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Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX prepares Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A for Starship’s first Florida launch

SpaceX is working to ready historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for Starship, with the rocket’s first liftoff from Florida potentially only months away. The effort would bring the company’s largest launch vehicle to a new site at the center.

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2026-10-07T15:05:38.649681-07:00

Satellite AI

Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Azercosmos Launches AI Platform

By Via Satellite: Azercosmos has made a significant move in the AI arena. It has launched Platerra, an AI-powered platform designed to automatically analyze satellite imagery and turn it into geospatial information that can support decision-making across a range of applications.

2 Sources

2026-10-07T13:28:09.181515-07:00

Satellite Africa

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Eutelsat Signs Broadcast Renewal With Algeria’s National Operator

By Via Satellite: Eutelsat signed a capacity renewal for the Eutelsat 7 West A satellite with Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA), Algeria’s national broadcasting network operator.

1 Source

2026-10-07T12:55:02.723691-07:00

Satellite

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Gilat Reports $38M in Recent Contracts for SkyEdge and Peru Connectivity

By Via Satellite: Gilat Satellite Networks reports recent contract wins totalling $38 million for its SkyEdge system and connectivity projects in Peru. Wednesday, Gilat.

Also: Satellite Evolution

2 Sources

2026-10-07T12:55:02.034177-07:00

FCC Satellite LEO Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

smallsatnews.com

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

By smallsatnews.com: On October 7, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted regulatory approval to SpaceX to launch and operate a 15,000-satellite Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) constellation dedicated to direct-to-device (D2D) satellite-to-cellular communications.

CNBC

FCC to vote on auctioning 25MHz of 'prime spectrum' in move that could benefit Amazon, SpaceX

exterrajsc.com

FCC Approves 15,000-Satellite Direct-to-Device Constellation

Also: Via Satellite and satnews.com

5 Sources

2026-10-07T09:15:31.864868-07:00

Satellite Project Kuiper Commercial Space Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Bloomberg • Alisha Sachdev

Musk Attacks Unnamed Indian ‘Oligarchs’ for Locking Out Starlink

By Bloomberg: Elon Musk accused unnamed rivals of blocking SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network in India, an apparent swipe at billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal.

Also: ANI News Agency

2 Sources

2026-10-07T12:05:41.918983-07:00

ISS Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik

On this day in space! Oct. 7, 2002: NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis to deliver backbone of the ISS on STS-112 mission

By Space.com: On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112 to build up the backbone of the International Space Station.

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2026-10-07T11:06:13.181833-07:00

Europe Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Laurence Russell

The Breakthroughs and Bottlenecks of Financing Europe's Space Ambitions

By Via Satellite: As VCs spot precious new opportunities in the European space market, are funding models and financial infrastructure in step with the tech?.

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2026-10-07T10:35:07.119129-07:00

SpaceX prepares Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A for Starship’s first Florida launch

Azercosmos Launches AI Platform

Eutelsat Signs Broadcast Renewal With Algeria’s National Operator

Gilat Reports $38M in Recent Contracts for SkyEdge and Peru Connectivity

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

FCC to vote on auctioning 25MHz of 'prime spectrum' in move that could benefit Amazon, SpaceX

FCC Approves 15,000-Satellite Direct-to-Device Constellation

Musk Attacks Unnamed Indian ‘Oligarchs’ for Locking Out Starlink

On this day in space! Oct. 7, 2002: NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis to deliver backbone of the ISS on STS-112 mission

The Breakthroughs and Bottlenecks of Financing Europe's Space Ambitions

'Things are going super well at 39A': SpaceX gearing up to launch Starship from Florida for 1st time

Azercosmos Launches AI Platform

Eutelsat Signs Broadcast Renewal With Algeria’s National Operator

Gilat Reports $38M in Recent Contracts for SkyEdge and Peru Connectivity

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

Musk Attacks Unnamed Indian ‘Oligarchs’ for Locking Out Starlink

Gogo Galileo Helps Solve In-flight Maintenance Problem over Atlantic Ocean

A Decade in Space Cybersecurity: From Security Through Obscurity to Whole-of-System Defense

Poland's Space Sector: From Emerging Player to European Partner

CyberSat at 10: The 10 Defining Moments of CyberSat

SpaceX seeks $40 billion financing led by Apollo to buy Nvidia AI chips, FT reports

SpaceX seeks $40 billion financing led by Apollo to buy Nvidia AI chips, FT reports

SpaceX shares rebound nearly 60% from August low as Morgan Stanley turns bullish; FAA eases aircraft exposure to space-debris ri

Crew-12 to leave the ISS Oct. 7 after eight months; Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is scheduled to depart Oct. 9

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