This week in SF history— Oct. 26, 2004. Cassini’s first Titan flyby (nasa.gov)Spaceflight news— Soyuz update (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (HT: Sam Moore russianspaceweb.com)Short & Sweet— Hubble Space Telescope nears operational status (twitter.com/TodLauer)— Paul Allen passes away. (spacenews.com)— Rocket Lab has selected a U.S. launch site. (nasaspaceflight.com)— Astra Space Rocket 2 licensed for launch soon (PDF: faa.gov)Questions, comments, corrections— Ben Hallert, via email: Soyuz LES isn’t needed later in ascent because of the airspeed of the vehicle— Phoenix meetup Wednesday December 5th! — Four Peaks on 8th street in Tempe — Please RSVP if you’re interested in hanging out with us