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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Avio completes integration of FD1 rocket demonstrator ahead of Sardinia ground tests and suborbital flight

Avio has completed integration of its FD1 rocket demonstrator, clearing the way for ground testing ahead of a planned suborbital flight from Sardinia. The milestone marks the transition from vehicle assembly to test operations for the demonstrator program.

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2026-09-11T01:36:36.929429-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

ESA and Vast Sign Agreement for Greek Astronaut Mission to the ISS

By SpaceWatch Global: ESA has signed an agreement with the U.S. commercial space company Vast to implement an astronaut mission to the ISS for Greece.

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2026-09-11T01:15:06.412055-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

International Space Summit Highlights the Strength of Europe’s Space Ecosystem

By Payload: Efforts by the US government to rain on Europe’s parade this week backfired.

SpaceWatch Global

#SpaceWatchGL Analysis: Paris Set the Ambition. Now Someone Has to Build the Plumbing.

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2026-09-10T23:15:12.199637-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • LatConnect 60

LatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership

By SpaceNews.com: Australian Earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 (LC60) has strengthened its position in India with two strategic agreements announced at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2026 on September 7th, spanning satellite mission infrastructure and access to India’s defence and geospatial intelligence market.

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2026-09-10T23:06:09.939945-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Haygen Warren

Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument

By NASA Spaceflight: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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2026-09-10T15:28:56.851538-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX confirms plans to launch Starlink satellites on next Starship mission

By SpaceNews.com: A SpaceX executive confirmed that next Starship flight will carry its first orbital payloads, setting up work on direct-to-device and orbital data centers.

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2026-09-10T20:45:41.242735-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument

By Ars Technica: Europe is looking inward, and perhaps to China, as the White House tries to cancel some NASA partnerships.

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2026-09-10T12:20:40.065392-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

MaiaSpace Secures First Long-Term Asian Customer Deal With iQPS

By Via Satellite: Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has tapped MaiaSpace, the up-and-coming French launch provider, to launch a range of SAR (synthetic aperture.

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2026-09-10T13:04:50.430834-07:00

Avio completes integration of FD1 rocket demonstrator ahead of Sardinia ground tests and suborbital flight

ESA and Vast Sign Agreement for Greek Astronaut Mission to the ISS

International Space Summit Highlights the Strength of Europe’s Space Ecosystem

#SpaceWatchGL Analysis: Paris Set the Ambition. Now Someone Has to Build the Plumbing.

LatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership

Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument

SpaceX confirms plans to launch Starlink satellites on next Starship mission

Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument

MaiaSpace Secures First Long-Term Asian Customer Deal With iQPS

Avio Completes Integration of FD1 Rocket Demonstrator

ESA and Vast Sign Agreement for Greek Astronaut Mission to the ISS

International Space Summit Highlights the Strength of Europe’s Space Ecosystem

LatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership

SpaceX confirms plans to launch Starlink satellites on next Starship mission

Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument

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LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it

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Eutelsat awards €5.4 billion in IRIS2 contracts and orders 229 additional OneWeb satellites

Eclipse Space unveils satellite platforms for D2D, broadband and orbital computing as space startups pursue constellation partne

European space players line up ISS, GEO, LEO and VLEO missions through 2028

Artemis II commander and pilot Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman transition to NASA emeritus status

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