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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Saudi Arabia’s stc Group Orders Dedicated Astranis Communications Satellite

Saudi Arabia’s leading telecommunications provider, stc group, has ordered a dedicated satellite from Astranis to deliver satellite communications services. The agreement expands the role of dedicated spacecraft in supporting connectivity requirements in the Saudi market and strengthens Astranis’ position in commercial satellite communications.

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2026-09-12T09:34:55.453653-07:00

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Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

Britten-Norman just flew the first Islander built wholly in the UK

By Runway Girl: Britten-Norman BN2B Islander serial number 2317 flew for the first time on September 3, 2026.

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2026-09-12T10:50:41.346359-07:00

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AINonline • David Donald

General Atomics Pitches New Wildfire Drone For Reaper Replacement Program

By AINonline: GA-ASI Aims Wildfire at Reaper Replacement.

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2026-09-12T04:50:25.093176-07:00

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Space.com • Wendy Whitman Cobb

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)

By Space.com: As a space policy expert, I see several open questions and potential problems related to the vision of a U.S. Space Academy laid out by President Trump’s recent executive order.

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2026-09-12T07:05:01.881414-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Tripp Thurston

FAA’s MOSAIC Rule Was Supposed to Fix Sport-Pilot Access

By Flying Magazine: While FAA has adapted to increase sport pilot privileges under new rule, the industry is going in a different direction.

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2026-09-12T05:05:17.361665-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Military aircraft flight plan reportedly triggered UK air traffic control outage

By Air Data News: Anomalous flight-plan data preceded the NATS failure that caused widespread disruption flight plan associated with a British military aircraft reportedly triggered the air traffic control system failure that caused widespread disruption across the United Kingdom this week, according to the Financial Times .

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2026-09-11T23:51:29.790527-07:00

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Space.com • Julian Dossett

NASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon

By Space.com: NASA and IBM have developed an AI model to help sift through the mountains of data the agency has gathered about the moon.

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2026-09-12T03:05:03.588225-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

First HyPrSpace Baguette One Launch Slips to 2027

By European Spaceflight: HyPrSpace has delayed the inaugural flight of its Baguette One suborbital rocket to 2027, with launch planned from a French military test site.

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2026-09-11T22:36:03.859367-07:00

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