European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
European Spaceflight reports: Avio has completed a hot-fire test of its MR10 methalox engine, marking a key milestone in the development of its FD1 rocket demonstrator.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Four ESA astronauts have completed a helicopter training course with the German Bundeswehr, Germany’s federal defense forces.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Louise Weightman
By SpaceWatch Global: With over 12,000 active satellites orbiting Earth we are witnessing the most rapid expansion of human activity beyond our planet in history.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: South Korean launch startup Innospace says it has received government approval for its first orbital launch attempt as soon as the end of the month.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: Space-based solar power has been gaining more and more traction recently. The recent success of Caltech’s Space Solar Power Project, which demonstrated the feasibility of transmitting power from space to the ground, has been matched by a number of pilot projects throughout the world, all of which are hoping to tap into some of the almost unlimited and constant solar energy that is accessible up in geostationary orbit (GEO).
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China resumes launches for Thousand Sails constellation, CAS Space launches new international payload China conducted the first launch for the Thousand Sails constellation since March as the country continues its recent rapid rate of orbital launches.
By prototypingchina.com: China quietly began building a 15-meter submillimeter telescope on the Tibetan Plateau to uncover cosmic secrets—and it could transform space science by 2027.
By Florida Today: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink 10-17 mission at 1:39 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
