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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA’s 2028 crunch: Artemis, SR-1 and robotic lunar landings face program shake-up

In his first months as NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman has shaken up several of the agency’s key programs, with Artemis, the SR-1 mission and robotic lunar landings all facing a 2028 imperative. The available reporting identifies the programs but provides no further detail on the changes or their schedules.

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2026-11-03T04:10:39.478157-08:00

Satellite Policy & Regulation

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

The 2028 Imperative: NOAA’s commercial weather data ambitions hinge on funding

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2026-11-03T04:10:39.438857-08:00

Satellite Europe

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

ERMIS-3 Demonstrates 1 Gbps Optical Downlink in Milestone for Greek Space Program

By SpaceWatch Global: Greece’s ERMIS-3 CubeSat has demonstrated a 1 Gbps laser link to a ground station, advancing optical communications for small satellites.

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2026-11-03T00:55:20.476454-08:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Tumbleweed Raises €6.9M to Build its Own Reentry Vehicle

By Payload: Tumbleweed announced the closing of a €6.9M ($7.7M) seed round to fund the development of an in-orbit research vehicle—called Oasis Beta.

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2026-11-03T00:05:11.099509-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Bailouts, Billions and Satellites: Europe’s Space Defence Illusion

By SpaceWatch Global: KP examines Europe’s space defence spending, IRIS² and national satellite programmes, asking whether billions in investment are creating genuine security or greater fragmentation.

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2026-11-03T01:34:54.670351-08:00

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Via Satellite • Leandra Bernstein

United Airlines Deploys Defensive AI as it Rolls Out Starlink Across Fleet, CISO Says

By Via Satellite: RESTON, Va. — United Airlines is deploying defensive artificial intelligence and operationalizing cybersecurity as it rolls out in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity across the fleet by the end of 2027, according to Deneen DeFiore, vice president and chief information security officer (CISO), at United.

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2026-11-02T17:55:40.226199-08:00

Museums

Ars Technica • Robert Pearlman

"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation

By Ars Technica: "At Home in Space" displays artifacts from the space shuttle-era, as we learned how to go from visiting to living on orbit.

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2026-11-02T16:04:49.625781-08:00

Europe ESA Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

Europe looks beyond the ISS

By SpaceNews.com: European Space Agency member states will meet in Rome Dec. 15 to decide the future of Europe’s human and robotic exploration program.

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2026-11-02T11:16:10.524379-08:00

NASA’s 2028 crunch: Artemis, SR-1 and robotic lunar landings face program shake-up

The 2028 Imperative: NOAA’s commercial weather data ambitions hinge on funding

ERMIS-3 Demonstrates 1 Gbps Optical Downlink in Milestone for Greek Space Program

Tumbleweed Raises €6.9M to Build its Own Reentry Vehicle

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Bailouts, Billions and Satellites: Europe’s Space Defence Illusion

United Airlines Deploys Defensive AI as it Rolls Out Starlink Across Fleet, CISO Says

"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation

Europe looks beyond the ISS

The 2028 Imperative: NASA's 2028 crunch for Artemis, SR-1 and robotic lunar landings

The 2028 Imperative: NOAA’s commercial weather data ambitions hinge on funding

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Bailouts, Billions and Satellites: Europe’s Space Defence Illusion

ERMIS-3 Demonstrates 1 Gbps Optical Downlink in Milestone for Greek Space Program

Tumbleweed Raises €6.9M to Build its Own Reentry Vehicle

United Airlines Deploys Defensive AI as it Rolls Out Starlink Across Fleet, CISO Says

US Military Sees Space as a ‘Digital Domain’ Where Cyber Reigns Supreme, Deputy CSO for Cyber and Data Says

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Northwood Space raises $375 million at $2 billion valuation to expand satellite ground network

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China plans standalone Lanyue lunar lander mission and uncrewed rehearsal ahead of crewed landing attempt before 2030

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