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Last Updated: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, 6:58 AM PDT
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Exclusive: Hubble Network Raises $70M Series B, Plans 60‑Satellite Constellation by 2028
By Payload: The round brings Hubble’s total funding to $100M, which will fund the deployment of a 60-sat constellation by 2028.
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Exotrail Reveals Customer Manifest for Second Spacevan OTV Mission on SpaceX Transporter in 2026
By Payload: Exotrail shared the customer manifest of the second mission of its spacevan spacecraft, launching on a SpaceX Transporter flight in 2026.
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Maxar and Ecopia launch AI-powered Earth-mapping platform to accelerate high-resolution geospatial products
By SpaceNews.com: Maxar and Ecopia roll out AI-powered Earth mapping system Maxar and Ecopia roll out AI-powered Earth mapping system.
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SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
Does Europe Need a Spaceplane? Assessing the Strategic, Commercial and Defense Case
By SpaceNews.com: Does Europe need a spaceplane?.
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Reuters
Russia developing Starlink rival at 'rapid pace,' space chief says
By Reuters: Russia will soon have a rival to Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink, as it tries to shift away from outdated thinking that has allowed SpaceX to win the crown of satellite dominance, Russia's space chief said on Wednesday.
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SpaceNews.com
• MECANO ID
Falcon 9 launches EOS-8, successfully validating MECANO ID’s satellite ejection system
By SpaceNews.com: Successful flight on Falcon 9 for EOS-8’’, MECANO ID’s Satellite Ejection System.
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NASA
• Mark A. Garcia
NASA, Northrop Grumman Assessing Cygnus XL Engine Burn Plan
By NASA: NASA and Northrop Grumman are delaying the arrival of the Cygnus XL to the International Space Station as flight controllers evaluate an alternate burn plan for the resupply spacecraft.
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Aviation Week,
Space Policy Online,
Aerospace America,
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United Press International,
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