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SpaceWatch Global • Platform Joshua Faleti

Outlier Space raises $7.35 million pre-seed to develop commercial microgravity research-and-return capsule

Outlier Space has completed a $7.35 million pre-seed financing round to develop a commercial capsule for microgravity research and payload return. The funding supports the company’s effort to build infrastructure for conducting experiments in space and bringing them back to Earth.

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2026-08-03T03:50:08.142718-07:00

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Somon Air Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX Jet

By Boeing: Tajikistan's national carrier to modernize its fleet and expand its network with the 737-8.

Air Data News

Somon Air receives first Boeing 737 MAX 8

FlightGlobal

Tajikistan’s Somon Air receives first 737 Max

Also: Seeking Alpha and 3 more

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2026-08-03T00:59:45.583147-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

USAF ‘Franken-tanker’ KC-135 flies again with donor tail after Iraq collision

By AeroTime: A USAF KC-135 that lost half its tail in a fatal mid-air collision over Iraq has flown again with a fin taken from a retired tanker.

Also: Air Data News

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2026-08-03T00:59:22.855255-07:00

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Reuters • Allison Lampert

Aircraft Window Shortages Prompt Conservation Across Planemakers and Repair Shops

By Reuters: Planemakers, airlines and repair shops are conserving aircraft windows after an incident at a key California factory worsened shortages of a part needed for both new aircraft and routine ‌maintenance, companies and industry sources said.

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2026-08-03T03:14:38.339134-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Lufthansa triggers redundancy plan for 550 employees

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2026-08-03T03:14:50.730926-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Romania’s FLYYO to start ULCC scheduled ops in late 1Q27

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on FLYYO at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-08-03T04:00:35.990035-07:00

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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

By Bloomberg: Many wonder whether a merger is ahead Expand Elon Musk during a video interview in May at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv.

Also: Economic Times

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2026-08-03T04:15:18.832523-07:00

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