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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Missile reportedly strikes fuel storage tank at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

A missile reportedly struck a fuel storage tank at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, generating a large plume of black smoke over the Saudi capital. The projectile is believed to have been fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen as hostilities between the sides intensify.

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2026-09-19T06:35:15.785606-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Rocket Lab continues high Electron cadence with Synspective launch

By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on Sept. 18 on the fifth flight of its Electron rocket in a month and a half.

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2026-09-19T03:06:41.469829-07:00

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Reuters • Ben Blanchard

Defence firm Anduril says US delay on Taiwan arms sales affecting its business

By Reuters: US defence tech firm Anduril's founder Palmer Luckey said on Saturday that President Donald Trump's delay in approving arms sales to Taiwan is affecting its business and ‌that he has discussed this with Trump.

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2026-09-18T21:35:45.253843-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Malaysia Airlines nears order for first Boeing 787s to replace Airbus A350s

By Air Data News: Malaysia Airlines is close to ordering around 10 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, a move that would introduce a new aircraft type to the carrier and replace its small fleet of leased Airbus A350-900s.

Also: Simple Flying

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2026-09-19T02:55:58.860164-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

DLR’s Suborbital MAPHEUS-17 Mission to Launch as Early as 1 October

By European Spaceflight: DLR’s MAPHEUS-17 suborbital mission is slated to launch from Esrange in Sweden as early as 1 October.

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2026-09-18T22:05:17.913190-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

Russia’s Progress 96 Cargo Spacecraft to Arrive at International Space Station

By Space.com: Russia's Progress 96 cargo spacecraft will arrive at the International Space Station today (Sept. 19), and you can watch the action live.

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2026-09-18T23:20:09.436056-07:00

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Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

2026-09-18T12:35:11.290881-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Martin Smith

China Advances Mars Sample-Return Plans and Apophis Asteroid Mission

By NASA Spaceflight: As China integrates crewed and robotic missions to further its lunar exploration program, it is also advancing plans to return the first samples collected from Mars.

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2026-09-18T15:20:28.922398-07:00

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