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China Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Martin Smith

China prepares first booster reflight and another rocket-stage recovery attempt

China is moving closer to reusable launch operations as it prepares to fly a previously used booster for the first time. The Chang Zheng 12A will also make a second attempt to recover its first stage, which would make it the third Chinese rocket to achieve a recovery. The cluster also reports preparations for the country’s first commercial resupply craft.

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2026-10-21T13:35:08.258455-07:00

Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews

Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Orbius CEO Halldor Sigurdsson Talks 'New Era' for Satellite in Thursday Morning Conversation

By Via Satellite: Partner Content Orbius CEO Halldor Sigurdsson Talks ‘New Era’ for Satellite in Thursday Morning Conversation Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Internet connectivity alone is no longer enough for the problems that businesses are trying to solve.

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2026-10-21T13:56:02.648043-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

ESPI AC 2026 - €35 Billion for Space: Is Germany Entering a New Space Era? | Klaus-Peter Willsch

By SpaceWatch Global: Klaus-Peter Willsch joins Torsten Kriening to discuss Germany’s €35 billion defence space investment, European independence and the future of its space industry.

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2026-10-21T13:55:38.227903-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Atombeam Raises $18.3M for Networking Technology

By Via Satellite: AI networking technology startup Atombeam has raised $18.3 million to accelerate adoption of its software targeted for satellite, defense, and commercial links.

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2026-10-21T13:05:44.768933-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Evan Gough

Under Extreme Pressure on Ice Giants, Water Ice Gets Weird

By Universe Today: On Earth, water ice is simply water ice. But under extreme pressure, it takes on an unusual asymmetric form. It stops being molecular and its atoms are forced into a strange asymmetry.

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2026-10-21T08:35:48.390591-07:00

M&A Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Hannah Miller

John Malone Floats Potential Deal Between Skydance and SpaceX

By Bloomberg: Media mogul John Malone said he thinks there could be a deal coming between Skydance Corp. and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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2026-10-21T10:05:18.685881-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

How Inversion and NASA Plan to Unlock Interplanetary Aerocapture MB edits

By Universe Today: Using a planet’s atmosphere to secure a satellite’s place in orbit, a process known as “aerocapture”, has been the dream of flight engineers for decades.

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2026-10-21T09:55:46.424479-07:00

Commercial Space

CNBC

Wednesday, October 21, 2026: The Club says these stocks could benefit from SpaceX's growing power demands

By CNBC: Go behind the scenes with Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks of the CNBC Investing Club as they talk candidly about the market's biggest headlines, analyst calls and holdings in the Charitable Trust—and see up close how they decide when, and if, to take action on stocks.

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2026-10-21T09:04:46.793470-07:00

China prepares first booster reflight and another rocket-stage recovery attempt

Orbius CEO Halldor Sigurdsson Talks 'New Era' for Satellite in Thursday Morning Conversation

ESPI AC 2026 - €35 Billion for Space: Is Germany Entering a New Space Era? | Klaus-Peter Willsch

Atombeam Raises $18.3M for Networking Technology

Under Extreme Pressure on Ice Giants, Water Ice Gets Weird

John Malone Floats Potential Deal Between Skydance and SpaceX

How Inversion and NASA Plan to Unlock Interplanetary Aerocapture MB edits

Wednesday, October 21, 2026: The Club says these stocks could benefit from SpaceX's growing power demands

ESPI AC 2026 - €35 Billion for Space: Is Germany Entering a New Space Era? | Klaus-Peter Willsch

Orbius CEO Halldor Sigurdsson Talks 'New Era' for Satellite in Thursday Morning Conversation

China readies first commercial resupply craft, first booster reflight, and next landing attempt

Atombeam Raises $18.3M for Networking Technology

Under Extreme Pressure on Ice Giants, Water Ice Gets Weird

US Air Force evaluates point-to-point cargo delivery with SpaceX rocket

FlightGlobal parent ProMedia Group acquires French aerospace publisher Aerospatium

Solar Orbiter Traces Giant Magnetic Switchbacks Directly Back to the Sun

When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update)

Airbus Ships First Lightweight Vulcain Aft Bay for Ariane 6 Block 2

SpaceX and Tesla form committees to explore a potential merger

Japan launches MMX mission to Phobos, aiming to return samples from Mars’ moon

Musk pledges one SpaceX share to every U.S. child, a gift valued at nearly $11 billion

Musk pledges one SpaceX share to every U.S. child, a gift valued at nearly $11 billion

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