China successfully launched the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-21, which will dock with the space station Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) and conduct scientific research, including raising mice for six months.

SpaceX officially detailed progress on the Starship HLS for NASA's Artemis 3 mission and had a new faster, safer and simpler plan for returning astronauts to

The spacecraft flew to space atop Japan’s H3 rocket, replacing the H-II launcher family used for Japan’s previous resupply missions to the ISS. The H3 and HTV-X are both manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

NASA expands the use of its Astrobee robots on the International Space Station to test new technologies and automate tasks in orbit.

Zoo 55, part of ITV Studios, has partnered with British Space media company Sen (Space Exploration Network) to launch the new FAST channel, Space Live. The first ever third party-owned channel to be broadcast on ITVX,

The CZ-2F Y21 vehicle was rolled out to the launch pad on October 24. This is currently China’s only crew-rated launch vehicle. The first stage is supported by four boosters, giving a combined thrust of approximately 6.5 meganewtons. All engines on the vehicle burn Dinitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Called ALBATOR, the 3.9 million Euro ($4.6 million USD) early-stage concept is examining non-kinetic methods to move space junk out of the way of satellites or objects like the International Space Station before they threaten these spacecraft.