Space News

Satellite AI Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)

SpaceNews.com • Miguel A. Lopez-Medina

Software-defined spacecraft need defenses that unite cyber, failure and environmental risks

As spacecraft become software-defined and more autonomous, conventional protection tools can miss how cyberattacks, equipment failures and environmental hazards overlap in orbit. A defense approach that treats these risks together could better address threats that may present similar symptoms to operators.

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2026-10-21T06:15:56.441871-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

PLD Space delays Miura 5 debut to 2027

By SpaceNews.com: Spanish launch company PLD Space is now planning a first orbital launch of its Miura 5 rocket in the first half of 2027.

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2026-10-21T06:49:01.887636-07:00

aviation PaxEx Airbus A350 Airlines

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flying On a British Airways Airbus A350? You Are Now Guaranteed Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi As Airline Completes Rollout Across the Fleet

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: If you’re scheduled to fly on a British Airways Airbus A350 widebody jet anytime soon, then we have good news for you: The airline has now completed the rollout of free, ultra-fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi across its entire fleet of 18 A350s.

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2026-10-21T06:50:37.847875-07:00

Blue Origin Moon NASA

Space.com • Josh Dinner

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

By Space.com: NASA has updated the timeline for its Artemis III mission and mapped out the expected progress for SpaceX and Blue Origin's respective moon landers.

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2026-10-21T06:05:53.983267-07:00

AI Moon Commercial Space

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon

By Payload: HPE announced its new AI-compute module—Spaceborne Computer-4—is set to deploy on Astrolab’s FLIP rover on a mission launching this year.

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2026-10-21T05:34:50.012872-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Solstar provides Wi-Fi connectivity for NASA proximity operations demonstration

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Wi-Fi technology from Solstar Space connected NASA’s R5-S10 cubesat with Momentus’ Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle during proximity operations and relayed data to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Solstar announced Oct.

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2026-10-21T05:06:04.133814-07:00

Satellite

SpaceNews.com • Ben Young

Summer of Quantum: Building momentum for space-based QKD

By SpaceNews.com: Glasgow, UK | 21 October 2026 – The pace of development in quantum technologies continues to accelerate, and over the past few months, space engineering company Craft Prospect has been involved in conversations across the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States exploring the future of secure communications.

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2026-10-21T05:06:03.370146-07:00

Mars Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud Might Be Defying Textbook Cloud Physics

By Universe Today: It may not be as obvious, but just like Earth, Mars has seasons. And every day of every summer, an 1,800 kilometer long thin white cloud appears to the west of Arsia Mons, a 20 kilometer high extinct shield volcano.

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2026-10-21T04:35:03.016409-07:00

Software-defined spacecraft need defenses that unite cyber, failure and environmental risks

PLD Space delays Miura 5 debut to 2027

Flying On a British Airways Airbus A350? You Are Now Guaranteed Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi As Airline Completes Rollout Across the Fleet

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon

Solstar provides Wi-Fi connectivity for NASA proximity operations demonstration

Summer of Quantum: Building momentum for space-based QKD

Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud Might Be Defying Textbook Cloud Physics

Flying On a British Airways Airbus A350? You Are Now Guaranteed Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi As Airline Completes Rollout Across the Fleet

PLD Space delays Miura 5 debut to 2027

Space Development Agency eyes new missile-tracking technologies for future satellites

Space systems need a new defense layer

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon

Space Development Agency eyes new missile-tracking technologies for future satellites

Chinese space robotics startup Sinxbot raises tens of millions of dollars for on-orbit refueling, deorbit services

Latitudo 40 Raises €2.9 Million to Advance Agentic Earth Observation and Physical AI

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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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