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NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

SpaceX pushes to launch Starship Flight 16 from LC-39A and expand Kennedy operations

As SpaceX prepares for Starship Flight 15 in November, the company completed a static-fire test at Starbase on Sunday and is seeking to fly Flight 16 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A as soon as possible. The effort also includes a possible expansion at Roberts Road.

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2026-10-25T11:28:07.821367-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

The Hill • Mark R. Whittington

How Trump learned to stop worrying and love space science

By The Hill: He recognizes a cool thing when he sees it.

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2026-10-25T07:28:53.905216-07:00

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CNBC • Tobias Burns

SpaceX coverage network designs draw Wall Street's eye. Here's what analysts think

By CNBC: Rooftops and billboards may be more important than hefty infrastructure.

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2026-10-25T05:04:36.164540-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions

Universe Today • Bruce Dorminey

Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps In Moon’s Evolution

By Universe Today: Almost all meteorites come from asteroids, not the Moon or Mars. But after decades of analysis of the Apollo samples, researchers still rely on lunar meteorites to better understand our anomalously large Moon.

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2026-10-25T01:34:56.537861-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA’s Swift space telescope ends mission

By SpaceNews.com: NASA has shut down an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit after a failed attempt to reboost it with a commercial spacecraft.

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NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza

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2026-10-24T14:10:38.831141-07:00

ESA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

ESA downplays Space Rider test mishap

By SpaceNews.com: ESA acknowledged it lost a test article for its Space Rider spaceplane in a recent test but said the mishap would not significantly delay its development.

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2026-10-24T16:30:38.270213-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force shifts missile-warning, cislunar missions from Vulcan to Falcon Heavy

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force shifted a next-generation missile warning satellite and a payload stack associated with an experimental cislunar surveillance mission from United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, part of a broader reshuffling of military launches prompted by delays with Vulcan.

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2026-10-24T14:10:38.858633-07:00

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Space.com • Chelsea Gohd

2026-10-23T07:05:35.661293-07:00

SpaceX pushes to launch Starship Flight 16 from LC-39A and expand Kennedy operations

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