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7. EARTH-MOON SYSTEM - Commercial Space Operations And Lunar Ambitions - DOUG MESSIER 102026

1868 JULES VERNE Commercial Space Operations And Lunar Ambitions Doug Messier reports commercial space exploration is evolving rapidly as Virgin Galactic sells its Mojave hangar to hypersonic developer Hermeus while transitioning to Delta-class suborbital spacecraft. Ticket prices have risen to $850,000 following VSS Unity’s retirement. Meanwhile, NASA accelerates the Artemis program, targeting a moon landing by early 2028 utilizing SpaceX Starship and Blue Origin landers. Additionally, Japan’s space agency launched the MMX mission to sample Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, returning specimens to Earth by 2031. (7)

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  8. RUSSIA - Russian Nuclear Doctrine And Strategic Coercion - PETER HUESSY…

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  7. SAUDI ARABIA - Nuclear Nonproliferation And Modern Subterranean Warfare…

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  6. VIRGINIA - Revolutionary History And Norfolk Burning Myth - ANDREW LAW…

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  5. EARTH-MOON SYSTEM - BOB ZIMMERMAN 102326

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  4. CALIFORNIA - Pacific Watch On West Coast Topics - JEFF BLISS 102326

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  3. COLORDO - Supreme Court Preemption And Voting Rules - RICHARD EPSTEIN 1…

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  2. SIENA TUSCANY - Tuscan Olive Harvest And Youth Riots - LORENZO FIORI 10…

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  1. - Lancaster County Inflation And Family OutinGs - JIM MCTAGUE 102326

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  CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW. 10-22-26

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  9. AMERICAS - Examining Global Demographic Decline Economic Consequences -…

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  8. FRANCE - French Religious Resurgence And Canadian Politics - CONRAD BLA…