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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: IAC 2026: Antalya Closes, Geneva Wins 2029

By SpaceWatch Global: Welcome to your go-to source for all things space-related. Our editorial team is dedicated to bringing you the latest news and insights from the space industry.

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2026-10-12T03:34:52.217243-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Starlink’s India Launch Faces Regulatory Delays as Musk Challenges Local Telecom Giants

By SpaceWatch Global: Starlink’s India launch remains delayed amid security reviews and spectrum requirements, as Musk challenges the country’s telecom giants.

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2026-10-12T01:34:50.787496-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Stratolaunch Roc returns to flight with two sorties on the same day

By Air Data News: The aircraft with the world’s largest wingspan completed two pilot training flights in California after five months on Stratolaunch’s Roc aircraft returned to the skies on October 2, completing two flights from Mojave Air & Space Port in California on the same day after approximately five months without flying.

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2026-10-12T02:14:37.610165-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

German Space Command's Major General Traut Warns of Russian Threat to Commercial Satellite Networks

By SpaceWatch Global: Germany’s space commander warns Russian satellites shadowing an ICEYE spacecraft could threaten Starlink and allied space networks amid war.

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2026-10-12T01:34:50.265544-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Christophe Bosquillon

#SpaceWatchGL GRAY SPACE – The Nightingale Song: the UK Echoes the U.S. Space Power Narrative. But Europe Is Not Quite There Yet.

By SpaceWatch Global: Christophe Bosquillon examines the UK's emerging space power doctrine, U.S. orbital weapons and Europe's challenge of turning defence rhetoric into capability.

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2026-10-12T01:34:51.047971-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA issues final RFP for commercial space station procurement

By SpaceNews.com: NASA released the final request for proposals for the next phase of its program to develop commercial space stations.

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2026-10-11T21:05:36.892314-07:00

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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Embraer moves with speed to factory-fit multi-orbit IFC to E2

By Runway Girl: By Mary Kirby → /entry-header Obtaining offerability for a product in an airframer’s catalog and then ultimately seeing that product factory-fit to aircraft on the assembly line can take several years.

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2026-10-11T17:01:56.635150-07:00

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: IAC 2026: Antalya Closes, Geneva Wins 2029

Starlink’s India Launch Faces Regulatory Delays as Musk Challenges Local Telecom Giants

Stratolaunch Roc returns to flight with two sorties on the same day

German Space Command's Major General Traut Warns of Russian Threat to Commercial Satellite Networks

#SpaceWatchGL GRAY SPACE – The Nightingale Song: the UK Echoes the U.S. Space Power Narrative. But Europe Is Not Quite There Yet.

NASA issues final RFP for commercial space station procurement

Embraer moves with speed to factory-fit multi-orbit IFC to E2

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: IAC 2026: Antalya Closes, Geneva Wins 2029

UAE unveils lander for bold 7-asteroid mission set to launch in 2028 (photos)

Stratolaunch Roc returns to flight with two sorties on the same day

Starlink’s India Launch Faces Regulatory Delays as Musk Challenges Local Telecom Giants

#SpaceWatchGL GRAY SPACE – The Nightingale Song: the UK Echoes the U.S. Space Power Narrative. But Europe Is Not Quite There Yet.

German Space Command's Major General Traut Warns of Russian Threat to Commercial Satellite Networks

Webb and Hubble observe stellar nurseries, galaxies, and gravitational lensing in new images

Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight

On this day in space! Oct. 11, 1968: Apollo 7 launches into space, NASA's 1st Apollo astronaut crew in orbit

Jared Isaacman’s ready to make a deal with Artemis partners

Crew-12 to leave the ISS Oct. 7 after eight months; Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is scheduled to depart Oct. 9

NASA seeks industry proposals for private space stations, pledging to maintain a presence in low Earth orbit

NASA signs space nuclear pact and says Moon base is ahead of schedule

Webb observations of a distant fast radio burst offer clues to its origin

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