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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Studies confirm Orion heat shield performed as expected on Artemis 2, unlike Artemis 1

Engineering studies found that Orion’s heat shield performed as expected during the Artemis 2 mission, with none of the erosion seen on Artemis 1. The result addresses a key concern for the spacecraft’s crewed lunar flight, though the report provides no further technical details.

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2026-10-19T05:16:07.510343-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software

By Payload: CO-based WarpWare closed its $1.2M pre-seed round today to expand what it calls an AI-enabled engineering platform for space missions.

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2026-10-19T06:05:28.066873-07:00

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Reuters • Akash Sriram

SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows

By Reuters: SpaceX and Tesla will report third-quarter results on consecutive days this week, giving investors a rare side-by-side look at Elon Musk's two most valuable companies as merger speculation gathers momentum.

Seeking Alpha

SSPC: SpaceX's Q3 Bar And 2027 Spending Bill Open A Short Earnings Window (BATS:SSPC)

Yahoo Finance

SpaceX surprises Wall Street with Oct. 20 earnings date

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2026-10-19T05:04:33.999137-07:00

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Inflight Online • Keith Mwanalushi

Textron Aviation secures FAA approval for Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity

By Inflight Online: Textron Aviation has secured FAA certification for Gogo Galileo HDX, bringing OneWeb-powered LEO connectivity to Citation Latitude and Longitude jets.

Also: AINonline

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2026-10-19T03:49:03.814313-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

Japan launching bold sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos today: Watch it live

By Space.com: Japan will launch its audacious MMX sample-return mission to Mars today (Oct. 19), and you can watch the historic action live.

ScienceNews

Japan's sample return mission to Phobos may also collect some Mars dust

7 Sources

2026-10-19T03:05:22.649023-07:00

Commercial Space

CNBC • Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year

By CNBC: The SpaceX boss said Monday that he'll give one of his company shares to every child in the U.S. next year. He didn't say how the share giveaway would happen.

Axios

Musk pledges 1 SpaceX share for every child in America

Wall Street Journal

Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share

Also: Bloomberg, TechCrunch, CNN, Seeking Alpha, The Independent and 8 more

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2026-10-19T02:04:39.182708-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

By Payload: EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node autonomy modules.

Also: SpaceNews.com

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2026-10-19T06:05:27.893855-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Charles Galbreath

The space superiority imperative to increase ground and network resilience

By SpaceNews.com: mage by Michala Garrison The past three decades have seen a marked increase in the capability, capacity and integration of American space capabilities to enhance and conduct combat operations.

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2026-10-19T06:19:30.669663-07:00

Studies confirm Orion heat shield performed as expected on Artemis 2, unlike Artemis 1

WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software

SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows

SSPC: SpaceX's Q3 Bar And 2027 Spending Bill Open A Short Earnings Window (BATS:SSPC)

SpaceX surprises Wall Street with Oct. 20 earnings date

Textron Aviation secures FAA approval for Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity

Japan launching bold sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos today: Watch it live

Japan's sample return mission to Phobos may also collect some Mars dust

Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year

Musk pledges 1 SpaceX share for every child in America

Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share

Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

The space superiority imperative to increase ground and network resilience

Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software

The space superiority imperative to increase ground and network resilience

SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows

Studies confirm performance of Artemis 2 heat shield

Lithuania suspects Russian sabotage after attempt to burn Starlink site in Vilnius

Lithuania suspects Russian sabotage after attempt to burn Starlink site in Vilnius

European telecom groups mull bid for mobile satellite spectrum

13 months before ITU WRC-27, satellite & terrestrial operators are far from agreement on rules for D2D at national borders

GAO report flags risk of geostationary weather satellite data gap

Starlink restrictions constrain Ukraine’s military communications and drone interception

Starlink access for Ukraine reportedly throttled as U.S. official warns Zelensky against claims; Lithuania gateway faces arson a

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