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SpaceX Starlink 10-38 launch & CAS500-2 rideshare to SSO - Space News (May 3, 2026)
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- May 3, 2026
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Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Discover the Future of AI Audio with ElevenLabs - https://try.elevenlabs.io/tad - KrispCall: Agentic Cloud Telephony - https://try.krispcall.com/tad - Lindy is your ultimate AI assistant that proactively manages your inbox - https://try.lindy.ai/tad Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: SpaceX Starlink 10-38 launch - SpaceX kicked off May 2026 with another high-cadence Falcon 9 flight, sending 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit and adding momentum to the global satellite internet buildout. The mission also showcased reuse at scale, with booster B1069 notching its 31st flight and landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. CAS500-2 rideshare to SSO - A pre-dawn Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg lofted South Korea’s CAS500-2 Earth-observation satellite alongside 44 additional payloads, highlighting how rideshare services are reshaping access to space. Exolaunch-managed deployments and a complex sun-synchronous orbit profile underscored the growing sophistication of multi-payload commercial launches. ISS resupply and crew schedule - NASA and partners adjusted near-term ISS traffic, including a CRS-34 cargo run targeted for mid-May and a quicker turn toward Crew-13 in September. The updates also reflect continuing reviews of Boeing Starliner’s path forward after issues traced back to the 2024 crew flight test. May 2026 skywatching highlights - From the Eta Aquariid meteor shower—Halley’s Comet debris—through a rare calendar Blue Moon on May 31, May 2026 offers major naked-eye events for stargazers. Add in Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury’s rapidly improving evening appearance, and the month becomes a prime window for casual…