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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Asteroid mining’s promise: platinum abundance could upend the market

The prospect of robotic spacecraft extracting valuable materials from asteroids is moving, slowly, from science fiction toward reality. A future influx of asteroid-derived platinum could disrupt the metal’s market, while the article frames that outcome as beneficial for Earth.

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2026-11-11T09:15:20.713147-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Moog Inc.

Moog Marks 25 Years Since ESPA Design Milestone: Innovating Space Rideshare

By SpaceNews.com: East Aurora, N.Y. — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) marks 25 years since the Evolved Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring completed its Critical Design Review in 2001.

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2026-11-11T09:20:41.964385-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China recruits international partners for 34-satellite cislunar constellation

By SpaceNews.com: China is recruiting international partners for a constellation of small spacecraft occupying nine-day elliptical orbits reaching lunar distance targeted for launch in 2030.

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2026-11-11T05:49:11.104496-08:00

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Bloomberg • Loren Grush

Democrats Have Their Eyes on Golden Dome and SpaceX

By Bloomberg: New Congress will likely push back against Musk’s company and Trump’s missile shield Expand Senator-elect Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, right, and Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan, a Democrat from Minnesota, center, during new member orientation on Capitol Hill on Nov.

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2026-11-11T08:04:56.987342-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Horizon Microtechnologies

Horizon Microtechnologies Targets Constellation-Scale Production As Esa Phi-Lab Selection Strengthens Industrialisation Push

By SpaceNews.com: (Karlsruhe, Germany, September 29th 2026) Horizon Microtechnologies is accelerating industrialisation of its metallised polymer micro-additive manufacturing platform through IP-MASS, a two-year scale-up project supported by €500,000 and reinforced by selection for ESA Phi-Lab Austria.

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2026-11-11T06:25:41.777149-08:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Slate Aviation Adding Starlink to All-Bombardier Fleet

By Flying Magazine: Slate Aviation will begin installing Starlink in December and aims to equip its entire fleet in early 2027.

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2026-11-11T06:05:31.410119-08:00

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Universe Today • Evan Gough

Planets Don't Just Disappear, But They Can Wobble Out of Sight if Their Neighbour is Close Enough

By Universe Today: TESS watched an exoplanet about 1,000 light years away as it repeatedly transited in front of its star for seven years. But astronomers were surprised to find that the hot Jupiter disappeared.

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2026-11-11T05:15:27.241435-08:00

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Space.com • Robert Lea

NASA's new UVEX space telescope will peer deep into the universe's most violent events

By Space.com: NASA's new UVEX space telescope will study the universe in ultraviolet light to reveal the violent and turbulent events that bubble under what appears to be a cosmic sea of tranquility.

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2026-11-11T05:15:43.176387-08:00

Asteroid mining’s promise: platinum abundance could upend the market

Moog Marks 25 Years Since ESPA Design Milestone: Innovating Space Rideshare

China recruits international partners for 34-satellite cislunar constellation

Democrats Have Their Eyes on Golden Dome and SpaceX

Horizon Microtechnologies Targets Constellation-Scale Production As Esa Phi-Lab Selection Strengthens Industrialisation Push

Slate Aviation Adding Starlink to All-Bombardier Fleet

Planets Don't Just Disappear, But They Can Wobble Out of Sight if Their Neighbour is Close Enough

NASA's new UVEX space telescope will peer deep into the universe's most violent events

Asteroid Mining Will Crash the Platinum Market, But That’s Good News for Earth

Moog Marks 25 Years Since ESPA Design Milestone: Innovating Space Rideshare

Democrats Have Their Eyes on Golden Dome and SpaceX

Horizon Microtechnologies Targets Constellation-Scale Production As Esa Phi-Lab Selection Strengthens Industrialisation Push

SpaceX to study options to bridge commercial and military satellite networks

Slate Aviation Adding Starlink to All-Bombardier Fleet

What time will SpaceX launch Starship Flight 15, its 1st double landing test, on Nov. 13? (Full mission timeline)

SpaceX to study options to bridge commercial and military satellite networks

Ukraine firm Fire Point hopes for extension of Starshield coverage beyond Ukraine's borders

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Who Takes Responsibility When Manufacturing Moves into Orbit?

Archer targets first Midnight transition flight by year-end as FAA grants special airworthiness certificate

Rocket Lab raises Neutron launch price to $70 million as bookings top $515 million and debut slips to 2027

Isar Aerospace could launch third Spectrum rocket as early as Nov. 26

France awards Airbus and Thales €1.5B+ contract for next-generation military imaging satellites

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