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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX’s independence from NASA is raising concerns about the agency’s reliance on the company

The article argues that NASA needs SpaceX more than SpaceX needs NASA, giving the company and its chief executive leverage in their relationship. It raises questions about the agency’s dependence on a commercial provider, though the supplied article details no specific contracts, missions or policy changes.

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2026-10-29T04:05:03.432157-07:00

North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

Axios • Thomas Novelly

Cape Canaveral braces for its new "boom cycle"

By Axios: Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral are well outpacing those of the Cold War-era space race.

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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

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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

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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.

Payload

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Spaceflight Now

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

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

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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

SpaceX’s independence from NASA is raising concerns about the agency’s reliance on the company

Cape Canaveral braces for its new "boom cycle"

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

Virgin Galactic Unveils Apeiron, Delays Commercial Flights to Q2 2027

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

China and the US Are Competing for Space Dominance

Moon Habitats May Use Layered Mylar to Block Extreme Heat

SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency

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

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