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China Space Exploration & Science Missions

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China’s Tianwen-4 Jupiter mission to attempt Callisto landing

China’s space agency is seeking payloads for its Tianwen-4 Jupiter exploration mission, which includes a lander targeting Callisto, one of Jupiter’s Galilean moons. The call offers a new detail on the mission’s scope, extending its objectives beyond Jupiter to a landing on a moon.

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2026-11-13T03:55:52.134446-08:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron

By Ars Technica: You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines.".

1 Source

2026-11-13T04:19:22.032817-08:00

Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Office of Space Commerce selects four companies for mission authorization pilot program

By SpaceNews.com: The Office of Space Commerce selected four companies to participate in a pilot program that will lead to a mission authorization system.

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2026-11-13T04:49:19.369999-08:00

Antitrust M&A Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

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Bloomberg • Madlin Mekelburg

Texas’ Next AG Vows ‘Tremendous Scrutiny’ of Tesla-SpaceX Deal

By Bloomberg: Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson vowed to take a close look at any potential merger between Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

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2026-11-13T05:05:11.148749-08:00

Blue Origin LEO Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

Aviation Week • Irene Klotz

Blue Origin Passing On NASA CLD Competition

By Aviation Week: Blue Origin is dropping out of a NASA competition to build, own and operate a crewed outpost in low Earth orbit.

SpaceNews.com

Blue Origin bows out of NASA commercial space station competition

2 Sources

2026-11-12T17:28:16.704290-08:00

Satellite Project Kuiper ULA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

Space.com • Mike Wall

Powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket launching for 1st time in 9 months today: Watch it live

By Space.com: United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch 40 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today (Nov. 13). You can watch the liftoff — Vulcan's first since February — live here at Space.com.

Also: Spaceflight Now

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2026-11-13T03:19:15.528524-08:00

Satellite Moon Commercial Space

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

ispace Secures New Partnerships for Lunar Communications and Propulsion Supply

By SpaceWatch Global: ispace signs new agreements with KDDI and Nammo to advance lunar communications infrastructure and strengthen its propulsion supply chain.

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2026-11-13T01:55:34.292895-08:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

2026-11-12T20:55:33.349778-08:00

China’s Tianwen-4 Jupiter mission to attempt Callisto landing

Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron

Office of Space Commerce selects four companies for mission authorization pilot program

Texas’ Next AG Vows ‘Tremendous Scrutiny’ of Tesla-SpaceX Deal

Blue Origin Passing On NASA CLD Competition

Blue Origin bows out of NASA commercial space station competition

Powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket launching for 1st time in 9 months today: Watch it live

ispace Secures New Partnerships for Lunar Communications and Propulsion Supply

Starship Flight 15 to attempt first catch of both stages

Watch SpaceX attempt a historic Starship launch and double-catch landing today (Nov. 13)

'Don't panic': SpaceX pens familiar message on Starship ahead of historic double-catch test flight

Texas’ Next AG Vows ‘Tremendous Scrutiny’ of Tesla-SpaceX Deal

Office of Space Commerce selects four companies for mission authorization pilot program

Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron

China’s Tianwen-4 Jupiter mission to attempt Callisto moon landing

Blue Origin Passing On NASA CLD Competition

Powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket launching for 1st time in 9 months today: Watch it live

Spaceium Unveils OpenPort Refueling Interface With $1 Licensing Offer for Satellite Manufacturers

#SpaceWatchGL GRAY SPACE – More Oversight, Less Moon? NASA's New Congressional Reality

ESA Confirms Latest Prometheus Tests Not Connected to Themis Hop Preparations

ANA parent invests in Japanese space construction firm

Ukraine says renewed Starlink restrictions disrupt military communications and drone operations

Isaacman outlines SLS changes aimed at higher flight rates and lower costs through the 2030s

NASA launches a fresh architectural review of Mars Sample Return

SpaceX moves Starship Flight 15 booster to the pad ahead of first planned dual-stage landing attempt

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