Today In Space
Last Updated: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, 10:41 AM PDT
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Wall Street Journal
• Micah Maidenberg
Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck Challenges SpaceX and Blue Origin in the Commercial Launch Market
By Wall Street Journal: Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab is increasingly competing with the space industry’s biggest companies.
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX to launch Starlink V2 Mini on third straight Falcon 9 from Vandenberg
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Oct. 3, 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites.
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Defense & Militarization
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Cyberspace: The New Frontline in Space Warfare
By SpaceNews.com: The real space war is being fought in cyberspace.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
Surprise near‑Earth asteroid makes extremely close 250‑mile flyby of Earth (video)
By Space.com: It's a close flyby of our planet, but not a record.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to wait
By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to wait.
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
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Space.com
• Andrew Jones
ESA, Japan partner on asteroid mission as agency signs MoU with South Korea to boost Asia cooperation
By Space.com: ESA is broadening its international cooperation with Asian partners, signing an MoU with South Korea and advancing an asteroid mission with Japan.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Astronomers praise Starlink and Kuiper but urge regulations to ensure responsible mega-constellation behavior
By Space Intel Report: SYDNEY —Astronomers and mega-constellation operators SpaceX Starlink and Amazon Kuiper said they were satisfied that their….
