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• Chris Bergin; Ryan Caton
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Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 6:06 AM PDT
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Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Rachel Lindbergh of the Congressional Research Service: The Quiet Force Shaping U.S. Space Policy
By Payload: When lawmakers make policies that affect every corner of the space industry, Rachel Lindbergh is in the background, ensuring members of Congress understand the issues they’re trying to fix.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Space Pioneer raises $350M as China’s commercial launch capacity accelerates
By SpaceNews.com: Space Pioneer raises $350 million as China’s commercial launch boom accelerates.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) Launches World's Biggest Moon/Mars Analog Mission
By SpaceWatch Global: 16 Mars/Moon habitats will emulate human exploration of the Moon and Mars, after the Moon/Mars analog mission launched on October 13, 2025.
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Associated Press
• Marcia Dunn
SpaceX launches 11th Starship test flight from Texas
By Associated Press: SpaceX has launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight. The 403-foot Starship thundered into the evening sky Monday from Texas.
Ars Technica
SpaceX’s second‑gen Starship completes final flight as Version 3 set to arrive next year
Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket
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Space.com
• Mike Wall
Rocket Lab to launch 'Owl New World' — Japanese Earth-imaging satellite — today at 12:30 p.m. ET
By Space.com: The "Owl New World" mission is scheduled to lift off today (Oct. 14) at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
Study warns surge in satellite launches is sharply increasing collision risk in low Earth orbit
By Space.com: With each new spacecraft launched, the risk of orbital collisions grows.
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit
By SpaceNews.com: Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote sensing test satellite into orbit.
