Space Stocks
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone signed a non-binding LOI to explore a joint bid for EU Mobile Satellite Services spectrum. ASTS rose to $41.87, then Viasat challenged AST's overseas spectrum request at the FCC.
Launches
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:04 a.m. EDT on Oct. 20 with 32 payloads, including the second flight of SpaceX's Starfall return capsule and Varda's W-Series 7. In-orbit manufacturing is becoming a crowded field.
Science & Exploration
JAXA launched the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft on H3 flight 10 from Tanegashima on Oct. 19 at 21:41 CEST. It carries the German-French Idefix rover and aims to return at least 10 g of Phobos to Earth in 2031.
Space Stocks
Confirmed dates and times for SpaceX's second report as a public company and the Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Q3 calls, plus what space investors should listen for.
Space Stocks
Seraphim Space Investment Trust's NAV per share rose 102.9% to 240.49p in the year to June 2026. ICEYE is now 54% of the portfolio, and its €450m Series F adds another ~73p per share.
Space Stocks
ASTS fell 8.6% on Oct. 16 to $40.66 after touching $39.87, as SpaceX's deal for Grain Management's low-band spectrum and an FCC direct-to-cell authorization sharpen the competitive picture.
AI & Edge Tech
From edge AI modules on satellites to SpaceX's planned Starmind AI1 orbital data center, AI processing is moving off the ground and into orbit.
Companies & SpaceX
The UK Active Debris Removal mission aims to capture and deorbit two defunct satellites by 2032, launching from SaxaVord in 2029.
Space Stocks
Rocket Lab says Neutron's debut now moves into 2027 after voids were found in a carbon-composite first-stage tank dome. Here is what has to happen before a new date is set.
Science & Exploration
Two years after launch, ESA's planetary-defence probe Hera has caught its first glimpse of the Didymos binary asteroid and begun a series of braking burns.
Launches
SpaceX's 35th NASA cargo mission delivered more than 6,300 pounds of supplies, new experiments and the last two iROSA solar arrays to the International Space Station.
Science & Exploration
NASA's latest advisory describes Artemis III as a four-astronaut mission to low Earth orbit next year, with the Moon landing goal set for 2028. Leadership briefs on Oct. 23.
Launches
Arianespace's VA271 / LE-04 mission will use the four-booster Ariane 64 and bring Arianespace's Amazon Leo total to 136 satellites, as Amazon nears commercial service.
