SpaceX Works With Apollo, Nvidia on New Grok Partnership Program
By Bloomberg: SpaceX is working with Apollo Global Management, Nvidia Corp. and dozens of other firms on a new partnership program to deploy and improve its Grok AI systems, part of a bid to bolster business adoption of its artificial intelligence offerings.
Autonomous Triangular Modules Could Build Tomorrow’s Mega-Observatories
By Universe Today: Private companies are getting better and better at launching more and more mass into space with larger and larger rockets.
Space Force taps six companies to provide satellite surveillance backup
By SpaceNews.com: Illustration by NorthStar Earth & Space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first operational contracts under a program designed to enlist commercial satellite operators during military crises.
ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test
By European Spaceflight: While revealing new details about the failed Space Rider drop test, ESA said it does not expect the failure to delay the vehicle's development.
China seeks payloads for crewed moon lander test mission
By SpaceNews.com: China is seeking payloads to fly on an uncrewed mission of its Lanyue human moon landing system, ahead of a planned crewed landing before 2030.
ESPI AC 2026 – Are We Alone? Why Europe Could Lead the Search for Life with Dr. Sarah Rugheimer
By SpaceWatch Global: Dr. Sarah Rugheimer joins Judith Delany to discuss LIFE, exoplanets and why Europe has the expertise to lead the search for life beyond Earth.
BlackSky announces Gen-3 contract with international defense agency
By SpaceNews.com: ISCO — BlackSky Technology announced a “seven-figure” contract to provide an international defense agency in a “contested region” with assured access to high-resolution Gen-3 imagery and data, Herndon, Virginia-based BlackSky announced Oct.