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CBS News
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Today In Space
Last Updated: Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, 7:54 PM PDT
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Vast backs new NASA commercial space station strategy
By SpaceNews.com: The chief executive of commercial space station developer Vast says he supports NASA’s revised approach to supporting development of such stations.
orlandosentinel.com
• Richard Tribou
NASA pushes commercial replacements for the ISS as Trump signals intent to end the station
By orlandosentinel.com: “NASA has led in low Earth orbit for 25 years and counting. Now, as we prepare for deorbiting the International Space Station in 2030, we’re calling on our commercial space partners to maintain thi….
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Reuters
• Joey Roulette
Apex Space raises $200M, hits $1B valuation as Pentagon demand for space-defense systems surges
By Reuters: Apex Space, one of a growing number of U.S. startups building a speedy production line of spacecraft platforms, closed a $200 million funding round on Friday that brought its valuation to $1 billion as the Pentagon signals enormous demand for defense systems in space.
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
By Spaceflight Now: Update Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed successful deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX kicked off the weekend preparing for its latest Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Space Daily
SpaceX Saturday Starlink launch on schedule
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA Reestablishes Contact with One TRACERS Satellite After Post-Launch Anomalies
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into problems shortly after its July launch.
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NASA
• Mark A. Garcia
Progress 93 Cargo Craft Docks to Station Resupplying Crew
By NASA: The unpiloted Progress 93 spacecraft arrived at aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 1:27 p.m. EDT on Saturday. .
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China completes second hot‑fire test of new lunar rocket stage, demonstrates engine restarts
By SpaceNews.com: China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.
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