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North Korea Says It Successfully Launched Spy Sat

North Korea claimed on Wednesday that it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit, drawing a rebuke from the White House. 

EO

Satellogic Wins NOAA License

Satellogic ($SATL) notched a big win in its quest to capture more American business opportunities with a new remote sensing license granted by NOAA.

Polaris

What’s Next For Starship in DC

The road to Starship’s next test flight runs through Washington.

BusinessRockets

Skyrora Partners with Spirit AeroSystems on Rocket Manufacturing

Skyrora, a UK-based launch startup, is aiming to keep its supply chain close to home as it gears up for its first orbital launch tests.

Business

World View Ends SPAC Plans

Stratospheric balloon company World View is canceling its plans to go public via SPAC, the company announced last week. 

BusinessMilitary

Ursa Major Unveils SRM Business With Lynx

Space propulsion startup Ursa Major is getting into the solid rocket motor game.

Launch

SpaceX Conducts Second Starship Flight Test, Ending in Loss

Starship made it to space.

BroadbandBusinessCislunar

Q3 Earnings Roundup: AST SpaceMobile, Terran Orbital, Intuitive Machines, Momentus

We’re deep into earnings season, and the space SPACs have been reporting all week. Here’s our roundup of the highlights.

Policy

Lawmakers Keep the Lights On Until Early 2024

While a shutdown seemed increasingly likely only a week ago, lawmakers have passed another last minute agreement to keep the government open, at least for now. The details: The Senate overwhelmingly approved a stopgap funding bill late Wednesday night, just one day after the House passed the same proposal on Tuesday.  Funding the government under…

Parallax

Scientists Uncover Source of Strange, Bright, Flashing Object

Every once in a while a new kind of flash shows up in the cosmos that astronomers don’t quite know how to explain. 

BusinessDeep Space

ispace Reveals its Lunar Micro-Rover for Mission 2

ispace is taking another stab at a lunar landing.

Policy

House Space Bill Stalled Until Post-Thanksgiving

Hours after the White House released its plan for regulating novel commercial space activities, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee considered its own proposal—and to the surprise of no one, the plans look pretty different.