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Bloomberg • Danial Azhar

Malaysia taps Chinese satellite technology for earlier flood warnings

Malaysia is turning to Chinese satellite technology to provide earlier warnings of floods during the country’s annual northeast monsoon, Bernama reported. The effort applies space-based capabilities to a recurring national hazard, though the report provides no details on the system, implementation timeline or partners involved.

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2026-10-13T20:05:00.906956-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Universe Today • Matthew Williams

New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk

By Universe Today: Using observations from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team led by Shandong University shows that Jupiter's magnetodisk is a rippling structure that rotates with the planet, contrary to what scientists previously thought.

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2026-10-13T16:35:28.823393-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • John Sharp

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week

By NASA Spaceflight: This week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much of the launch schedule.

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2026-10-13T15:15:16.048439-07:00

Leadership Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Kiel Porter, Sana Pashankar

Sierra Space CFO Departs Firm Amid Drive Toward IPO

By Bloomberg: Sierra Space Corp.’s chief financial officer has left the company after about six months in the role, the spacecraft maker said, in a shake-up that raises questions about the timing of its long-awaited initial public offering.

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2026-10-13T16:05:06.697275-07:00

Satellite

Via Satellite • Elad Baram

Turning Orbit into Infrastructure: Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of the Mobile Economy

By Via Satellite: For decades, satellite communications operated separately from terrestrial networks, relying on proprietary infrastructure and vertically integrated architectures.

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2026-10-13T12:55:11.566127-07:00

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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

By Spaceflight Now: SpaceX and NASA are preparing to fly a resupply cargo flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning.

SpaceNews.com

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

Space.com

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

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2026-10-12T18:35:23.154378-07:00

ISS Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

2026-10-12T20:25:37.483278-07:00

ISS Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00

Malaysia taps Chinese satellite technology for earlier flood warnings

New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week

Sierra Space CFO Departs Firm Amid Drive Toward IPO

Turning Orbit into Infrastructure: Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of the Mobile Economy

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

Malaysia Taps China’s Satellite Tech for Earlier Flood Warnings

New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk

Sierra Space CFO Departs Firm Amid Drive Toward IPO

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week

Viasat Places Order for All.Space Hydra Max Terminals

Turning Orbit into Infrastructure: Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of the Mobile Economy

ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November

SpaceX Plan to Launch 456 Starships a Year in Texas Under Review

UK's Ofcom wants the ITU to ease power limits imposed on LEO broadband constellations to protect GEO operations

Viasat Places Order for All.Space Hydra Max Terminals

SpaceX launches 6,300 pounds of cargo and science to the ISS, deploying two GHGSat methane-monitoring satellites

SpaceX launches 6,300 pounds of cargo and science to the ISS, deploying two GHGSat methane-monitoring satellites

NASA’s Perseverance rover sets Mars driving record at 28.10 miles

Voskhod 1 launches the first multi-person crew into space, without spacesuits

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