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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Satellogic names former NGA director Frank Whitworth as president

Earth observation company Satellogic appointed Frank “Trey” Whitworth, the former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, as its president on Sept. 8. The leadership change brings a former senior U.S. geospatial-intelligence official into a top executive role at the satellite operator.

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2026-09-08T05:45:42.068308-07:00

Satellite Europe Commercial Space

SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Infinite Orbits’ Marion Andrieux on Its New Toulouse AIT Facility and Satellite Services

By SpaceWatch Global: Marion Andrieux of Infinite Orbits on the new Toulouse AIT facility built in six months, the Orbit Guard and Endurance services, and Europe's NewSpace DNA.

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2026-09-08T02:14:49.205289-07:00

Event Europe ESA Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

ESA Set to Discuss Europe's Space Future at the International Space Summit in Paris

By SpaceWatch Global: The International Space Summit will take place in Paris on 9 and 10 September, featuring discussions on Europe's role in the next phase of space exploration.

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2026-09-08T02:14:52.626946-07:00

Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Carmen Reinicke, Yiqin Shen

SpaceX Set for Boost From Potential Jump in Nasdaq 100 Weighting

By Bloomberg: SpaceX’s stock has been stuck in a tight trading range recently, but a wave of new buying may soon arrive when the Nasdaq 100 Index goes through its quarterly rebalancing later this month.

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2026-09-08T04:21:10.731474-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

CNBC • Davis Giangiulio

SpaceX is a buy as the rocket company can solve one major bottleneck, says Pivotal Research

By CNBC: The research firm initiated coverage on the stock with a buy, believing that the company will find a way to reuse its Starship launch vehicles.

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2026-09-08T04:36:57.236658-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

By Payload: Stoke Space announced that it has closed an initial $1B tranche of a Series E round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $2.3B.

SpaceNews.com

Stoke Space raises $1 billion and unveils larger launch vehicle

tech.eu

The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C to scale reusable space transport

Also: TechCrunch and cosmiclog.com

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2026-09-08T02:05:43.876322-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Asia-Pacific (APAC)

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan Partner to Explore Thermal-Infrared Satellite Constellation for Water Security

By SpaceWatch Global: Hydrosat and JSC “NC “KGS” have established a framework to evaluate the development of a dedicated thermal infrared satellite constellation.

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2026-09-08T02:14:50.911360-07:00

Satellite Space Force Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation

NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world

By NASA Spaceflight: Five orbital launches are expected this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to launch from Florida and California, delivering three O3b mPOWER satellites and the USSF-153 payload, respectively.

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2026-09-07T15:20:32.044686-07:00

Satellogic names former NGA director Frank Whitworth as president

Infinite Orbits’ Marion Andrieux on Its New Toulouse AIT Facility and Satellite Services

ESA Set to Discuss Europe's Space Future at the International Space Summit in Paris

SpaceX Set for Boost From Potential Jump in Nasdaq 100 Weighting

SpaceX is a buy as the rocket company can solve one major bottleneck, says Pivotal Research

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

Stoke Space raises $1 billion and unveils larger launch vehicle

The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C to scale reusable space transport

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan Partner to Explore Thermal-Infrared Satellite Constellation for Water Security

Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world

Infinite Orbits’ Marion Andrieux on Its New Toulouse AIT Facility and Satellite Services

ESA Set to Discuss Europe's Space Future at the International Space Summit in Paris

Former NGA director Frank Whitworth named president of Satellogic

SpaceX Set for Boost From Potential Jump in Nasdaq 100 Weighting

SpaceX is a buy as the rocket company can solve one major bottleneck, says Pivotal Research

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan Partner to Explore Thermal-Infrared Satellite Constellation for Water Security

China Postpones the Chang’e-7 Mission

Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix

Europe’s Top Carriers in Talks for Satellite-to-Mobile Venture

Stratolaunch’s Giant Rocket-Launch Aircraft Reappears at Long Beach Airport

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum reaches orbit from Norway, marking Europe’s first successful commercial orbital launch

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit on second Spectrum launch, advancing Europe’s independent satellite-launch ambitions

SpaceX advances Starbase infrastructure as Flight 14 hardware moves toward the pad

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