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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Telesat expands Lightspeed constellation to 225 satellites, restores commercial capacity

Telesat will expand its planned low Earth orbit Lightspeed network to 225 satellites, restoring the 25% of commercial capacity previously diverted to defense customers. The change increases the capacity available for commercial services while preserving the constellation’s role in supporting defense requirements.

2026-09-09T17:05:47.350779-07:00
aviation   UAV Development & Drone Programs   ATC   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Associated Press

Flight carrying Zelenskyy to Norway was delayed in Moldova because of drone incursion

By Associated Press: A Moldovan government spokesman says a flight scheduled to carry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway was delayed when authorities closed Moldova’s airspace because of a drone incursion.

Also: NBC News
2026-09-09T16:20:41.854860-07:00
aviation   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   M&A   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

ASL Airlines Australia acquisition of Airwork in doubt

By ch-aviation: ASL Airlines Australia (PH, Sydney Bankstown) faces uncertainty over its proposed acquisition of the New Zealand and Australian freight business of Airwork Group after receivers said "a conditional agreement entered into to sell the business did not complete".

2026-09-09T17:35:10.866041-07:00
space   Event   ISS   Satellite   Europe   LEO   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space  
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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

By SpaceWatch Global: Day one of the first International Space Summit in Paris: 51 announcements, the IRIS² LEO architecture detailed, and Thomas Pesquet named commander of Vast's PAM-6 mission to the ISS.

Also: ESA
2026-09-09T15:15:50.370895-07:00
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Reuters • David Shepardson, Steve Holland

Trump departs DC on Qatar-gifted Air Force One after emergency slide accidentally deploys

By Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump departed ​Washington for Texas on Wednesday aboard the Air Force One plane ‌gifted by Qatar after an emergency slide was accidentally deployed and was removed.

Also: Simple Flying, CNN, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Economic Times, The Independent and 8 more
2026-09-09T12:05:34.456300-07:00
space   Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

By SpaceNews.com: ique vidéo du CSG - S. Martin JOHANNESBURG — Two Belarusian nationals and a Lithuanian company they controlled have been convicted of fraudulently obtaining European Union funding to develop high-precision satellite navigation receivers.

2026-09-09T15:00:42.898748-07:00