On Oct 19 local time, Justice Minister Darmanin said 2,513 people have been detained nationwide since violent incidents during protests last weekend; many detentions remain under review and 67 people have been remanded in custody.

Japan launched a Mars probe early on the 20th to study and return samples from Phobos. The mission is led by JAXA with participation from NASA, CNES, DLR and ESA. The spacecraft will take about one year to reach Mars vicinity, enter a quasi-satellite orbit to map and analyze tens of candidate landing sites, and select a touchdown location. It will attempt to land on Phobos, acquire more than 10g of surface regolith and rock, depart in 2030 and deliver samples to Earth in 2031.

SpaceX：今天獵鷹9號Bandwagon-5將進行拼車發射任務，發射工位爲佛羅里達州40號發射臺。目標發射時間爲美國東部時間早上7:04，氣象條件適宜概率95%。