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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Robert Z. Pearlman

SpaceX Dragon delivers 6,300 pounds of supplies and research to the ISS

SpaceX’s CRS-35 Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Oct. 15, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of cargo for the Expedition 75 crew. Its payload includes solar arrays and experiments involving brain models, 3D heart tissue and artificial retina technology, research intended to support medical advances on Earth.

Also: Science Daily, newspaceeconomy.ca and scitechdaily.com

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2026-10-17T08:05:10.966115-07:00

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Washington Post • Mary Ilyushina

As Ukraine worries about Starlink access, Russia is developing a system to match it

By Washington Post: Kyiv is pushing President Donald Trump for continued access to the military version of Elon Musk’s satellite internet service.

Bloomberg

SpaceX Starlink Cuts Hobbled Ukraine Before Russian Bombardment

The Hill

Ukraine faces grim question of whether it can take on Russia without US backing

Also: Axios, counteroffensive.news, Live and Let's Fly, Seeking Alpha and 6 more

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2026-10-17T02:04:32.003956-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Bruce Dorminey

Enigmatic Mercury Will Remain A Puzzle Until Someone Sends A Lander

By Universe Today: Despite the upcoming Bepi Colombo visit to Mercury, we need a lander mission to fully understand our solar system’s innermost planet.

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2026-10-17T01:34:51.794248-07:00

Human Spaceflight & Space Stations

Space.com • Mike Wall

'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space

By Space.com: The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission wish that we could all see Earth as they just did — as a beautiful but fragile outpost of life in a vast void.

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2026-10-16T15:05:17.807317-07:00

Blue Origin Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

By Ars Technica: The infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.

SpaceNews.com

SpaceX proposing sharp increase in Starship launches from Texas

CNBC

Blue Origin plans $330 million Florida expansion to ramp New Glenn launches

Also: Spaceflight Now, Space.com, Reuters, Flying Magazine, Aviation Week, Aero-News, Seeking Alpha, Florida Today, Washington Post, CNN and 17 more

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2026-10-16T03:05:19.152591-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

As Space Force opens market for in-orbit surveillance, Northrop Grumman touts its experience

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman is pointing to its longstanding role in military space surveillance as newer companies compete for a share of the market.

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2026-10-16T14:50:39.743885-07:00

JWST Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Space.com • Robert Lea

Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet

By Space.com: Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have unravelled some of the secrets of a bizarre, blisteringly hot exoplanet that has the consistency of marshmallow.

Also: astrobiology.com, scitechdaily.com and zmescience.com

4 Sources

2026-10-16T11:05:33.362520-07:00

Satellite Europe Space Policy & International Cooperation Policy & Regulation

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

ESPI Calls for Stronger European Controls for MSS Spectrum

By Via Satellite: As Europe plans to reserve a portion of its mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum authorization for European operators, a European think tank argues it should go further and maximize European control across the space segment as well.

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2026-10-16T12:54:39.760852-07:00

SpaceX Dragon delivers 6,300 pounds of supplies and research to the ISS

As Ukraine worries about Starlink access, Russia is developing a system to match it

SpaceX Starlink Cuts Hobbled Ukraine Before Russian Bombardment

Ukraine faces grim question of whether it can take on Russia without US backing

Enigmatic Mercury Will Remain A Puzzle Until Someone Sends A Lander

'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

SpaceX proposing sharp increase in Starship launches from Texas

Blue Origin plans $330 million Florida expansion to ramp New Glenn launches

As Space Force opens market for in-orbit surveillance, Northrop Grumman touts its experience

Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet

ESPI Calls for Stronger European Controls for MSS Spectrum

On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion

As Ukraine worries about Starlink access, Russia is developing a system to match it

Enigmatic Mercury Will Remain A Puzzle Until Someone Sends A Lander

'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space

As Space Force opens market for in-orbit surveillance, Northrop Grumman touts its experience

ESPI Calls for Stronger European Controls for MSS Spectrum

Tillis calls on Pentagon inspector general to investigate Ukraine’s Starshield loss

Arqiva accelerates Middle East growth with landmark Gulfsat Satellite Services agreement

CesiumAstro to Add Manufacturing Facility in Melbourne, Florida

ITU: More than 4,000 satellite network filings are backed up waiting for review

Ukraine says new Starlink limits are disrupting military drones and exposing reliance on private satellite networks

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

NASA’s first Venus missions in a generation prompt staffing ramp-up and acceleration

Gogo Galileo gains FAA approval for Citation jets as PlaneSense selects LEO Wi-Fi for its Pilatus fleet

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