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NASA Spaceflight • Martin Smith

Tianzhou-9 undocks from Tiangong as China readies cargo/crew flights and expands station capacity

Tianzhou-9 has departed China’s Tiangong space station following a successful resupply, beginning an independent flight phase ahead of atmospheric re-entry. In parallel, Beijing is preparing additional cargo and crew missions and unveiling new space-station designs aimed at scaling operations and moving toward reusability.

Also: aviationnews.eu and geostrategy-direct.com
2026-05-07T14:09:13.048926-07:00
Satellite   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

MDA Space: Our high-volume satellite plant is on schedule for Telesat and Globalstar, should appeal to military demand too

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — MDA Space said it remains on schedule to open the high-volume production facility that will be producing Telesat’s Lightspeed broadband and Globalstar’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellites, an event the company hopes will draw new customers, including defense ministries interested in satellites for.

Also: Via Satellite, SpaceQ and betakit.com
2026-05-07T12:43:11.745002-07:00