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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

SpaceX completes Ship 42 catch testing as Starship Flight 14 target moves to Sept. 22

SpaceX has completed multi-day catch-related testing of unflown Ship 42 at Pad 2 and returned the vehicle to the production site for engine installation. The work precedes static-fire testing by Massey, while Starship Flight 14 is now targeted for no earlier than Sept. 22.

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2026-09-14T10:28:47.457138-07:00

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AINonline • Amy Wilder

Global Jet Capital Forecasts $247 Billion Business Jet Market through 2030

By AINonline: North America expected to remain largest market through 2030.

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2026-09-14T10:06:32.183591-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Aaron Mehta

Northrop Grumman Exits SNC-Led Team for U.S. Navy Jet Trainer Program

By Breaking Defense: SNC will continue moving forward with its Freedom trainer offering for the Undergraduate Jet Training System program.

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2026-09-14T09:50:52.071890-07:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Eutelsat: Recent orders mean we'll have some 1,300 OneWeb satellites in orbit in 2030

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Eutelsat outlined its plans for refreshing and improving its current OneWeb Gen 1 broadband constellation with successive bulk purchases of Gen-1 refresh, Gen 1.5 models and, by early in the next decade, a full transition of OneWeb customers to the Iris2 network with both commercial and government capacity.

Also: Space.com

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2026-09-14T10:06:14.180304-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Top Satellite Operators Detail Pivots to Multi-Domain Strategies With Defense and AI

By Via Satellite: PARIS — Satellite operators find themselves at the intersection of sovereign space strategies, capabilities across multiple domains, and integration and collaboration with the tech ecosystem and AI.

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2026-09-14T09:35:31.093234-07:00

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