Space.com
• Mike Wall
Russia’s Progress 96 uncrewed cargo spacecraft is scheduled to reach the International Space Station on Sept. 19. The arrival will be broadcast live, offering coverage of the spacecraft’s rendezvous and delivery operation at the orbiting outpost.
Reuters
• Ben Blanchard
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.
Aviacionline
• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
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.
Reuters
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 Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
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.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Rapier
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.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: A group representing major US airlines said on Friday it opposes Air China's bid to schedule additional flights from Beijing to New York and Washington as part of President Xi Jinping's planned meeting with President Donald Trump.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Rapier
By FlightGlobal: Airlines for America argues US carriers are at a disadvantage in not being able to overfly Russia on routes to China The trade group representing major US airlines is urging regulators not to allow new Air China flights to New York and Washington, DC.
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