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Space.com • Sharmila Kuthunur

NASA invites ISRO to join planned permanent lunar south pole base after 2032

NASA has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation to collaborate on its planned Moon Base Mission, which aims to establish a permanent crewed outpost near the lunar south pole after 2032. The invitation marks a new phase in U.S.-India cooperation on human lunar exploration.

Also: India Defense News

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2026-08-14T05:06:04.825517-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Boeing completes 787 tests with shorter engine inlet

By Air Data News: Modified Trent 1000 nacelle could reduce fuel consumption without increasing noise, according to Boeing has completed a series of flight tests with a 787-9 equipped with a shorter engine inlet , a technology that could reduce the weight and aerodynamic drag of future turbofan nacelles.

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2026-08-14T04:05:33.593085-07:00

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Bloomberg • Aaron Eglitis

NATO Jets Shot Down Drone That Entered Latvian Airspace

By Bloomberg: NATO jets shot down a drone that flew into Latvia’s airspace on Friday as the intensifying aerial warfare between Ukraine and Russia becomes a growing headache for the alliance’s eastern flank.

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2026-08-13T23:36:12.597323-07:00

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan

By Ars Technica: We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained.".

Also: SpaceNews.com

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2026-08-14T04:05:24.029341-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Intuitive Machines wins contract for three GEO satellites

By SpaceNews.com: Intuitive Machines announced Aug. 13 that it won a $600 million contract from an undisclosed customer for three GEO communications satellites.

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2026-08-14T04:55:38.034364-07:00

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Bloomberg • Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos

Boeing Analysts Turn Most Bullish Since 2022 on ‘Momentum Shift’

By Bloomberg: Boeing Co.’s efforts to turn around its business are getting a loud cheer from Wall Street, as analysts this week turned the most bullish on the company in nearly four years.

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2026-08-14T03:50:42.377758-07:00

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Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh

Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

By Reuters: Airlines are getting grounded jets back into the air. The bills left by a years-long engine crisis are proving much harder to bring down.

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2026-08-14T03:20:21.184062-07:00

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Reuters • Akash Sriram, Suzanne McGee

Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

By Reuters: Alphabet's early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold, with the Google parent disclosing a stake worth about $94 billion at the end of June compared with the $900 million investment ‌it said it made in Elon Musk's rocket company in 2015.

Also: CNA and Economic Times

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2026-08-14T03:20:49.493049-07:00

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