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NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

SpaceX completes three Starship Flight 15 static fires in three days

SpaceX completed all engine testing for Starship Flight 15 within eight days, including three static fires in three days, while also conducting cryogenic proof and catch testing for Flight 16. The company lifted top-deck deluge plates onto Pad 1’s launch mount, marking an unusually busy stretch for the program.

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2026-10-30T15:15:09.502671-07:00

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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

Queen's University Belfast Students Find Neptune's Elusive Trojan Asteroids

By Universe Today: Astronomers at Queen’s University Belfast have led an international team studying new solar system bodies near Neptune, helping to unravel the mysteries of our solar system’s evolution.

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2026-10-30T14:55:27.571199-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

By SpaceNews.com: NASA is restarting a search for commercial missions to reboost or service the Hubble Space Telescope, more than two years after rejecting similar concepts.

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2026-10-30T15:25:39.494208-07:00

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Bloomberg • Mihir Mishra

Indian Space Agency’s GSLV Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite

By Bloomberg: India’s space agency launched a navigation satellite to bolster the nation’s location-tracking system.

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India launches navigation satellite

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India launches next-gen navigation satellite to orbit (video)

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2026-10-30T12:05:08.599527-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Defense investors wary of Golden Dome revenue prospects as Pentagon pushes to cut costs

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2026-10-30T15:25:38.652250-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

DoJ urges federal judge to throw out Ligado’s $50 billion lawsuit

By SpaceNews.com: The U.S. Department of Justice has made another push to dismiss Ligado Networks’ roughly $50 billion lawsuit over its derailed wireless network plans, arguing the bankrupt satellite operator’s L-band license does not come with protected property rights.

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2026-10-30T13:40:40.628943-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

K2 Space CEO Sets Out Expansive Growth Plan as High-Power Demand Increases

By Via Satellite: As space becomes more foundational, with everything from communications to compute moving to space, startup satellite manufacturer K2 Space aims to meet large demand for high-powered satellites.

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2026-10-30T12:55:33.138714-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated

By Ars Technica: There's no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites, either.

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2026-10-30T10:04:58.611769-07:00

SpaceX completes three Starship Flight 15 static fires in three days

Queen's University Belfast Students Find Neptune's Elusive Trojan Asteroids

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

Indian Space Agency’s GSLV Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite

India launches navigation satellite

India launches next-gen navigation satellite to orbit (video)

Defense investors wary of Golden Dome revenue prospects as Pentagon pushes to cut costs

DoJ urges federal judge to throw out Ligado’s $50 billion lawsuit

K2 Space CEO Sets Out Expansive Growth Plan as High-Power Demand Increases

Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

Defense investors wary of Golden Dome revenue prospects as Pentagon pushes to cut costs

SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15

Queen's University Belfast Students Find Neptune's Elusive Trojan Asteroids

DoJ urges federal judge to throw out Ligado’s $50 billion lawsuit

K2 Space CEO Sets Out Expansive Growth Plan as High-Power Demand Increases

Eutelsat Sets 10B Target for OneWeb Revenue from 2032 to 2040

This Gamma-Ray Burst Wasn't Dim, It Was Just Misunderstood

On this day in space! Oct. 30, 1964: NASA's weird Lunar Landing Research Vehicle takes 1st test flight to help Apollo astronauts land on the moon

MDA Space Begins Digital Antenna Work for 66 IRIS Satellites

Blue Origin targets late-2026 return as NASA adds Blue Moon Mk2 test article to Artemis III profile

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