SpaceX successfully held its fifth Starship flight test on Sunday morning from Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Europa Clipper from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to return to regular flight operations. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 return from the International Space Station has been postponed until no earlier than 3:05 a.m., Friday, Oct. 18, and more.

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Selected Reading

SpaceX 

Solar Arrays on NASA’s Europa Clipper Fully Deployed in Space

US FAA approves SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight after mishap probe- Reuters

NASA, SpaceX Continue Evaluating Weather for Crew-8 Return

Space Development Agency Award Continues Iridium's Commercial Innovation Delivery Strategy for Government

D-Orbit Secures €119.6M Contract with ESA to enter the In-Orbit Servicing market in GEO

ESA's Moonlight programme: Pioneering the path for lunar exploration 

Vast Announces Haven-2, Its Proposed Space Station Designed To Succeed The International Space Station (ISS)

French telecom startup Constellation Technologies & Operations raises €9.3 million to offer internet access from space

France Joins Space Multinational Force – OPERATION OLYMPIC DEFENDER 

Sidus Space Receives FCC Approval for Remote Sensing Satellite Micro Constellation License, Expanding Footprint in Low Earth Orbit- Business Wire

Inversion Receives Re-entry License From the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)- Business Wire

Atmospheric phenomenon Steve spotted over south-east SA following Aurora Australis - ABC News

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