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Washington Post • Elizabeth Dwoskin, Peter Jamison

NASA’s lunar return plans rely on Axiom Space, a startup with an uneven record and high-profile ties

NASA’s effort to return astronauts to the moon depends on Axiom Space, whose track record the article describes as uneven. The Houston-based startup has partnered with Prada and counts among its investors a firm where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner.

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2026-11-07T02:04:37.435369-08:00

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Reuters

Trump vows new US air show will be biggest in the world

By Reuters: US President Donald Trump and NASA on Friday touted plans for ‌a new space and aeronautics industry conference in the United States intended to surpass major air shows in other countries.

Air Data News

Trump announces US air show to rival Paris and Farnborough, with NASA backing

FlightGlobal

President Trump promises USA will host ‘biggest’ air show within two years

Also: Florida Today, ANI News Agency, newsable.asianetnews.com and nasawatch.com

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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.

Reuters

Google executive Donald Harrison resigns from SpaceX board

CNBC

SpaceX says Google exec Don Harrison has resigned from its board

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2026-11-06T14:05:13.718597-08:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

By NASA Spaceflight: Stoke Space has been granted Right of Entry by Space Launch Delta 45 to property north of its existing Space Launch Complex 14 (SLC-14) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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2026-11-06T13:28:29.866456-08:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Colorado-Based Launcher Takes Scottish Leap of Faith

By Via Satellite: LEAP a Colorado-based company, has signed a deal as it looks to develop better international launch capabilities. It plans to develop recurring launch operations at a launch site in Sutherland, located on Scotland’s northern mainland.

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2026-11-06T13:05:08.783625-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Germany’s DLR advances Prometheus testing for ArianeGroup

By FlightGlobal: Aerospace research agency says improvements to P5 test stand allow it to trial novel propellant mix in new rocket engine.

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2026-11-06T11:05:19.158667-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Don’t blame just SpaceX for the launch capacity crunch

By SpaceNews.com: Perhaps the biggest topic of discussion in the space industry in the last few months involves the future of the Falcon 9.

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2026-11-06T09:49:03.531287-08:00

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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

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2026-11-06T14:04:42.534290-08:00

NASA’s lunar return plans rely on Axiom Space, a startup with an uneven record and high-profile ties

Trump vows new US air show will be biggest in the world

Trump announces US air show to rival Paris and Farnborough, with NASA backing

President Trump promises USA will host ‘biggest’ air show within two years

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

Google executive Donald Harrison resigns from SpaceX board

SpaceX says Google exec Don Harrison has resigned from its board

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

Colorado-Based Launcher Takes Scottish Leap of Faith

Germany’s DLR advances Prometheus testing for ArianeGroup

Don’t blame just SpaceX for the launch capacity crunch

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

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Trump vows new US air show will be biggest in the world

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

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

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

Colorado-Based Launcher Takes Scottish Leap of Faith

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