NASA game planned contingencies for space station as Russian alliance continued
Reuters — 4:09 am ET (0809 GMT)

South Korea launches first lunar orbiter as space bid gathers pace
Reuters — 4:08 am ET (0808 GMT)

ULA Atlas V rocket lights up morning sky and Twitter with array of beautiful images
Orlando Sentinel — 4:07 am ET (0807 GMT)

Record day in the books with 3 US launches, 2 Space Coast rockets, 1 Space Coast tourist
Orlando Sentinel — 4:07 am ET (0807 GMT)

To the Moon! South Korea’s first lunar mission is on its way
Nature News — 4:05 am ET (0805 GMT)

Why general relativity is known as a background independent theory
New Scientist — 4:05 am ET (0805 GMT)

SAM’s Top Five Discoveries aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover at Mars
NASA/GSFC — 4:04 am ET (0804 GMT)

Russia to install new equipment control system at Soyuz launch site in Baikonur
TASS — 4:02 am ET (0802 GMT)

Russian-US seat swap agreement to be in force through the end of 2024 — NASA
TASS — 4:01 am ET (0801 GMT)

NASA official sees possibility of expanding integrated flight deal with Russia
TASS — 4:01 am ET (0801 GMT)

First launch of Gonets satellite from Vostochny space center due Oct. 22 — source
TASS — 4:00 am ET (0800 GMT)

Visiting the space station? You’ll need a former NASA astronaut as an escort.
Washington Post — 3:59 am ET (0759 GMT)

Back-to-back SpaceX and ULA rocket launches Thursday marked quickest turnaround since 1966
Florida Today — 3:57 am ET (0757 GMT)

Space debris Australia: Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes to Earth in field
BBC — 3:56 am ET (0756 GMT)

South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country's 1st
AP — 3:55 am ET (0755 GMT)

Rocket Lab Announces Date for 2022 Investor Day and Neutron Development Update
Rocket Lab — 5:40 am ET (0940 GMT)

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second of Two Back-to-Back National Reconnaissance Office Missions
Rocket Lab — 5:40 am ET (0940 GMT)

Rocket Lab stages second NRO launch, nabs US missile defence contract
New Zealand Herald — 5:40 am ET (0940 GMT)

Lawsuit filed against Cameron County over closure of public beach for SpaceX tests denied
KRGV-TV Weslaco, TX — 5:38 am ET (0938 GMT)

Crazy day for Space Coast: 3 different rockets set to launch Thursday
WKMG-TV — 5:38 am ET (0938 GMT)

Britain is having another go at building a space industry
The Economist — 5:37 am ET (0937 GMT)

SpaceX working to improve fairing recovery for continued success
NasaSpaceFlight.com — 5:34 am ET (0934 GMT)

SpaceX and Viasat fight over whether Starlink can meet FCC speed obligations
Ars Technica — 5:33 am ET (0933 GMT)

Musk’s SpaceX Debris Crashes Into Hill on Remote Australian Farm
Bloomberg News — 5:31 am ET (0931 GMT)

George Alexander, L.A. Times reporter who chronicled space exploration, dies
Los Angeles Times — 5:30 am ET (0930 GMT)