07:00

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Universe Today • Evan Gough

NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

By Universe Today: NASA has committed to launching a new, more powerful UV space telescope. Named UVEX, the UltraViolet EXplorer, it will launch in 2031. It's about 100 times more powerful than its predecessor, GALEX, whose mission ended in 2013.

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2026-10-28T15:15:18.916397-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation

NASA Spaceflight • Joe Kangas

How Starbase’s Construction Timeline Compares With Kennedy Space Center

By NASA Spaceflight: In the world of spaceflight, launch infrastructure is critical for rocket launches. For agencies and companies wanting to move quickly from a rocket’s inception to its first flight, everything from launch pads to vehicle integration facilities to support infrastructure has to be constructed.

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2026-10-28T14:15:31.572649-07:00

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The Atlantic • Isaac Stanley-Becker, Simon Shuster

How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

By The Atlantic: No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.

Also: Associated Press, Defense One and pilotonline.com

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2026-10-28T15:43:41.298719-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force missile-tracking satellite launch slips to 2027 as SDA reassesses acquisition approach

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s first operational missile-tracking satellites are now expected to launch in spring 2027, nearly two years later than originally planned, as the government considers additional flight demonstrations before committing to large purchases of next-generation sensors.

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2026-10-28T15:35:42.769972-07:00

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Space.com • Michaela Musilova

5 days beneath the waves: What it's like to live in an underwater 'space station'

By Space.com: Confined inside a research station 22 feet (7 meters) underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew performed research and maintenance activities like future astronauts on Mars.

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2026-10-28T14:19:14.625640-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona

By Ars Technica: It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.

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2026-10-28T13:04:58.022437-07:00

ISS North America Human Spaceflight & Space Stations

Space.com • Elizabeth Howell

ISS astronaut will conduct Canada's 1st spacewalk in 7 years on Oct. 29: Watch it live

By Space.com: Joshua Kutryk will venture outside the International Space Station on Oct. 29, on the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years.

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2026-10-28T13:15:46.511997-07:00

Britain launches its first satellite, Prospero, on a Black Arrow rocket

NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

How Starbase’s Construction Timeline Compares With Kennedy Space Center

How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

Space Force missile-tracking satellite launch slips to 2027 as SDA reassesses acquisition approach

5 days beneath the waves: What it's like to live in an underwater 'space station'

The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona

ISS astronaut will conduct Canada's 1st spacewalk in 7 years on Oct. 29: Watch it live

On this day in space! Oct. 28, 1971: Britain launches its 1st satellite Prospero into space on a Black Arrow rocket

How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

Space Force missile-tracking satellite launch slips to 2027 as SDA reassesses acquisition approach

NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

5 days beneath the waves: What it's like to live in an underwater 'space station'

How Starbase’s Construction Timeline Compares With Kennedy Space Center

Canadian MSS Operator Terrestar Joins With Equatys for D2D

U.S. Intel Warns China's Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites

Vulcan to return to flight in mid-November with first Amazon Leo mission

Risk, Reward, and Agility: The New Themes for European Nations in Space Defense

easyJet selects Starlink for its Airbus fleet, with Wi-Fi installations due to begin in 2027

Musk says SpaceX closed $40 billion debt deal to buy GPUs for AI ambitions

NASA shifts Artemis III docking test to 2027 as it targets crewed Moon landing in 2028

FCC approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar

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