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The Air Current • Julie Johnsson

Unionized Boeing Engineers and Technical Workers Reject First Contract Offer and Authorize Strike

Unionized Boeing engineers and technical workers have rejected the company’s first contract offer and authorized a strike, escalating labor tensions within the aircraft manufacturer. The vote creates a potential workforce disruption affecting Boeing’s engineering and technical operations, with implications for ongoing industrial execution and negotiations.

Also: Leeham News

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2026-08-21T13:29:00.871116-07:00

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NASA • Gerelle Q. Dodson

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor

By NASA: President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Also: Space.com, CBS News and Space Policy Online

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2026-08-21T10:33:24.316039-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Sweden logs first Taurus cruise missile launch from Gripen fighter

By FlightGlobal: The long-range weapon is designed to penetrate dense air defences by flying low and following terrain.

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2026-08-21T11:50:07.362502-07:00

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Washington Post • Violet Jira

White House space policy directs agencies to send humans to Mars

By Washington Post: A new space transportation policy from the Trump administration calls for a dramatic increase in launches, as well as working with the commercial space industry to send humans to Mars.

Space.com

Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year

Via Satellite

White House Targets Support for 1,000 Launches Per Year by 2030

Also: aia-aerospace.org, insidedefense.com and insidedefense.com

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2026-08-21T11:20:35.639619-07:00

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Bloomberg • Julian Hast

SpaceX Is Hiring for Natural Gas Trading to Support Energy Needs

By Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is hiring a trader to build and lead a natural gas trading team to support the space flight company’s growing fuel and power needs.

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2026-08-21T13:06:13.202572-07:00

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SpaceNews.com

New Novaspace forecast: 6,500+ EO satellites to launch by 2035

By SpaceNews.com: Defense demand for sovereign Earth observation capabilities will help drive $155.9 billion in satellite August 21, 2026.

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2026-08-21T13:06:41.126028-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round

By SpaceNews.com: A Chinese startup building a constellation to detect and geolocate radio-frequency emissions from orbit has closed a funding round as China’s commercial sector expands.

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2026-08-21T13:40:41.829472-07:00

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