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Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Telesat expands Lightspeed constellation to 225 satellites, restores commercial capacity

Telesat will expand its planned low Earth orbit Lightspeed network to 225 satellites, restoring the 25% of commercial capacity previously diverted to defense customers. The change increases the capacity available for commercial services while preserving the constellation’s role in supporting defense requirements.

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2026-09-09T17:05:47.350779-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

By SpaceWatch Global: Day one of the first International Space Summit in Paris: 51 announcements, the IRIS² LEO architecture detailed, and Thomas Pesquet named commander of Vast's PAM-6 mission to the ISS.

Also: ESA

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2026-09-09T15:15:50.370895-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX has rolled Super Heavy Booster 22 out of Mega Bay 1 to Massey’s for cryogenic proof testing. Ship 42 has since joined it there on its second trip to the test site.

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2026-09-09T13:28:46.538289-07:00

Satellite Europe Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

By SpaceNews.com: ique vidéo du CSG - S. Martin JOHANNESBURG — Two Belarusian nationals and a Lithuanian company they controlled have been convicted of fraudulently obtaining European Union funding to develop high-precision satellite navigation receivers.

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2026-09-09T15:00:42.898748-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

NASA • Gerelle Q. Dodson

2026-09-09T06:55:15.692590-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Space.com • Monisha Ravisetti

NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?

By Space.com: The Roman Space Telescope should deliver us amazing images of exoplanets. Here's how.

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2026-09-09T11:15:27.942075-07:00

Satellite Space Defense & Militarization Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

The space infrastructure race is moving north

By SpaceNews.com: The Arctic security debate has long focused on bases, ships and submarines.

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2026-09-09T12:06:38.199303-07:00

Space Force Space Defense & Militarization

Space.com • Brett Tingley

US military practices orbital dogfighting in 1st-ever 'live fly' exercise in space

By Space.com: United States Space Command just held its first-ever "Apollo Maneuvers" exercise, which saw spacecraft maneuvering in orbit through simulated contested environments.

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2026-09-09T08:05:03.628568-07:00

Telesat expands Lightspeed constellation to 225 satellites, restores commercial capacity

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program

Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall

NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?

The space infrastructure race is moving north

US military practices orbital dogfighting in 1st-ever 'live fly' exercise in space

Telesat restores commercial Lightspeed capacity with more satellites

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

The space infrastructure race is moving north

NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?

Amazon lends boost to Europe's Ariane at Paris space gathering

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Europe Looks to a Future With Less SpaceX

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