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North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

Axios • Thomas Novelly

Cape Canaveral launch activity outpaces the Cold War space race as a new boom cycle takes hold

Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral are now well ahead of the pace set during the Cold War-era space race, signaling a new period of heightened activity at the Florida launch hub. The area is preparing for what the article describes as a new “boom cycle.”

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2026-10-29T03:15:33.828601-07:00

Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Seraphim seeking space startups for more intensive accelerator program

By SpaceNews.com: Space technology investor Seraphim announced a more intensive accelerator program for startups Oct. 29, outlining plans to invest $150,000 in 15 of them annually alongside up to 12 months of mentoring and networking support.

Also: Payload and tech.eu

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2026-10-29T02:05:42.134046-07:00

defense AI Europe Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceWatch Global • Is Us Torsten Kriening

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: Fifteen Minutes from Orbit, and the Bottleneck Is Us

By SpaceWatch Global: Defence Lab Erding: Germany’s space ISR chain targets 15 minutes from orbit to decision. CIR’s Maj. Gen. Pötzsch names the bottleneck: humans.

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2026-10-29T02:35:02.471038-07:00

Leadership Moon NASA

New York Times • Kenneth Chang

After Flying Past the Moon, an Artemis II Astronaut Lands in California

By New York Times: Reid Wiseman, now a retired emeritus astronaut, will become deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s premier center for deep-space robotic missions.

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2026-10-28T23:28:07.263988-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Virgin Galactic rolls out new suborbital spaceplane

By SpaceNews.com: Virgin Galactic’s newest suborbital spaceplane arrived at its New Mexico spaceport for flight tests as its first commercial flights slip further into 2027.

Spaceflight Now

United Launch Alliance announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan rocket

Universe Today

Virgin Galactic Flies Next-Gen Space Plane to New Home With New Name

Also: human-spaceflight.blogspot.com, cosmiclog.com and Los Angeles Times

9 Sources

2026-10-28T20:15:58.515355-07:00

defense China Space Policy & International Cooperation

Bloomberg • Bruce Einhorn, Josh Xiao

China and the US Are Competing for Space Dominance

By Bloomberg: Over the past 25 years, China has made major strides closing the gap with the US in space. The pace will pick up in the next 25 years as it aims not just to match the US but to surpass it.

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2026-10-28T22:04:45.995808-07:00

Moon

Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

Moon Habitats May Use Layered Mylar to Block Extreme Heat

By Universe Today: Living on the Moon, with either trained astronauts or regular civilians, could become a regular occurrence in the near future.

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2026-10-28T19:55:13.223923-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Universe Today • Evan Gough

NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

By Universe Today: NASA has committed to launching a new, more powerful UV space telescope. Named UVEX, the UltraViolet EXplorer, it will launch in 2031. It's about 100 times more powerful than its predecessor, GALEX, whose mission ended in 2013.

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2026-10-28T15:15:18.916397-07:00

Cape Canaveral launch activity outpaces the Cold War space race as a new boom cycle takes hold

Seraphim seeking space startups for more intensive accelerator program

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: Fifteen Minutes from Orbit, and the Bottleneck Is Us

After Flying Past the Moon, an Artemis II Astronaut Lands in California

Virgin Galactic rolls out new suborbital spaceplane

United Launch Alliance announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan rocket

Virgin Galactic Flies Next-Gen Space Plane to New Home With New Name

China and the US Are Competing for Space Dominance

Moon Habitats May Use Layered Mylar to Block Extreme Heat

NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

Cape Canaveral braces for its new "boom cycle"

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: Fifteen Minutes from Orbit, and the Bottleneck Is Us

Seraphim seeking space startups for more intensive accelerator program

After Flying Past the Moon, an Artemis II Astronaut Lands in California

China and the US Are Competing for Space Dominance

Virgin Galactic rolls out new suborbital spaceplane

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