Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Sunday 18 October 2026
4 stories from 3 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida
NASASpaceFlight
Following on from the successful Transporter 18 mission at the beginning of the month, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 vehicle launched an additional 32 rideshare payloads for the Bandwagon-5 mission on Tuesday, Oct. 20, delayed by a day due to…
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SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones
NASASpaceFlight
SpaceX is advancing toward its next two Starship missions as the company looks to close out 2026. Flight 15 is targeting November, with the goal of catching both the booster and the Ship. Flight 16 is currently aimed for December and could…
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Hera Mission Prepares for Follow-Up Asteroid Imaging
IEEE Aerospace
In one month, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission will make history. Moving at 12 kilometers per second relative to Earth, the mission is about to rendezvous with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair. NASA’s Double Asteroid…
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APOD: 2026 October 18 – Sonified: Eagle Nebula Pillars
NASA News
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 18 –… Today’s APOD <a href="https://scien