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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

NASA and SpaceX prepare ISS resupply flight carrying 6,300 pounds of cargo and new solar arrays

SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning. The flight is set to deliver 6,300 pounds of cargo, including new solar arrays, extending the station’s resupply operations and supporting its infrastructure.

2026-10-12T18:35:23.154378-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live

By Space.com: SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

2026-10-12T14:05:16.213970-07:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Planet Introduces Map of World’s Population With Microsoft and IHME

By Via Satellite: Planet has debuted a new, continuously updated map of the world’s population built through a collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and Microsoft‘s AI for Good Lab.

2026-10-12T13:05:25.614620-07:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Kratos OpenSpace Used for KT SAT 5G NR NTN Demonstration

By Via Satellite: Kratos’ OpenSpace ground system platform was used in a recent KT SAT demonstration that showed end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio (5G NR) non-terrestrial network (NTN).

2026-10-12T13:05:27.296261-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

Hubble Spots a Suspected Second-Generation Planet

By Universe Today: Diligent sleuthing by astronomers has broken open a cold case in the data archive of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In a study published Monday in Nature Astronomy, researchers report uncovering a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet.

2026-10-12T11:54:54.715085-07:00
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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik

On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space

By Space.com: On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. Here's why it mattered.

2026-10-12T08:06:21.685906-07:00