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NASA Spaceflight • Justin Davenport

SpaceX Plans Three Starlink Launches as China Schedules Reusable-Booster Test and Chang’e 7 Lunar Mission

The week of Aug. 17-23 will feature three SpaceX Starlink launches alongside China’s second test flight of the partially reusable ZhuQue-3 launcher and the robotic Chang’e 7 lunar mission. The schedule marks China’s return to launch activity after the previous week’s Chang Zheng 7A failure.

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2026-08-17T15:33:00.556627-07:00

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The War Zone • Ian Ellis-Jones

USS George Washington to Relieve Abraham Lincoln in Middle East, Leaving No U.S. Carriers in Pacific

By The War Zone: USS George Washington en route to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, which leaves no carriers in the Pacific.

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2026-08-17T17:33:13.822361-07:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

easyJet Equips Pilots with Digital Fuel App to Cut Emissions and Costs

By Aviation Source: easyJet is rolling out a new digital tool that helps pilots order and confirm aircraft fuel more accurately, cutting unnecessary fuel burn, and lowering costs.

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2026-08-17T14:33:17.877644-07:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Loganair Closes Dundee Base as All Flights End in October

By Aviation Source: Loganair will close its Dundee base later this year, confirming it will end scheduled commercial flights from the airport after 23 October 2026.

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2026-08-17T15:10:36.617387-07:00

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airwaysmag.com • Ivan Oleinik

Riyadh Air Enters Pakistan With Islamabad, Lahore Routes

By airwaysmag.com: Riyadh Air has begun daily Islamabad flights and will add Lahore on August 18, both using Boeing 787-9s.

Aviation Source

Riyadh Air Launches First Direct Flights to Pakistan

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2026-08-17T08:51:10.977331-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Kelly Cloonan

Uber, Zipline Partner With Goal of Hitting 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day

By Wall Street Journal: Uber is teaming up with drone startup Zipline to take its delivery service to the skies, a move aimed at winning customers demanding ever-quicker turnaround times for takeout, grocery and retail orders.

dronelife.com

Uber and Zipline Target One Million Drone Deliveries a Day by 2029

newsable.asianetnews.com

Uber, Zipline Target 1 Million Daily Drone Deliveries By 2029 — Zipline CEO Keller Cliffton Sees 10X Growth In Instant Delivery Market

Also: The Verge and Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-17T14:50:47.026877-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

New EU sanctions target leaders of Russia’s space industry

By SpaceNews.com: tion, CC BY-SA 4.0 JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the Russian military.

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2026-08-17T14:35:34.306804-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — HEO, the Australian company that uses Earth observation satellites to take images of other spacecraft, has signed an agreement with Planet to access that company’s satellites.

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2026-08-17T15:10:41.392423-07:00

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