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This week, SpaceNews journalists are reporting from the 75th International Astronautical Conference in Milan, Italy. We'll be bringing highlights to your inbox every day — for full coverage, go to SpaceNews.com. Our Top Story Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit By Jeff Foust, October 16, 2024 Axiom Space showed off the flight design of the Artemis spacesuit it is developing for NASA with the assistance of Prada. At a briefing at the International Astronautical Congress here Oct. 16, Axiom and Prada revealed details about the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) suit that Axiom is creating for use by NASA on lunar landing missions starting with Artemis 3. "Today marks a significant step on the path towards returning humans to the surface of the moon," said Russell Ralston, executive vice president of extravehicular activity at Axiom, at the briefing. Read More More News From IAC No simple answers for debris mitigation By Debra Werner With several large constellations set to launch and so many new spacecraft operators, "we've got some real challenges that we need to get ahead of," Marlon Sorge, executive director of the Aerospace Corp. Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies, told SpaceNews. Read More Insuring commercial suborbital flights could be tricky, at least initially By Debra Werner When commercial suborbital spaceflight companies lose the liability protection they currently enjoy, insurance coverage may initially be quite expensive. That was the conclusion of a paper, by PwC Strategy& of the Netherlands and the Italian National Aviation Authority. Read More To attract new investors, stop talking about space By Debra Werner Many institutional investors and private equity firms aren't looking to invest in the space sector. To attract funding, it may help to stop talking about space and explain businesses in terms investors understand. Read More Astrolab unveils smaller lunar rover By Jeff Foust Venturi Astrolab, a company developing large lunar rovers for roles that include transporting astronauts on Artemis missions, will first fly a smaller rover primarily as a tech demo mission. In an Oct. 15 presentation, Astrolab announced plans to build the FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform, or FLIP, rover for launch as soon as the end of 2025. Read More A premier press release service designed to elevate your company's visibility and target our audience. Publish your company's press release with Stellar Dispatch today. Announcing DSI's 11th Annual Space Resiliency Summit By Defense Strategies Institute Belgian spacetech gem VEOWARE secures €2.5 million euro to empower spacecrafts with next-generation agility By Veoware Space SpaceNews Celebrates 35th Anniversary as a Global Media Brand By SpaceNews

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