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Space.com • Space.com Staff

NASA-backed payload bound for Marius Hills lunar pit

On Episode 234 of This Week In Space, hosts Tariq Malik and Mike Wall speak with Planetary Science Institute researcher Than Putzig about a NASA-backed payload headed for the Marius Hills Pit on the moon. The article provides no further details about the payload or its mission.

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2026-10-31T07:10:38.376026-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

New UK policy raises stakes for foreign bidders in military space market

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2026-10-31T08:20:38.665440-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Virgin Galactic transfers first newly-designed spaceplane to base for flight testing

By FlightGlobal: Commercial service for six-passenger Delta-class vehicle intended in second quarter of 2027. Virgin Galactic has transported the first of its new generation of spaceplane to its operations base in New Mexico, showing off the craft’s livery.

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2026-10-31T03:04:56.584482-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Mike Wall

Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from California just after midnight on Halloween (Oct. 31).

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2026-10-30T23:00:37.990042-07:00

Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

By SpaceNews.com: NASA is restarting a search for commercial missions to reboost or service the Hubble Space Telescope, more than two years after rejecting similar concepts.

Ars Technica

Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death

2 Sources

2026-10-30T15:25:39.494208-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time

By Universe Today: Planetary defense is a growing concern among the scientific community, as efforts have been made to design and implement missions meant to deflect incoming threats to the Earth well in advance.

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2026-10-30T19:04:31.337272-07:00

Satellite Project Kuiper ULA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX closes out October with 700th Falcon 9 launch to date

By Spaceflight Now: The Starlink 15-18 mission will add another 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 9:04 p.m.

Also: Space Policy Online

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2026-10-30T16:04:28.238988-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Defense investors wary of Golden Dome revenue prospects as Pentagon pushes to cut costs

Also: Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg Law

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2026-10-30T15:25:38.652250-07:00

NASA-backed payload bound for Marius Hills lunar pit

New UK policy raises stakes for foreign bidders in military space market

Virgin Galactic transfers first newly-designed spaceplane to base for flight testing

Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death

Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time

SpaceX closes out October with 700th Falcon 9 launch to date

Defense investors wary of Golden Dome revenue prospects as Pentagon pushes to cut costs

New UK policy raises stakes for foreign bidders in military space market

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 234

Virgin Galactic transfers first newly-designed spaceplane to base for flight testing

Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time

SpaceX closes out October with 700th Falcon 9 launch to date

Indian Space Agency’s GSLV Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite

SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15

Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated

Queen's University Belfast Students Find Neptune's Elusive Trojan Asteroids

Blue Origin targets late-2026 return as NASA adds Blue Moon Mk2 test article to Artemis III profile

Telesat pushes global Lightspeed service to late Q2 2028 after pathfinder satellite delays

Putin praises Musk as Russia develops a Starlink rival and says Moscow is coordinating with US partners

Virgin Galactic unveils Apeiron, its next-generation Delta-class spaceplane, and pushes commercial flights to Q2 2027

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