Universe Today
• Laurence Tognetti
NASA plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028, which would be the first crewed landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. The summary provides no mission, vehicle or schedule details beyond that target year.
CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
By CNBC: The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years.
Space.com
• Space.com Staff
By Space.com: On Episode 234 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Mike Wall are joined by Than Putzig of the Planetary Science Institute about a NASA-backed payload bound for the Marius Hills Pit on the moon.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Commercial service for six-passenger Delta-class vehicle intended in second quarter of 2027. Virgin Galactic has transported the first of its new generation of spaceplane to its operations base in New Mexico, showing off the craft’s livery.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from California just after midnight on Halloween (Oct. 31).
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA is restarting a search for commercial missions to reboost or service the Hubble Space Telescope, more than two years after rejecting similar concepts.
NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: In eight days, SpaceX completed all engine testing for Flight 15, some cryo-proof and catch testing for Flight 16, and lifted the top deck deluge plates onto Pad 1’s Launch Mount.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd, Hanneke Weitering
