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Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, 9:06 AM PDT
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Hayabusa2 Heads to Smallest Asteroid Ever Visited — Comparable in Size to 2013 Chelyabinsk Meteoroid
By Space.com: The asteroid is of a similar size as the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013.

How Startup Manufacturers Are Rethinking the Satellite Value Chain
By Via Satellite: PARIS — While satellite manufacturing startups are working to lower the cost of satellite ownership, there is wide debate about the best ways to bring.

Umbra’s Anjali Ramachandra on Commercial Radar Imaging and Business Strategy (WSBW Interview)
By Via Satellite: Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Anjali Ramachandra, director of Global Business Development for Mission Solutions and Remote.

Construction Officially Begins on Multi-User Launch Facility in French Guiana
By European Spaceflight: CNES has officially begun construction of its new multi-user launch facility in French Guiana, marked by a “laying of the first stone” ceremony.

AI, Sovereignty and Next‑Generation Satellites: Industry and Policy Implications
By SpaceNews.com: AI, sovereignty and the next generation of satellites.

Stratospheric pseudo-satellites nearing commercial role in hybrid space networks
By SpaceNews.com: Stratospheric pseudo-satellites are shedding their reputation as fringe experiments as governments and industry step up demand, according to executives closing in on commercial services for their high-altitude platform stations (HAPS).

Axiom Launches Global Space Research Alliance
By Payload: Uncover the plans of the Axiom Space University Alliance to tackle research challenges and support the transition to commercial space stations.