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Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo, Dina Bass, Loren Grush

Anthropic is SpaceX’s largest customer, accounting for more than a third of Q3 revenue

Anthropic accounted for more than a third of SpaceX’s revenue in the third quarter, making the AI company the venture’s largest single customer, according to people familiar with the matter. The revenue comes from a finite deal, creating customer-concentration exposure even as Anthropic drives growth.

Also: Seeking Alpha

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2026-10-29T13:04:55.989136-07:00

Mars Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Reuters • Will Dunham

Martian meteorite found in the Sahara is 4.1 billion years old

By Reuters: A meteorite found in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali formed in the Martian crust at least 4.1 billion years ago, according to scientists, making the reddish igneous rock perhaps the oldest of the 435 meteorites from Mars known on Earth.

Also: NASA/JPL, CNA and NASA

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2026-10-29T12:04:24.227579-07:00

Moon Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

See NASA's Artemis III astronauts meet Trump at the White House as they train for a critical 2027 moon lander test flight (photos)

By Space.com: The astronauts of NASA's Artemis III mission met with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday (Oct. 28), just as the Artemis II spaceflyers did six months ago.

Also: dailygalaxy.com

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2026-10-29T12:19:11.971770-07:00

FCC Satellite Policy & Regulation

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

FCC Looks to Update Direct-to-Device Rules and Auction More Spectrum

By Via Satellite: The FCC made two decisions relevant to direct-to-device (D2D) services on Thursday, kicking off a proceeding to modernize D2D spectrum sharing rules, and proposing to auction 25 MHz of mid-band spectrum.

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2026-10-29T13:15:21.677196-07:00

Satellite Europe LEO Commercial Space

Reuters • Gianluca Lo Nostro

Eutelsat expects $11 billion revenue after EU's Starlink rival comes online

By Reuters: Eutelsat expects commercial ‌services revenue of more than €10 billion ($11.1 billion) between 2032 and 2040 as it takes a leading role in the European Union's planned alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, it said on Thursday.

SpaceNews.com

Global Telesat Lightspeed service delayed to mid-2028

Via Satellite

Telesat Delays Lightspeed Service Entry to Mid-2028; Goldberg Addresses Launch Crunch and Sovereign Demand

Also: CNA and betakit.com

5 Sources

2026-10-29T10:04:28.270317-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Robert Lea

Cosmic graveyard of zombie planets offers a grisly warning about our own solar system's fate

By Space.com: Two zombie exoplanets that rose from the grave to shuffle through the gory remains of their fellow planets may just agree with these immortal words from horror maestro Stephen King.

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2026-10-29T11:19:11.508494-07:00

M&A Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Jordan Fitzgerald

Musk’s Favorite Ticker Is Free for Taking in a SpaceX-Tesla Deal

By Bloomberg: Elon Musk has an affinity for the letter X. One of Tesla Inc.’s first vehicles was the Model X. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. goes by SpaceX. Twitter was rechristened as X after Musk acquired the social media platform in 2022.

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2026-10-29T08:05:28.662204-07:00

Commercial Space Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews

SpaceNews.com • SpaceNews Editor

Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree

By SpaceNews.com: In this episode, Mike Gruss speaks with Laura Crabtree, the CEO of Epsilon3, who is also a former SpaceX astronaut trainer.

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2026-10-29T08:30:45.603261-07:00

Anthropic is SpaceX’s largest customer, accounting for more than a third of Q3 revenue

Martian meteorite found in the Sahara is 4.1 billion years old

See NASA's Artemis III astronauts meet Trump at the White House as they train for a critical 2027 moon lander test flight (photos)

FCC Looks to Update Direct-to-Device Rules and Auction More Spectrum

Eutelsat expects $11 billion revenue after EU's Starlink rival comes online

Global Telesat Lightspeed service delayed to mid-2028

Telesat Delays Lightspeed Service Entry to Mid-2028; Goldberg Addresses Launch Crunch and Sovereign Demand

Cosmic graveyard of zombie planets offers a grisly warning about our own solar system's fate

Musk’s Favorite Ticker Is Free for Taking in a SpaceX-Tesla Deal

Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree

SpaceX’s Largest Revenue Source Is a Finite Deal With Anthropic

FCC Looks to Update Direct-to-Device Rules and Auction More Spectrum

See NASA's Artemis III astronauts meet Trump at the White House as they train for a critical 2027 moon lander test flight (photos)

Martian meteorite found in the Sahara is 4.1 billion years old

Cosmic graveyard of zombie planets offers a grisly warning about our own solar system's fate

Eutelsat expects $11 billion revenue after EU's Starlink rival comes online

SpaceX fires up Starship upper stage ahead of landmark Flight 15 test launch (video)

SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency

Seraphim seeking space startups for more intensive accelerator program

Cape Canaveral braces for its new "boom cycle"

FCC approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar

Putin praises Musk as Russia develops a Starlink rival and says Moscow is coordinating with US partners

NASA and two commercial lander providers revise plans to accelerate 2028 lunar landing

SpaceX and Tesla boards form committees to consider a potential merger

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