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Image: NASA Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon
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Amid the warm hues of fall foliage, Pine Creek Gorge forms a deep scar in the Allegheny Plateau.
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Image: SpacePolicyOnline.com What’s Happening in Space Policy November 1-8, 2026
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Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week plus a day of November 1-8, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate […]
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Image: European Spaceflight Canadian MDA Space Secures €64 Million IRIS2 Antenna Agreement
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Canadian space technology company MDA Space has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to begin work on digital antennas for the first 66 satellites of the European Union’s IRIS2 secure connectivity constellation…
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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 November 1 – Colors of the Moon
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 1 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
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Image: NASASpaceflight Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has spoken on the planned architecture and contingencies for the Artemis… The post Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority appeared first…
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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
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Image: ESA Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live
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From the ESA Blogs.
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Image: Spaceflight Now Live coverage: SpaceX to close out October with Halloween eve Falcon 9 launch
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The Starlink 15-18 mission will add another 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 9:02 p.m. PDT (12:02 a.m. EDT /…
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Image: NASASpaceflight SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15
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In eight days, SpaceX completed all engine testing for Flight 15, some cryo-proof and catch… The post SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Image: NASA NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants
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America’s newest aerospace expo and air show – MAX POWER – is fast approaching, and NASA has announced key events beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and running through Sunday, Nov. 8, hosted on and near the agency’s Kennedy…
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Image: SpaceNews ESI supplying solar array components to missile defense programs
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Oct. 30, 2026 – ESI Motion Inc. is proud to announce that it is supplying the Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE) to Lockheed Martin for its work on the Space […] The post ESI supplying solar array components to…
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Image: SpacePolicyOnline.com Government Spending on Civil Space Topped $42 Billion in FY2026
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Government spending on civil space activities is more than just NASA. A new Aerospace Corporation report details the $42.6 billion allocated for civil space in FY2026 and compares it to […]
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Image: Arstechnica Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated
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There's no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites, either.
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Image: NASA NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head
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Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely…
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Image: Spaceflight Now Turkey aims for first Moon-orbiting mission in 2027
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This is the first of a pair of Turkish flights to the Moon. The first will be an orbiter with several scientific instruments and the second will be a lander.
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Image: ESA What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (October 2026)
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October was a month of discoveries and milestones. ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover team trained in Spain’s desert, preparing for Mars. Our Smile mission captured the full ring of northern lights around Earth, while Mars…
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Image: NASA NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
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NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.
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Image: ESA Week in images: 26-30 October 2026
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Week in images: 26-30 October 2026
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Image: European Spaceflight Ground Qualification Testing Begins for Callisto Reusable Rocket Demonstrator
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The French space agency CNES has announced the start of ground qualification testing for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator at the Guiana Space Centre. A full-scale mockup of the vehicle has been erected at the…
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Image: NASA November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away
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Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planetary alignment of the four largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune…
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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 October 30 – Haunting the Cepheus Flare
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 30 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
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