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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Europe to proceed alone on Venus mission after NASA withdraws radar instrument

European partners will move forward without NASA on a Venus mission after the agency withdrew its planned radar instrument, highlighting the potential impact of shifting U.S. space partnerships. The decision could push Europe toward greater independence in planetary science while increasing the significance of alternative international partners, including China.

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2026-09-10T12:20:40.065392-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Eutelsat Taps Airbus and Aerospacelab for OneWeb and IRIS² Satellites

By Via Satellite: Eutelsat announced major orders of satellites to support service continuity for the OneWeb constellation, and Europe’s IRIS² constellation. Airbus.

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2026-09-10T12:35:30.205626-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

MaiaSpace Secures First Long-Term Asian Customer Deal With iQPS

By Via Satellite: Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has tapped MaiaSpace, the up-and-coming French launch provider, to launch a range of SAR (synthetic aperture.

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2026-09-10T13:04:50.430834-07:00

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Space.com • Josh Dinner

LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it

By Space.com: Operations aboard the Katalyst Space LINK satellite continue, despite the spacecraft's inability to complete its mission of boosting the orbit of NASA's Swift Observatory.

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2026-09-10T11:05:09.832831-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Tomorrow.io unveils instrument suite for DeepSky weather constellation

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Tomorrow.io’s DeepSky constellation will gather global weather data with microwave sounders, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) radio occultation receivers, GNSS reflectometers, precipitation radars and optical and infrared cameras, the company announced Sept.

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2026-09-10T10:05:43.910783-07:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

EU Commission President: We're updating competition policy to favor consolidations like the Thales-Airbus-Leonardo space merger

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sept.

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2026-09-10T09:15:19.258495-07:00

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Universe Today • Evan Gough

A New Surface Atlas of Phobos Will Help JAXA's MMX Mission Collect its Samples

By Universe Today: JAXA's Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) will be on its way to Mars and Phobos next month. It will collect samples from Phobos and return them to Earth. A new morphodynamic atlas of the small moon will help scientists collect and understand the samples.

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2026-09-10T10:35:26.638603-07:00

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CNBC • Elsa Ohlen

2026-09-10T04:36:46.680021-07:00

Europe to proceed alone on Venus mission after NASA withdraws radar instrument

Eutelsat Taps Airbus and Aerospacelab for OneWeb and IRIS² Satellites

MaiaSpace Secures First Long-Term Asian Customer Deal With iQPS

LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it

Tomorrow.io unveils instrument suite for DeepSky weather constellation

EU Commission President: We're updating competition policy to favor consolidations like the Thales-Airbus-Leonardo space merger

A New Surface Atlas of Phobos Will Help JAXA's MMX Mission Collect its Samples

Amazon backs Ariane with rocket launch orders as Europe battles to close its space gap

Amazon Leo Orders Six More Ariane 64 Launches From Arianespace

European Launcher Challenge contracts awarded as Canada eyes 2028

MaiaSpace Secures First Long-Term Asian Customer Deal With iQPS

Eutelsat Taps Airbus and Aerospacelab for OneWeb and IRIS² Satellites

Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument

LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it

A New Surface Atlas of Phobos Will Help JAXA's MMX Mission Collect its Samples

Tomorrow.io unveils instrument suite for DeepSky weather constellation

China alters Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission amid lunar program reorganization

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Aerospacelab wins €2.4 billion deal to build majority of IRIS² satellites

The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission

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Eclipse Space unveils satellite platforms for D2D, broadband and orbital computing as space startups pursue constellation partne

Artemis II commander and pilot Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman transition to NASA emeritus status

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