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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

Stoke Space evaluates second Nova launch pad at Cape Canaveral

Space Launch Delta 45 has granted Stoke Space Right of Entry to property north of the company’s existing Space Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Stoke is evaluating the site for an expansion that would add a second pad for its Nova launch vehicle.

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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 is resigning from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors weigh Elon Musk’s push for a 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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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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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

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Don’t blame just SpaceX for the launch capacity crunch

By SpaceNews.com: Perhaps the biggest topic of discussion in the space industry in the last few months involves the future of the Falcon 9.

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2026-11-06T09:49:03.531287-08:00

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Space.com • Robert Lea

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

By Space.com: Astronomers have filtered out starlight from James Webb Space Telescope observations to see a giant exoplanet emerge in the darkness.

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2026-11-06T09:10:43.007956-08:00

Stoke Space evaluates second Nova launch pad at Cape Canaveral

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

Germany’s DLR advances Prometheus testing for ArianeGroup

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

Don’t blame just SpaceX for the launch capacity crunch

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

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

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