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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Pentagon selects three companies to study commercial satellite deorbiting services

The Pentagon has chosen three companies to examine options for providing satellite disposal services to the U.S. government. The study will assess whether aging spacecraft can be deorbited by commercial operators, potentially replacing a dedicated government capability with an externally procured service.

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2026-08-16T04:10:37.326689-07:00

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Reuters

Suspected Russian drone shot down in Romanian airspace

By Reuters: An F-18 fighter on a NATO air-policing mission shot the drone down, Romania said.

AeroTime

Spanish F-18 shoots down drone over Romania after approach via Moldova

ANI News Agency

Spanish F-18 jet shoots down intruding drone over Romanian airspace: Defence Ministry

Also: NBC News, CBS News, The Independent, CNN and 4 more

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2026-08-15T20:50:01.156498-07:00

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Aviation24 • Bart Noëth

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Reportedly Overruns Runway During Takeoff From Munich

By Aviation24: German airline SUNDAIR has launched a new nonstop service between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Damascus, restoring direct flights between the German capital region and Syria for the first time since 2011.

Air Data News

Vietnam Airlines 787 damaged during troubled takeoff from Munich

Also: Reuters, aviationnews.eu, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, Aviation24, One Mile at a Time, Aviation A2Z, thebulkheadseat.com and The Independent

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2026-08-15T08:06:08.216320-07:00

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Space.com • Andrew Jones

China’s New Moon Map Signals Ambitions for Space Leadership

By Space.com: New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.

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2026-08-16T03:05:23.403048-07:00

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Associated Press • The Associated Press

Top U.S. Middle East Commander Visits Deployed USS Lincoln Aircraft Carrier

By Associated Press: Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

Also: The Independent and Economic Times

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2026-08-16T01:05:20.139747-07:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.

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2026-08-15T20:00:36.196382-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin

Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral

By NASA Spaceflight: As Blue Origin continues restoring its primary launch pad at LC-36A, the company has released new renders of a second launch complex designed to support its larger New Glenn 9×4 variant.

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2026-08-15T16:05:08.529142-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Vietnam 787-9 apparently damaged after laboured take-off from Munich

By FlightGlobal: Hanoi-bound aircraft returned to German hub after holding for 2h. Investigators are probing an apparent laboured take-off by a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 at Munich, which appears to have resulted in substantial damage to the twinjet.

Also: Simple Flying and airlive.net

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2026-08-15T12:50:02.946985-07:00

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