Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Wednesday 28 October 2026
13 stories from 5 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th
Ars Technica Space
United Launch Alliance announced Wednesday it plans to return its Vulcan rocket to service on November 13, nine months after a solid rocket booster anomaly threw the company's 2026 launch schedule into oblivion. The return-to-flight…
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NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
NASA News
Credit: NASA The Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “Vietnam is…
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Comparing KSC, Starbase construction timelines to understand the development of Starbase, Louisiana
NASASpaceFlight
In the world of spaceflight, launch infrastructure is critical for rocket launches. For agencies and companies wanting to move quickly from a rocket’s inception to its first flight, everything from launch pads to vehicle integration…
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Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy
NASA News
The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lifted from the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. NASA/Se
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NASA University Challenge Ignites Trajectory of Drone Entrepreneur
NASA News
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Four co-founders of AG3 Labs –from left Matt Atkinson, Gavin Gardner, Ryan Atkinson, and Gryson Gardner – show off the military training drones their company…
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NASA Selects 19 New Citizen Science Proposals in 2026
NASA News
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Webb Sees Turbulent Star Nursery
NASA News
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, E. Sabbi, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb); Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç In this Webb image released on Oct. 22, 2026, we see a turbulent cauldron of star formation filled with dense clumps of gas. This region is named N159 and…
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Flexell Space and Satoro Agree to Collaborate on In-Orbit Demonstration of Next-Generation Space Solar Cells
SpaceNews
– Two demonstration missions planned aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, one each in 2027 and 2028 – Satoro to provide “Satellite-as-a-service” solution; Flexell Space to supply solar cells and test modules […] The post Flexell Space and Satoro Agree…
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A hidden ocean change near Antarctica could have global consequences
Ars Technica Space
The rapid decline of Antarctic sea ice since 2016 has triggered a dramatic shift in a crucial part of Earth’s climate system, scientists say. In a paper published Wednesday, researchers documented a sharp salinity increase in a vast layer…
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FAA Gets Serious About Aviation Airwaves
IEEE Aerospace
The skies are becoming dangerously crowded—not with planes but with interference and jamming disrupting many of the 30,000 radio frequencies that civil aviation relies upon. In previous decades, designers of aviation weather, navigation…
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5043-5049: Preparing to Drill at ‘Nazca’
NASA News
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APOD: 2026 October 28 – The Mutual Occultation of Ganymede and Io
NASA News
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The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks
NASA News
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