PLD Space also announced that its working on a family of large reusable launchers called the MIURA Next, as well as Europe's first private manned capsule, the LINCE. Starship's fifth flight test could launch as soon as this Sunday, October 13, pending regulatory approval. Earth Observation company BlackSky has been awarded a contract to deliver non-Earth Imaging services to support an unnamed customer’s Space Domain Awareness capabilities, and more.

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Selected Reading

PLD Space unveils its strategic plan to lead the future of space access with MIURA Next family and LINCE

Starship's Fifth Flight Test

BlackSky Wins Seven-Figure Contract for Advanced Space Domain Awareness Solutions- Business Wire

Millennium Space Systems Rapidly Completes FOO Fighter Review Milestone

Press Release: Dawn Aerospace Flies World’s Only Rapidly Reusable Rocket-Powered Aircraft Twice in One Day

NASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords Signatory

Crew-8 Return No Earlier Than Oct. 13

China to launch new crew to space station in late October - CGTN

Planet Partner SatAgro Signs a Contract with American Crystal Sugar Company for Sugar Beet Crop Monitoring- Business Wire

Amentum Secures $256M Contract to Propel NASA’s Space Exploration Projects- Business Wire

How Data From Space Is Transforming Mobility Services

Ancient ruins are under threat. Here's how archaeologists are getting help from space (exclusive)

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