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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA safety advisers warn agency could lose crewed access to low Earth orbit

The agency’s safety advisers say NASA risks losing human access to low Earth orbit as Crew Dragon approaches retirement and concerns persist about commercial space stations. The warning puts continuity of crewed operations in orbit at issue, though the available report provides no timetable or details of the advisers’ recommendations.

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2026-10-22T14:20:41.234437-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

ISS receives new cargo from Dragon as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13

By NASA Spaceflight: Expedition 75 aboard the International Space Station gained four new crew members at the beginning of October before Crew-12 left the station.

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2026-10-22T15:15:47.850651-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.

By Ars Technica: We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander.".

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2026-10-22T15:04:59.253047-07:00

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

PlanetiQ CEO Details Weather Data Expansion After Back-to-Back GNSS-RO Launches

By Via Satellite: PlanetiQ is expanding its GNSS-RO data collection with back-to-back rideshare launches in October, as CEO Ira Scharf says there is growing demand for this type of weather data from both government and commercial users.

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2026-10-22T13:35:49.757957-07:00

Event Europe Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceWatch Global • Judith Delany

ESPI AC 2026 Wrap-Up - Collaboration or Fragmentation? What We Heard at ESPI’s 20th Annual Conference

By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening and Judith Delany reflect on ESPI’s 20th Annual Conference, European space, diplomacy, fragmentation and the need to turn dialogue into action.

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2026-10-22T14:54:37.838657-07:00

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Reuters

US Democratic senator probes Ukraine's loss of Starshield service

By Reuters: Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal on Thursday said he had opened an inquiry into Ukraine's loss of critical access to the Pentagon's Starshield satellite communications service and the resulting degrading of Kyiv's ability to defend itself against Russian attacks.

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2026-10-22T15:04:27.745079-07:00

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Via Satellite • Kelevitch Thursday

The Question Gulf Buyers Are Now Asking: Who Can Switch This Off?

By Via Satellite: On April 4, Planet Labs told customers it would withhold imagery of Iran and the surrounding conflict zone indefinitely, retroactive to March 9.

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2026-10-22T14:15:31.549040-07:00

Space.com • Daisy Dobrijevic

'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission

By Space.com: Victor Glover recalls how a suspected cabin leak warning came just 15 minutes before a crucial engine burn — and why receiving it just five minutes later could have changed everything.

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2026-10-22T10:05:17.431784-07:00

NASA safety advisers warn agency could lose crewed access to low Earth orbit

ISS receives new cargo from Dragon as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13

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US Democratic senator probes Ukraine's loss of Starshield service

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'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission

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ESPI AC 2026 Wrap-Up - Collaboration or Fragmentation? What We Heard at ESPI’s 20th Annual Conference

US Democratic senator probes Ukraine's loss of Starshield service

Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.

NASA safety advisers warn agency risks losing crewed access to LEO

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