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Illustration: the night side of North America seen from orbit, city lights under a thin blue atmosphere.

Mars is the finish line.

A Boeing MQ-25 test aircraft, wings folded, being directed across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at sunrise on December 13, 2021, with the ship's island and Super Hornets behind it. U.S. Navy photograph.

FEATURE

The Navy's Robot Tanker: What the MQ-25A Stingray Does, and When It Goes to Sea

It flies itself, carries no pilot and drops no bombs. Its job is to hand fuel to fighter jets far out over the ocean. What the Stingray is for, what it has already done, and why it will not be on a carrier until 2029.

THE MORNING DEW

Next milestone: Artemis III (Orion + lander docking test) (Mid 2027).

The daily brief, live quotes and the newest signals, every morning. Plus a Friday recap of the week. Nothing else, ever.

TONIGHT

The whole sky

The Moon, the best satellite pass and any launch in sight of you tonight, once your place is read.

The Earth setting behind the Moon's far side, photographed by the Artemis II crew from Orion on April 6, 2026.
Moon Tracker
Artemis II crew, Apr 6, 2026 · NASA
Artemis II (crewed lunar flyby)Apr 2026
Artemis III (Orion + lander docking test)Mid 2027
Artemis IV (crew on the Moon)2028
Sustained lunar presence2029+

NEXT LAUNCHES

Launches today →
GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)
Indian Space Research Organization · Go
Watch on YouTube (ISRO Official)
Oct 30
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18
SpaceX · Go
Watch on YouTube (SPACE AFFAIRS)
Oct 31
Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Rocket Lab · TBC
Nov 2
Kinetica 2 | SpaceSail Polar Group TBD?
CAS Space · Go
Nov 2
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432
SpaceX · Go
Watch on YouTube (SPACE AFFAIRS)
Nov 2
Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs) · updated Oct 30 · every launch
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EDITORIAL WATCHLIST

RKLBNeutron hype + ARK accumulation
▼ -8.1%as of Oct 30
LUNRArtemis momentum
▼ -9.3%as of Oct 30
OKLONuclear policy tailwind
▼ -7.2%as of Oct 30
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