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Bloomberg • Isabelle Lee

SpaceX set for larger Nasdaq-100 weighting, potentially triggering billions in passive-fund buying

SpaceX is set to receive a larger weighting in the Nasdaq-100 later this month following the index’s rebalance. The change could prompt billions of dollars in purchases by passive funds that track the benchmark, increasing the financial-market impact of the private space company’s index inclusion.

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2026-09-12T11:20:03.743272-07:00

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Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

Britten-Norman just flew the first Islander built wholly in the UK

By Runway Girl: Britten-Norman BN2B Islander serial number 2317 flew for the first time on September 3, 2026.

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2026-09-12T10:50:41.346359-07:00

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AINonline • David Donald

General Atomics Pitches New Wildfire Drone For Reaper Replacement Program

By AINonline: GA-ASI Aims Wildfire at Reaper Replacement.

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2026-09-12T04:50:25.093176-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Stc Group Orders Dedicated Astranis Satellite for Saudi Arabia

By Via Satellite: Saudi Arabia’s top telecommunications provider stc group has ordered a dedicated satellite from Astranis to provide satellite communication services.

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2026-09-12T09:34:55.453653-07:00

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Space.com • Wendy Whitman Cobb

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)

By Space.com: As a space policy expert, I see several open questions and potential problems related to the vision of a U.S. Space Academy laid out by President Trump’s recent executive order.

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2026-09-12T07:05:01.881414-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Tripp Thurston

FAA’s MOSAIC Rule Was Supposed to Fix Sport-Pilot Access

By Flying Magazine: While FAA has adapted to increase sport pilot privileges under new rule, the industry is going in a different direction.

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2026-09-12T05:05:17.361665-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Military aircraft flight plan reportedly triggered UK air traffic control outage

By Air Data News: Anomalous flight-plan data preceded the NATS failure that caused widespread disruption flight plan associated with a British military aircraft reportedly triggered the air traffic control system failure that caused widespread disruption across the United Kingdom this week, according to the Financial Times .

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2026-09-11T23:51:29.790527-07:00

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