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ESA   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
Universe Today • David Dickinson

ESA’s Hera mission set to rendezvous with Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid pair in November

The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is due to reach the binary asteroid pair in November, traveling at about 12 kilometers per second relative to Earth. The rendezvous will mark a milestone for the mission as it approaches Didymos and its moonlet, Dimorphos.

2026-10-13T08:55:02.306557-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX launched 27 of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 12), the first such mission for a Falcon 9 rocket since Sept. 19.

Also: NASA, Washington Post, Seeking Alpha, CBS News, Forbes, tass.com and orlandosentinel.com
2026-10-12T20:25:37.483278-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station on Oct. 13, the second Dragon mission to the station in less than two weeks.

Also: NASA, Washington Post, Seeking Alpha, CBS News, Forbes, tass.com and orlandosentinel.com
2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00
Commercial Space  
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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Robert Ihnatisin, Orbital Matter

By Payload: As an expert in 3D printing for terrestrial applications, Robert Ihnatisin was surprised by how slow the in-orbit manufacturing industry was progressing.

2026-10-13T06:06:06.713217-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space  
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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

By Payload: “That's where I realized we're stuck at a 1980s standard: still shielding spacecraft with aluminum, and rad-hardened electronics too expensive to build at the scale this economy demands,” Hunain told Payload.

2026-10-13T06:06:06.546741-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Commercial Space  
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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Balerion Surpasses $200M Goal for Fund II

By Payload: Balerion had closed ~$90M as of May, according to Venture Capital Journal. Cofounder and General Partner Daniel Kleinmann chalked up the momentum since then to portfolio companies hitting milestones and raising up-rounds—which he said resonated with LPs.

2026-10-13T06:06:05.863825-07:00