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Last Updated: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, 6:31 AM PST
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isro.gov.in
• News Release
ISRO LVM3-M5 to Launch CMS-03 Multi‑Band Communications Satellite on November 2, 2025
By isro.gov.in: October 26, 2025 India's LVM3 launch vehicle has successfully launched the CMS-03 communication satellite in its 5th operational flight (LVM3-M5) on November 02, 2025.
SpaceX Bandwagon‑4 to launch Nvidia data‑center demo, Vast station testbed and AI weather satellites
By Spaceflight Now:  An Nvidia-backed data center demo, a testbed for Vast’s future commercial space station and artificial intelligence-powered weather satellites were among the spacecraft deployed on SpaceX’s latest Bandwagon ride share mission to low Earth orbit.
NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
Starship Block 3 and HLS: The path to get back to the Moon
By NASA Spaceflight: Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of….
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Latvia signs Artemis Accords
By SpaceNews.com: Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
Chang'e‑6 Samples Show Carbonaceous Meteorites Brought Water and Organics to the Moon and Earth
By Universe Today: A research team with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) examined samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission from the far side of the Moon. They identified minerals that appear to be from a carbonaceous chondrite meteor, which are known to contain water and organic molecules.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
Shenzhou 21 launches three astronauts to Tiangong space station — live coverage
By Space.com: Liftoff of the Shenzhou 21 mission is scheduled for 11:44 a.m. ET today (Oct. 31).
time.com
• Jeffrey Kluger
The ISS at 25: $250 Billion of Construction and Maintenance — Was It Worth It?
By time.com: Two and a half decades of construction and maintenance may have cost a quarter of a trillion dollars.
