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Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss merger idea Space Debris

Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss merger idea

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that the boards of SpaceX and Tesla had separately formed special committees to discuss the idea of a merger, taking a small step toward the possible consolidation of his two biggest companies. Musk, who is the CEO of both companies, said that the special…
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October 21, 2026
SpaceX will attempt 1st-ever double Starship rocket catch on next test launch, a ‘profound technology milestone,’ Elon Musk says Space Debris

SpaceX will attempt 1st-ever double Starship rocket catch on next test launch, a ‘profound technology milestone,’ Elon Musk says

SpaceX will soon notch a huge spaceflight milestone, if all goes according to plan. The company will try to catch both stages of its Starship megarocket during the vehicle's next test flight, which is targeted for next month, founder and CEO Elon Musk announced during SpaceX's quarter 3 (Q3) earnings…
bubmag
October 21, 2026
On this day in space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe’s ExoMars orbiter and Schiaparelli lander arrive at Mars Space Debris

On this day in space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe’s ExoMars orbiter and Schiaparelli lander arrive at Mars

On Oct. 19, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission arrived at Mars ! ExoMars 2016 consists of the Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli lander. The orbiter and lander traveled there together and separated on Oct. 16, three days before the orbiter entered orbit around Mars , and the…
bubmag
October 19, 2026
Ukraine’s drones lose their Starlink link above 100 mph. Musk, Rubio and Trump all say it wasn’t them Space Debris

Ukraine’s drones lose their Starlink link above 100 mph. Musk, Rubio and Trump all say it wasn’t them

Speed of communication has been essential on the battlefield for as long as humans have waged war. From the legendary roughly 25-mile messenger’s run to announce an Athenian victory at Marathon, to war drums and carrier pigeons, to the telegraph, and right up to today’s militaries’ reliance on high-speed digital…
bubmag
October 19, 2026
GAO Audit Finds Federal Office Data Omitted 20 Million Sq Ft of Vacant Space Space Debris

GAO Audit Finds Federal Office Data Omitted 20 Million Sq Ft of Vacant Space

As federal agencies begin deciding which offices to consolidate or shed, the government’s first reporting of office utilization omitted more than 20 million sq ft of vacant space, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported Oct. 15. The 20.2 million usable sq ft of General Services Administration-controlled space includes about 15…
bubmag
October 19, 2026
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon Space Debris

Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency unveils a spacecraft for its Martian Moons eXploration mission at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, southwestern Japan, Aug. 13, 2026. (Yuika Kawazoe/Kyodo News via AP) Yuika Kawazoe/Yuika Kawazoe/Kyodo News via AP TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's…
bubmag
October 18, 2026