Mid-Week Space News Roundup: NordSpace, Interlune, Stoke Space, Blue Origin, Anna Menon, 3I/Atlas

Roundup of this week’s space news, with a focus on smaller space startups.

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00:00 NordSpace Launching Soon
01:27 Bluefors to source helium-3 from the Moon
04:25 Stoke Space Pad Update
05:33 Space Cargo Unlimited Secures €27.5M for BentoBox Payload Platform
08:22 Powering Up VLEO (Very Low Earth Orbit)
11:02 Blue Origin Updates
14:22 Blue Alchemist
16:34 Cislunar Transporter
17:07 Anna Menon Selected as NASA Astronaut
17:59 9 Asteroids Fly Near Earth
18:42 2024 PT5
19:33 3I/Atlas
2030: Outro

Sources:

Bluefors to source helium-3 from the Moon with Interlune to power next phase of quantum industry growth: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bluefors-to-source-helium-3-from-the-moon-with-interlune-to-power-next-phase-of-quantum-industry-growth-302557532.html

Space Cargo Unlimited Secures €27.5M for BentoBox Payload Platform: https://europeanspaceflight.com/space-cargo-unlimited-secures-e27-5m-for-bentobox-payload-platform/

Stoke Space Pad Update: https://x.com/stoke_space/status/1968661288629977571

NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-to-deliver-viper-rover-to-moons-south-pole/

Blue Alchemist Hits Major Milestone Toward Permanent and Sustainable Lunar Infrastructure: https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-alchemist-hits-major-milestone-toward-permanent-sustainable-lunar-infrastructure

Powering Up VLEO (Very Low Earth Orbit): https://x.com/StarCatcherInd/status/1970588391466025103

9 Asteroids Passing Earth Recently: https://x.com/tony873004/status/1969560851159114145

3I/Atlas Latest Position: https://eyes.nasa.gov/staging/apps/solar-system/#/c_2025_n1/events/mars_flyby?rate=3000&time=2025-10-03T03:59:09.564+00:00

NASA’s Page on 3I/Atlas: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/