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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

SpaceX completes Ship 42 catch testing as Starship Flight 14 target moves to Sept. 22

SpaceX has completed multi-day catch-related testing of unflown Ship 42 at Pad 2 and returned the vehicle to the production site for engine installation. The work precedes static-fire testing by Massey, while Starship Flight 14 is now targeted for no earlier than Sept. 22.

2026-09-14T10:28:47.457138-07:00
Satellite   Europe   LEO   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Eutelsat: Recent orders mean we'll have some 1,300 OneWeb satellites in orbit in 2030

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Eutelsat outlined its plans for refreshing and improving its current OneWeb Gen 1 broadband constellation with successive bulk purchases of Gen-1 refresh, Gen 1.5 models and, by early in the next decade, a full transition of OneWeb customers to the Iris2 network with both commercial and government capacity.

Also: Space.com and astronomy.com
2026-09-14T10:06:14.180304-07:00
Space Force   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement   Space Defense & Militarization   Defense Policy  
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Air & Space Forces Mag • Courtney Albon

Meink Reveals Space Force Has On-Orbit Space Control Weapons

By Air & Space Forces Mag: Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed Sept. 14 the Space Force has "space control weapons" on orbit today, a Pentagon first.

Also: Washington Post, Space Policy Online, Defense Scoop, Defense Daily, insidedefense.com, Euronews, National Defense and insidedefense.com
2026-09-14T08:35:29.682686-07:00
Satellite   Africa   Commercial Space   Thales  
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thalesgroup.com • Thales Group

Thales Alenia Space wins NIGCOMSAT contract to build NigComSat-2A geostationary telecommunications satellite

By thalesgroup.com: Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Nigeria’s government-owned NIGCOMSAT Ltd to develop NigComSat-2A telecommunications satellite operating from geostationary orbit.

Also: Satellite Evolution and 3 more
2026-09-14T00:51:18.409032-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Don Osborne

You cannot task a changing planet

By SpaceNews.com: Every satellite tasking request begins with an assumption: Someone already knows where to look.

2026-09-14T06:23:05.316075-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   Supply Chain   M&A   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Airbus  
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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Sophia Space, SLI Set Terms for $300M Satellite Leasing Deal

By Payload: Orbital compute startup Sophia Space and space asset leasing company SLI have set terms for a $300M asset-financing deal.

Also: Payload, Inflight Online, Space Intel Report, SpaceWatch Africa, Satellite Evolution, Airline Economics, newspaceeconomy.ca, GeekWire, marketforecast.com and 23 more
2026-09-13T21:05:05.406034-07:00