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Reuters • Munsif Vengattil

Musk vows affordable Starlink service in India as Reliance Jio prepares record IPO

Elon Musk said Starlink would offer satellite internet at an affordable price in India, positioning the service against Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio. The comments intensify a public rivalry just days before Jio’s parent company is set to launch what the article describes as India’s largest-ever IPO.

Also: CNA

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2026-10-11T01:04:33.691187-07:00

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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is Out!

By Universe Today: Through photographs, spoken observations, drawings, and annotations, the Artemis II crew created a unique scientific record—one that is now available to the science community and the public for further study.

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2026-10-10T21:04:54.847288-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Tasos Vossos

AI Issuers Are Upending Longstanding Safety Valve

By Bloomberg: When financing gets more expensive, companies usually slow down their bond sales. Tech companies have instead been ramping up this year, and talk this week of potential big financings from SpaceX and Broadcom Inc.

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2026-10-10T13:05:00.568832-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Stratospheric Balloon Telescope Peeks Above The Clouds At The Sun

By Universe Today: There’s lots of things you can do with balloons. Children’s birthday parties come to mind, as do retirement parties. But you can also observe the Sun in unprecedented detail with one - or at least with a suite of equipment attached to a gondola floating beneath one.

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2026-10-10T04:55:01.686763-07:00

Space Policy & International Cooperation

Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Robert Z. Pearlman

On this day in space! Oct. 10, 1967: The Outer Space Treaty is ratified to lay out how countries can use outer space

By Space.com: On Oct. 10, 1967, the international Outer Space Treaty on how countries can use outer space ratified. Here's why it mattered.

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2026-10-10T05:05:26.335218-07:00

LEO Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations

By Ars Technica: We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit.".

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2026-10-09T15:05:24.960981-07:00

Satellite North America Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

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JWST Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Brian Koberlein

The Most Distant FRB Tells The Story Of Its Origin

By Universe Today: Astronomers use the Webb to study a distant fast radio burst and reveal clues as to the origin of these mysterious events.

Space.com

Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding

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2026-10-09T10:35:31.401502-07:00

Musk vows affordable Starlink service in India as Reliance Jio prepares record IPO

The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is Out!

AI Issuers Are Upending Longstanding Safety Valve

Stratospheric Balloon Telescope Peeks Above The Clouds At The Sun

On this day in space! Oct. 10, 1967: The Outer Space Treaty is ratified to lay out how countries can use outer space

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations

SpaceX Moves to Acquire Nationwide Low-Band Spectrum for Starlink Mobile

FCC's 15,000-Satellite SpaceX Approval Moves Starlink Mobile Closer to a Standalone Wireless Service

SpaceX Makes Big Play to Become a Wireless Carrier

The Most Distant FRB Tells The Story Of Its Origin

Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding

Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani's record Jio IPO

The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is Out!

AI Issuers Are Upending Longstanding Safety Valve

Stratospheric Balloon Telescope Peeks Above The Clouds At The Sun

On this day in space! Oct. 10, 1967: The Outer Space Treaty is ratified to lay out how countries can use outer space

SpaceX launches 21 satellites to orbit for the US military after 5-day delay (video)

NASA Signs Space Nuclear Pact, Says Moon Base Is Ahead of Schedule

Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing

ESA governments to meet in December to assess cost of launching their own astronauts; no financing expected

Astrogate Labs Teams with Spacebeam on Optical Links and Ground Service

SpaceX acquires nationwide low-band spectrum to expand Starlink into U.S. mobile service

Trump disclosed more than $1 million in SpaceX debt purchases ahead of unveiling space policy

Amazon builds its 1,000th satellite, with Project Kuiper internet rollout weeks away

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