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Atlantic profile examines Bezos and Musk’s competition to control space

Josh Tyrangiel’s Atlantic profile compares Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk as their companies pursue influence in space, framing the two billionaires as potential checks on one another’s power. The article’s cover story assesses who is ahead in their race to shape the future of the space sector.

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2026-10-13T05:56:32.915223-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station on Oct. 13, the second Dragon mission to the station in less than two weeks.

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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

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Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off for ISS from Florida spaceport

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2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00

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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Tiny Gold Nanogaps Could Crack the Chirality Puzzle

By Universe Today: Looking for biosignatures across the solar system requires looking for asymmetry. Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are famously either “left-handed” (L) or “right-handed” (D).

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2026-10-13T05:05:59.893373-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

What is politically savvy for a NASA administrator?

By SpaceNews.com: Being a NASA administrator is a full-time job, especially when you’re trying to reshape the agency and accelerate plans to return humans to the moon.

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2026-10-13T05:10:39.892963-07:00

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CNBC • Liz Napolitano

Bernstein downgrades AT&T on SpaceX foray into wireless

By CNBC: AT&T is likely to come under pressure as it faces increased competition from upstart SpaceX, per Bernstein.

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2026-10-13T06:04:53.195366-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Balerion Surpasses $200M Goal for Fund II

By Payload: Balerion had closed ~$90M as of May, according to Venture Capital Journal. Cofounder and General Partner Daniel Kleinmann chalked up the momentum since then to portfolio companies hitting milestones and raising up-rounds—which he said resonated with LPs.

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2026-10-13T06:06:05.863825-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

By Payload: “That's where I realized we're stuck at a 1980s standard: still shielding spacecraft with aluminum, and rad-hardened electronics too expensive to build at the scale this economy demands,” Hunain told Payload.

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2026-10-13T06:06:06.546741-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

HEO captured images of Satellogic's Merlin.01 days after launch

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Satellogic and Australian non-Earth imagery company HEO released images Oct. 13 of Satellogic’s Merlin.01 Earth-observation satellite in orbit.

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2026-10-13T05:10:39.083365-07:00

Atlantic profile examines Bezos and Musk’s competition to control space

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off for ISS from Florida spaceport

Tiny Gold Nanogaps Could Crack the Chirality Puzzle

What is politically savvy for a NASA administrator?

Bernstein downgrades AT&T on SpaceX foray into wireless

Balerion Surpasses $200M Goal for Fund II

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

HEO captured images of Satellogic's Merlin.01 days after launch

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

Balerion Surpasses $200M Goal for Fund II

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