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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Airbus ships first lightweight Vulcain aft bay for Ariane 6 Block 2

Airbus Netherlands has shipped the first lightweight Vulcain Aft Bay for Ariane 6, part of the rocket’s final Block 2 upgrades. The aft bay is a structural component, and its reduced weight supports the upgraded launcher’s performance goals.

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2026-10-21T08:00:40.363892-07:00

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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

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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

Satellite AI Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)

SpaceNews.com • Miguel A. Lopez-Medina

Space systems need a new defense layer

By SpaceNews.com: Spacecraft are becoming software-defined, increasingly autonomous computing systems. Yet the tools used to protect them often treat cybersecurity, equipment failures and environmental hazards as separate problems.

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

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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

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SpaceNews.com • Space Nuclear Power Corporation

Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller

By SpaceNews.com: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — October 21, 2026 — Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the Fast Capacitance (Fat Cat) program.

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2026-10-21T07:49:06.711126-07:00

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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

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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

Airbus ships first lightweight Vulcain aft bay for Ariane 6 Block 2

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 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)

Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon

Solstar provides Wi-Fi connectivity for NASA proximity operations demonstration

Airbus Ships First Lightweight Vulcain Aft Bay for Ariane 6 Block 2

Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller

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

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

Summer of Quantum: Building momentum for space-based QKD

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

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

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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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