Space News Digest 2 November 2026

This is SpaceEconomy's automated daily digest of the most interesting news related to our project. Published daily for your information and entertainment.

Monday 2 November 2026

1. Finnair picks SES multi-orbit satellite Wi-Fi for its new E195-E2 fleet
SES will connect Finnair's 18 Embraer E195-E2 jets, joining from Q3 2027, using OneWeb LEO capacity alongside SES geostationary satellites across the airline's European network.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261101456957/en/SES-to-Supply-Finnair-with-Ground-like-Connectivity-Experience-in-the-Skies

2. Andøya fishermen and spaceport call on Norway's government to settle launch-zone dispute
Fishers say launch closures keep them in port on good-weather days; NHO and Andøya Space want a coexistence agreement as Isar prepares its third launch and the spaceport eyes up to 30 a year.
https://www.nrk.no/nordland/andoya-space-uenige-med-fiskere---nho-og-andoya-space-krever-regjeringen-pa-banen-1.18068037

3. KSAT adds Morehead State University antennas to its lunar network
Norway's Kongsberg Satellite Services will use MSU's 21-metre and 12-metre dishes in Kentucky to expand the KSAT Lunar Network for Moon and deep-space missions.
https://www.ksat.no/news/news-archive/2026/ksat-and-morehead-state-university-partner-to-expand-lunar-communications-infrastructure/

4. SpaceX tells the FAA it expects to fly 10,000 launches a year
In comments on the FAA's launch-corridor consultation, SpaceX calls air traffic control the main constraint and asks for priority airspace, approval within 48 hours and no airspace fees.
https://tsnmedia.org/spacex-faa-10000-launches/

5. NASA asks industry how to reboost or service Hubble
A new request for information seeks commercial concepts to raise Hubble to at least 600 km, service it or guide a controlled re-entry by 2032; responses are due 30 November.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-explores-potential-commercial-servicing-for-hubble-telescope/

Image: Finnair