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CNBC • Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Musk says he plans to give every U.S. child one SpaceX share next year

Elon Musk said he plans to give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States next year, calling the proposed giveaway the “first of many.” He has not explained how the distribution would work; the announcement was made in a post on X.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Axios

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2026-10-19T02:04:39.182708-07:00

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Reuters • Marta Maciag, Stefan Gardawski

Polish satellite maker Creotech plans tenfold capacity boost, warns of Europe’s US rocket reliance

By Reuters: Polish satellite maker ‌Creotech Instruments plans to raise its production capacity by up to tenfold by 2029, CEO Grzegorz Brona said on Friday, while warning Europe would remain reliant on US rockets to put its satellites into orbit for years.

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2026-10-19T01:04:23.486499-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Look. Guest Author

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Satellites Tell You Where to Look. Then Someone Has to Go and Look.

By SpaceWatch Global: Satellite data can flag change, but not always explain it. Waqas Jamil explores how drones and ground verification can close the gap between EO data and action.

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2026-10-19T02:04:23.829956-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

HawkEye 360 Announces $36 Million in International Contracts Across Q3 2026

By SpaceWatch Global: HawkEye 360 secures $36 million in international contracts as it expands its signals intelligence business across Europe and allied markets.

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2026-10-19T02:14:42.285000-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

By AINonline: System will be available for free factory installation in 2028.

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2026-10-18T18:04:41.806877-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

By NASA Spaceflight: Following on from the successful Transporter 18 mission at the beginning of the month, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 vehicle is expected to launch an additional 32 rideshare payloads for the Bandwagon-5 mission on Tuesday, Oct.

Also: Spaceflight Now and spacecoastdaily.com

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2026-10-18T15:50:38.261489-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

By Space.com: Japan's mission to Mars' moons could answer a decades old question dividing the origins of Phobos and Deimos between two conflicting theories, and make history as the first spacecraft to return to Earth from orbit of the Red Planet.

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2026-10-18T12:55:37.912665-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Arran Reid, Chris Bergin

SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones

By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX is advancing toward its next two Starship missions as the company looks to close out 2026. Flight 15 is targeting November, with the goal of catching both the booster and the Ship.

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2026-10-18T09:54:38.831070-07:00

Musk says he plans to give every U.S. child one SpaceX share next year

Polish satellite maker Creotech plans tenfold capacity boost, warns of Europe’s US rocket reliance

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Satellites Tell You Where to Look. Then Someone Has to Go and Look.

HawkEye 360 Announces $36 Million in International Contracts Across Q3 2026

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones

HawkEye 360 Announces $36 Million in International Contracts Across Q3 2026

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Satellites Tell You Where to Look. Then Someone Has to Go and Look.

Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year

Polish satellite maker Creotech plans tenfold capacity boost, warns of Europe’s US rocket reliance

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)

Zelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia

Space Force plans wider global deployment of satellite jammers

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

SpaceX seeks sharply more Starship launches as Blue Origin targets weekly New Glenn flights and Rocket Lab delays Neutron to 202

Starlink restrictions constrain Ukraine’s military communications and drone interception

China launches eight ADA Space computing satellites on Zhuque-2E to test orbital AI, liquid cooling and laser links

UK Space Agency asks public to name 2029 mission to remove two defunct satellites

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