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Satellite Supply Chain Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

Reuters • Marta Maciag, Stefan Gardawski

European satellite makers target production scale-up amid launch bottlenecks

Scotland’s satellite manufacturing ambitions depend on repeatable designs, dependable suppliers, adequate testing capacity, trained workers and committed customers. Poland’s Creotech Instruments plans to expand production capacity by as much as tenfold by 2029, while its CEO says Europe will remain reliant on U.S. rockets to launch satellites for years.

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2026-10-19T01:04:23.486499-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

By AINonline: System will be available for free factory installation in 2028.

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2026-10-18T18:04:41.806877-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

By NASA Spaceflight: Following on from the successful Transporter 18 mission at the beginning of the month, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 vehicle is expected to launch an additional 32 rideshare payloads for the Bandwagon-5 mission on Tuesday, Oct.

Also: Spaceflight Now

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2026-10-18T15:50:38.261489-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

By Space.com: Japan's mission to Mars' moons could answer a decades old question dividing the origins of Phobos and Deimos between two conflicting theories, and make history as the first spacecraft to return to Earth from orbit of the Red Planet.

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2026-10-18T12:55:37.912665-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Arran Reid, Chris Bergin

SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones

By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX is advancing toward its next two Starship missions as the company looks to close out 2026. Flight 15 is targeting November, with the goal of catching both the booster and the Ship.

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2026-10-18T09:54:38.831070-07:00

Moon Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Dean Robbins

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)

By Space.com: The world will miss Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering programmer who helped NASA land Apollo astronauts on the moon. But we will always have her example to inspire us.

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2026-10-18T09:04:48.506122-07:00

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New York Times • Constant Méheut

Zelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia

By New York Times: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed Sunday for more information on possible restrictions to Starshield, a U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by the Ukrainian military.

CNBC

Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink

militarnyi.com

Unknown Drone Enters Lithuania; NATO Fighter Jets Fail to Intercept It

Also: spacecitizens.substack.com, The Hill, India Defense News, Seeking Alpha and 11 more

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2026-10-18T05:06:53.688821-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force plans wider global deployment of satellite jammers

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is preparing to hire contractors to maintain and support global deployments of as many as 56 satellite-jamming systems used to disrupt adversaries’ communications.

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2026-10-18T03:19:33.378072-07:00

European satellite makers target production scale-up amid launch bottlenecks

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)

Zelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia

Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink

Unknown Drone Enters Lithuania; NATO Fighter Jets Fail to Intercept It

Space Force plans wider global deployment of satellite jammers

Polish satellite maker Creotech plans tenfold capacity boost, warns of Europe’s US rocket reliance

Gogo HDX LEO Satcom Certified in Textron Aviation Longitude and Latitude

Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida

Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

New Research Reveals How Long Stays in Space Affects the Human Genome

Russia nears U.S. satellite, raising alarm about intent

As Ukraine worries about Starlink access, Russia is developing a system to match it

SpaceX seeks sharply more Starship launches as Blue Origin targets weekly New Glenn flights and Rocket Lab delays Neutron to 202

Starlink restrictions constrain Ukraine’s military communications and drone interception

NASA to brief media on Artemis plans as it targets 2027 mission and 2028 lunar landing

China launches eight ADA Space computing satellites on Zhuque-2E to test orbital AI, liquid cooling and laser links

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