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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Starship Flight 15 targets Nov. 13 for first attempt to catch both stages at Starbase

SpaceX is completing final checkouts of Super Heavy booster 22 and Starship 42 for a no-earlier-than Nov. 13 launch from Starbase. The mission would attempt to catch both stages at Pad 2; its schedule has slipped by one day, with an FAA ship-catch license still the key outstanding approval.

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2026-11-06T07:35:04.726618-08:00

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Space.com • Robert Lea

ESA’s Hera spacecraft captures first close-up view of asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

By Space.com: The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has gotten its first close-up look at the Didymos binary asteroid, the first space rock system "punched" by humanity.

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2026-11-06T07:19:16.326874-08:00

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CNBC • Tobias Burns

SpaceX is down big on Dem 'retribution' fears against Musk. Deutsche Bank says buy the dip

By CNBC: SpaceX deals mostly with the executive branch, though frustrations are simmering in Congress.

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2026-11-06T08:04:38.234316-08:00

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Universe Today • Evan Gough

NASA's Twin Spacecraft Will Execute Powered Slingshot Maneuvers on Their Way to Mars

By Universe Today: NASA's ESCAPADE mission features a pair of identical spacecraft on their way to Mars. They launched outside of the normal launch window, so they'll perform powered slingshot maneuvers to boost their speed.

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2026-11-06T08:55:40.557972-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

By Breaking Defense: To translate between the SpaceX-built SDN Backbone and other Pentagon communications and missile tracking satellites, sources said the Space Force is eyeing 12 or 13 Space Exchange Point birds.

Also: SpaceNews.com and insidedefense.com

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2026-11-06T06:28:44.525483-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir

Protection or preparation for attack? Counterspace capabilities, international law and nuclear command and control

By SpaceNews.com: Space militarization is not new, but its pace and breadth have increased sharply. The Secure World Foundation’s 2026 assessment documents counterspace capabilities being developed by 13 countries across five categories as of Feb.

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2026-11-06T08:49:03.740350-08:00

Commercial Space

CNBC • Hugh Leask

A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla

By CNBC: Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has cut its SpaceX holding to 11.1% of assets and sold its remaining Tesla stake.

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2026-11-06T06:04:43.846055-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

2026-11-06T01:34:55.539636-08:00

Starship Flight 15 targets Nov. 13 for first attempt to catch both stages at Starbase

ESA’s Hera spacecraft captures first close-up view of asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

SpaceX is down big on Dem 'retribution' fears against Musk. Deutsche Bank says buy the dip

NASA's Twin Spacecraft Will Execute Powered Slingshot Maneuvers on Their Way to Mars

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

Protection or preparation for attack? Counterspace capabilities, international law and nuclear command and control

A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla

AST SpaceMobile Joins U.S. Space Force Program to Advance Space-Based Sensing

AST SpaceMobile to Build Own Rocket to Compete with SpaceX

Firefly inks $1.3 billion deal to supply engines for new AST SpaceMobile 'Blacklift' rocket

NASA's Twin Spacecraft Will Execute Powered Slingshot Maneuvers on Their Way to Mars

Protection or preparation for attack? Counterspace capabilities, international law and nuclear command and control

SpaceX is down big on Dem 'retribution' fears against Musk. Deutsche Bank says buy the dip

Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light

ESA’s Hera spacecraft captures first close-up view of asteroid system struck by NASA’s DART

Key Space Force satellites can't talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources

'Big Bang' Fix Puts Voyager Across the 'One Light-Day' Mark

4-billion-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' found in Sahara Desert could unlock the secret history of water on Mars

Russia must swiftly expand its answer to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, security council says

ULA resuming Vulcan launches as it continues solid rocket booster investigation

Democratic midterm gains put defense spending and SpaceX under new scrutiny

Hydrogen chloride above Martian fissures suggests possible ongoing volcanism

ITU extends Open Cosmos broadband-network deadline but halves planned constellation

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