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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Greece’s first astronaut to fly to the ISS on Vast private mission in 2027

Greece’s first astronaut is set to travel to the International Space Station in 2027 on a private astronaut mission organized by Vast. The flight comes as European governments and industry debate whether Europe should develop more independent human-spaceflight capabilities.

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2026-09-09T23:06:00.826065-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Chris Hughes

SpaceX’s Starlink Expands Into Mobile Telecoms, Threatening Terrestrial Rivals

By Bloomberg: SpaceX isn’t just about orbital data centers and off-world colonies. Down here on planet Earth, Elon Musk’s $2 trillion satellite goliath has been talking up its ambitions in mobile telecoms, and investors have started to pay attention.

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2026-09-09T21:37:04.667436-07:00

Satellite LEO Commercial Space

Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Telesat restores commercial Lightspeed capacity with more satellites

By Runway Girl: In growing its planned LEO network to 225 satellites, Telesat has restored the 25% of commercial Lightspeed capacity it previously diverted to defense.

Also: armadainternational.com, pr.com and aero-defence.tech

4 Sources

2026-09-09T17:05:47.350779-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

By SpaceWatch Global: Day one of the first International Space Summit in Paris: 51 announcements, the IRIS² LEO architecture detailed, and Thomas Pesquet named commander of Vast's PAM-6 mission to the ISS.

Also: ESA

2 Sources

2026-09-09T15:15:50.370895-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin, Eleanor Day

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX has rolled Super Heavy Booster 22 out of Mega Bay 1 to Massey’s for cryogenic proof testing. Ship 42 has since joined it there on its second trip to the test site.

1 Source

2026-09-09T13:28:46.538289-07:00

Satellite Europe Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

By SpaceNews.com: ique vidéo du CSG - S. Martin JOHANNESBURG — Two Belarusian nationals and a Lithuanian company they controlled have been convicted of fraudulently obtaining European Union funding to develop high-precision satellite navigation receivers.

1 Source

2026-09-09T15:00:42.898748-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

NASA • Gerelle Q. Dodson

NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program

By NASA: From left, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot and Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, are seated in chairs wearing orange jumpsuits.

Associated Press

Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

NASA

Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall

Also: The Independent and 3 more

7 Sources

2026-09-09T06:55:15.692590-07:00

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Reuters • Joey Roulette, Tim Hepher

2026-09-09T09:20:14.695663-07:00

Greece’s first astronaut to fly to the ISS on Vast private mission in 2027

SpaceX’s Starlink Expands Into Mobile Telecoms, Threatening Terrestrial Rivals

Telesat restores commercial Lightspeed capacity with more satellites

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program

Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall

Amazon lends boost to Europe's Ariane at Paris space gathering

Arianespace wins more Ariane 6 orders amid discussions about increased launch rates

NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

Greek astronaut to fly on Vast private mission to ISS

SpaceX’s Starlink Expands Into Mobile Telecoms, Threatening Terrestrial Rivals

Telesat restores commercial Lightspeed capacity with more satellites

International Space Summit Unveils IRIS² LEO Architecture; Thomas Pesquet Named Commander of Vast ISS Mission

EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

US military practices orbital dogfighting in 1st-ever 'live fly' exercise in space

NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?

OroraTech partners with Eutelsat for infrared satellite monitoring from space

Europe Looks to a Future With Less SpaceX

Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results validate trajectory fix

Stoke Space raises $1 billion to scale its fully reusable Nova rocket

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