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Selected Reading

Axiom Space and GU Energy Labs Team Up to Fuel Astronauts- Axiom

Rocket Lab Inks Dedicated Launch Deal with Japanese Earth Imaging Company iQPS- Rocket Lab

Redwire’s Navigation Technology Enabling JAXA, NASA Mission to Explore Cosmic Mysteries- Redwire

U.S. Government Awards Contract to Sierra Space to Develop Powerful New Upper-Stage Rocket Engine- Press Release

SpaceX delivers 650+ Starlink Terminals to Hawaii Emergency organizations after Maui Wildfires- Tesmanian

A Rare Look Into the Finances of Elon Musk’s Secretive SpaceX - WSJ

SDA Contracts SpaceX, Kuiper, and Aalyria for LEO Backhaul Study- Via Satellite

Satellite startup True Anomaly opens Colorado factory- C4ISRNET

NASA’s buildings are even older than its graying workforce- Ars Technica

Artemis 4 astronauts will be 1st crew to use NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway in 2028- Space

USSPACECOM Hosts UK, Australian, Canadian, and USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC Delegation- DoD

Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft captures first image of Moon surface- TASS

HyImpulse to Debut SR75 Rocket No Earlier than December 1- European Spaceflight

The Lunar Race Between India and Russia: What’s at Stake?- The Diplomat

Revolutionising Space Traffic Management in Africa- Space In Africa

Solar storm prediction! X-class solar flares likely today, may spark blackouts- Tech News

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