October 2019 may go down in history as a New Space turning point: the first publicly traded human spaceflight company and the first space holding company.

Taiwan approves F-16 buy, an expanded role is foreseen for future lunar explorers. four companies are to demo space-based sensor for MDA, Volocopter enters unmanned cargo aircraft market and more. A roundup of space, aerospace and defense news.

German heavy helo logistics proposal; space-based sensor demonstration contracts; Japan’s hedge against fighter failure and a new contract for F-35s.

Higher combustion chamber pressures for the first stage and staged-combustion for the second stage would improve the launcher.

Pentagon and Lockheed close new F-35 deal, GE's flight-control system on commercial drone, NH90 software updates, Airbus studying AI to cut MUM-T crew workload, new designs reveal Uber Eats drone, NASA's Mars InSight dig and more. A roundup of space, aerospace and defense news.

Developing and advanced nations will start using surveillance data provided by Aireon.

The key to the cost reduction will be an efficient production setup and use of hybrid solid-liquid propulsion.

MHI preparing for captive firing tests, Virgin Galactic to trade stock publicly, JAXA working on detail design for HTV-X cargo spacecraft, NASA, Boeing set for Starliner flight and more. A roundup of space, aerospace and defense news.