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Tuesday, October 14
China successfully launches new test satellite
Xinhua — 7:27 am ET (1127 GMT)
Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit
Space News — 7:19 am ET (1119 GMT)

Monday, October 13
Senior barrister: Space industry a trillion-dollar market for HKSAR
China Daily — 7:00 am ET (1100 GMT)
Race for Space Law: Inside the Sino-American Cosmic Rivalry
ChinaTalk — 6:57 am ET (1057 GMT)

Saturday, October 11
China launches Gravity-1 rocket from sea
Xinhua — 11:16 am ET (1516 GMT)
Huge commercial Chinese solid rocket launches 3 satellites from barge in the Yellow Sea
Space News — 11:11 am ET (1511 GMT)

Friday, October 10
Surge in static fires as China’s space sector gains momentum
NasaSpaceFlight.com — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)
A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big
SPACE.com — 6:37 am ET (1037 GMT)

Thursday, October 9
Chinese space station astronauts feast on spicy lamb, mooncakes for mid-autumn festival
SPACE.com — 8:14 am ET (1214 GMT)

Tuesday, October 7
China is developing ways to de-orbit space junk. Should we be worried?
SPACE.com — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)
U.S. Space Force Flags China’s Expanding Web Of On-Orbit Assets
Aviation Week — 6:33 am ET (1033 GMT)

Monday, October 6
Lunar farside mantle cooler than that of near side: study
Xinhua — 4:07 am ET (0807 GMT)

Friday, October 3
China’s ‘near space’ legal warfare
Space News — 7:24 am ET (1124 GMT)
China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling spacecraft snaps a selfie with Earth
SPACE.com — 7:19 am ET (1119 GMT)

Thursday, October 2
China deploys robot dogs in simulated moon conditions ahead of lunar mission
South China Morning Post — 8:01 am ET (1201 GMT)
China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination
Space News — 7:36 am ET (1136 GMT)
Could China return the Perseverance rover's possible biosignature sample from Mars?
SPACE.com — 7:33 am ET (1133 GMT)

Wednesday, October 1
China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025
Space News — 8:10 am ET (1210 GMT)
China's Tianwen-2 probe captures selfie with Earth
Xinhua — 7:34 am ET (1134 GMT)
Taikonauts send heartfelt greetings on China's National Day from space
Xinhua — 7:34 am ET (1134 GMT)

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news in brief
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Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)

Astra planning first Rocket 4 launch in mid-2026
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)

news links
Tuesday, October 14
US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres
AFP — 7:50 am ET (1150 GMT)
Morgan Stanley calls Rocket Lab a SpaceX alternative as it lifts price target
Investing.com — 7:48 am ET (1148 GMT)
SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off in latest test flight as Musk eyes Mars
France 24 — 7:46 am ET (1146 GMT)
SpaceX Replicates Starship Launch Success as US Races to Moon
Bloomberg News — 7:46 am ET (1146 GMT)
SpaceX successfully tests 11th Starship flight in Texas
UPI — 7:46 am ET (1146 GMT)
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