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Trump and NASA plan U.S. air show at Kennedy Space Center, aiming to surpass global rivals

President Donald Trump and NASA have touted plans for a major space and aeronautics industry conference at Kennedy Space Center, with Trump describing a giant air show there within two years. The stated ambition is to create an event that surpasses leading air shows in other countries.

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2026-11-06T17:05:06.618302-08:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

By NASA Spaceflight: Stoke Space has been granted Right of Entry by Space Launch Delta 45 to property north of its existing Space Launch Complex 14 (SLC-14) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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2026-11-06T13:28:29.866456-08:00

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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

By Bloomberg: SpaceX board member Donald Harrison resigned from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors consider a potential merger with Tesla Inc.

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2026-11-06T14:05:13.718597-08:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Colorado-Based Launcher Takes Scottish Leap of Faith

By Via Satellite: LEAP a Colorado-based company, has signed a deal as it looks to develop better international launch capabilities. It plans to develop recurring launch operations at a launch site in Sutherland, located on Scotland’s northern mainland.

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2026-11-06T13:05:08.783625-08:00

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Spaceflight Now • Steven Young

Falcon 9 to launch from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force

By Spaceflight Now: Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 UTC). The mission is thought to be carrying satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield platform.

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2026-11-06T14:04:42.534290-08:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light

By NASA Spaceflight: Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch that would attempt to catch both stages at Starbase Pad 2. The date has slipped by only one day, with the ship-catch licence from the FAA still the deciding factor.

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2026-11-06T07:35:04.726618-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Germany’s DLR advances Prometheus testing for ArianeGroup

By FlightGlobal: Aerospace research agency says improvements to P5 test stand allow it to trial novel propellant mix in new rocket engine.

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2026-11-06T11:05:19.158667-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

2026-11-06T01:34:55.539636-08:00

Trump and NASA plan U.S. air show at Kennedy Space Center, aiming to surpass global rivals

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

Colorado-Based Launcher Takes Scottish Leap of Faith

Falcon 9 to launch from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force

Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light

Germany’s DLR advances Prometheus testing for ArianeGroup

AST SpaceMobile Joins U.S. Space Force Program to Advance Space-Based Sensing

AST SpaceMobile to Build Own Rocket to Compete with SpaceX

AST SpaceMobile announces new 'Blacklift' rocket, targets 2028 launch debut

Trump vows new US air show will be biggest in the world

SpaceX Director Resigns From Board One Day After US Election

Falcon 9 to launch from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force

Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad

Colorado-Based Launcher Takes Scottish Leap of Faith

Germany’s DLR advances Prometheus testing for ArianeGroup

Don’t blame just SpaceX for the launch capacity crunch

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

Giant exoplanet emerges from the dark when the James Webb Space Telescope turns out the starlight

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Blue Origin adds GS3 third stage and Northstar engine to New Glenn, targeting higher-energy orbits and lower manufacturing costs

Democratic midterm gains put defense spending and SpaceX under new scrutiny

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