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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Martijn Luinstra

ESA commits €543.6 million to three startups in first European Launcher Challenge contracts

The European Space Agency has awarded the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, committing €543.6 million to three European rocket startups. The initiative is intended to broaden Europe’s launch options beyond Ariane 6 and Vega-C, expanding the region’s commercial launch ecosystem.

2026-08-29T04:13:13.133921-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

F-35 program cost jumps US$51 billion as fighter prices rise again

By Air Data News: The estimated acquisition cost of the F-35 program has increased by US$51 billion, with a new Pentagon assessment also projecting higher unit costs for all three versions of the fighter after more than a decade in which increasing production helped drive prices sharply lower.

2026-08-29T03:06:49.305224-07:00
aviation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Air India   Airlines  
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Reuters • Abhijith Ganapavaram, Arpan Chaturvedi

Temasek backs Singapore Airlines' Air India investment amid growing scrutiny

By Reuters: Singapore state investor Temasek, the majority shareholder of Singapore Airlines , on ​Saturday backed the airline's investment in Air India, as scrutiny grows over its ‌stake in the loss-making Indian carrier.

Also: Economic Times
2026-08-29T00:28:57.475488-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus Considers Sale of U.S. Small-Satellite Business as OneWeb Production Moves to France

By Air Data News: Airbus is considering the sale of its US small-satellite manufacturing business as the European aerospace group reorganizes its space activities and moves production of the next generation of OneWeb satellites to France.

2026-08-29T01:53:02.766457-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Defense Deals   Airbus   Embraer  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

C-390, C-130J or A400M: What could decide India’s huge airlifter competition?

By Air Data News: Three very different aircraft are competing for an Indian Air Force requirement that could reach 60 aircraft, but performance alone is unlikely to determine India is preparing to make one of the world’s largest military transport aircraft purchases, and the three contenders could hardly be more different.

2026-08-29T00:12:22.324901-07:00
space   North America   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
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Space.com • Mike Wall

President Trump gives Artemis II moon astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

By Space.com: The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission, who flew around the moon this past April, just received the United States' highest space honor.

Also: news.ssbcrack.com, Economic Times and 3 more
2026-08-28T05:05:13.278902-07:00
space   Space Force   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Workforce & Skills Development   Defense Policy   NASA  
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Bloomberg • Jeff Mason

Trump Begins Process to Establish U.S. Space Academy for NASA and Military Missions

By Bloomberg: President Donald Trump began the process of creating a “US space academy,” in a move he said would help bolster military and civilian missions to space.

Also: Wall Street Journal, Space Policy Online, Space.com, Washington Post, NASA, SpaceNews.com, ANI News Agency, notus.org, Task & Purpose, Stars and Stripes, CBS News, CNA and 6 more
2026-08-28T10:36:41.337426-07:00