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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

DLR’s MAPHEUS-17 suborbital mission targets launch from Sweden as early as Oct. 1

Germany’s DLR is preparing to launch the MAPHEUS-17 suborbital research mission from Esrange Space Center in Sweden as early as Oct. 1. The flight will support DLR’s ongoing use of suborbital missions for scientific and technology research, although no further payload or schedule details were provided.

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

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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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Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

Aeroflot seals order for 90 MC-21-310s, the largest in Russian civil aviation history

By Aviacionline: It adds to the standing order for 18 aircraft agreed in 2023. The contract covers simulators, crew training and 22 years of aftermarket support.

Also: FlightGlobal and defensemirror.com

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

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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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Reuters

SpaceX to fly more NASA crews to space station under expanded $5.92 billion deal

By Reuters: NASA said Friday that the agency had given SpaceX a $946 million contract to fly three more astronaut missions to the International Space Station, extending the company's crewed flights to the station ‌through 2030.

Wall Street Journal

NASA Explores New Missions With Boeing’s Troubled Starliner Spacecraft

SpaceNews.com

NASA adds three ISS missions to SpaceX Crew Dragon contract

Also: Reuters, CNBC, Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance, newsable.asianetnews.com and 4 more

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2026-09-18T10:35:38.220591-07:00

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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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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Prolonged fuel spike prompts US airlines to reevaluate Q4 capacity plans

By FlightGlobal: United, American and Southwest warn they will cull schedules if fuel costs remain elevated. With the price of jet fuel lingering near all-time highs, airlines and investors are questioning if capacity plans for the critical winter months can hold.

Also: Fortune, Fox Business and Aviation Week

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2026-09-18T11:35:29.488531-07:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

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