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Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Stoke Space advances Nova toward potential 2026 debut with vehicle mating and engine completion

Stoke Space has completed first-stage engines and conducted second-stage fit checks for Nova, its fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle. The milestones, including vehicle mating, mark further progress toward the startup’s potential 2026 maiden launch as attention remains focused on SpaceX’s Starship program.

2026-08-19T14:05:16.563332-07:00
Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   NASA  
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost

By SpaceNews.com: Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory.

Also: Space.com, Reuters, Aerospace America, douglasmmessier.substack.com, Space Policy Online, NBC News, CNN, The Independent and CBS News
2026-08-19T12:40:44.639330-07:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Another Chinese Company Successfully Lands a Reusable Rocket Booster

By Ars Technica: We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible.".

2026-08-19T11:49:53.544687-07:00
AI   M&A   Commercial Space  
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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow, Natasha Mascarenhas, Rebecca Torrence

SpaceX Attempted to Acquire AI Coding Startup Cognition

By Bloomberg: SpaceX approached artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. about a potential acquisition, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would have been its second large takeover in recent months to gain ground in the AI race.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Yahoo Finance
2026-08-19T12:21:16.436963-07:00
Satellite  
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SpaceNews.com • Moog Inc.

Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions

By SpaceNews.com: East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces a new, High Delta-V configuration for its METEORITE (ESPA) class satellite bus to deliver greater flexibility, more maneuvering capability, and higher thrust for targeted missions.

2026-08-19T08:52:34.636213-07:00