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Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, 5:01 PM PST
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NASA Aims To Update Mars Sample Return Strategy By Spring
By Aviation Week: The seven-member review team selected in mid-October is currently assessing a dozen MSR concepts.
Sun erupts with powerful X2.3 solar flare, triggers radio blackouts
By Space.com: Sunspot AR 3883 released its strongest solar flare yet Wednesday morning.
SpaceX scrubs Starlink 6-77 mission launch for a second time
By Spaceflight Now: Update Nov. 6, 2:56 p.m. EST: SpaceX pushed the planned T-0 liftoff time to the end of the launch window. Update Nov. 6, 7:17 p.m. EST: SpaceX scrubbed the mission more than 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
US Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell for industry cooperation
By Breaking Defense: The five new CIC companies are BlackSky, Kratos, Leolabs, ICEYE and Telesat; Hawkeye 360 and Exoanalytic will join soon, a Space Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense today.
Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell partnerships
'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)
By Space.com: "I called Elon Musk. I said, 'Elon, you have something called Starlink? Is that right? Yes, I do. What the hell is it?".
Elon Musk Is Counting on Donald Trump Win to Boost SpaceX’s Mars Plans
By Bloomberg: Greetings fellow space junkies, it’s Sana Pashankar in New York and Loren Grush in Austin. Donald Trump’s victory is likely good news for his ally Elon Musk and his ambitious timeline to missions to Mars.
What Trump’s win might mean for Elon Musk
New NASA coronagraph will measure temperature, speed of solar wind from ISS
By Space.com: "CODEX's observations will contribute to our understanding of the region that space weather travels through, helping improve predictions.".