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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Blackswan Space raises $2.9 million for satellite rendezvous payload ahead of 2028 refueling demo

Lithuania’s Blackswan Space has raised approximately $2.9 million in seed funding to develop a rendezvous and proximity operations payload. Orbit Fab plans to use the technology in what it describes as Europe’s first in-space satellite refueling demonstration, targeted for 2028.

2026-09-30T01:21:10.643155-07:00
Europe   LEO   ESA   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Airbus  
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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

ESA announces leaders for studies on crewed European space stations

By SpaceNews.com: BURG – The European Space Agency has selected consortia led by Airbus Defence and Space and OHB to carry out parallel studies for a future European-led space station in low Earth orbit.

Also: European Spaceflight and douglasmmessier.substack.com
2026-09-29T10:23:28.855644-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Debris & Traffic Management   NASA  
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

NASA: Satellite industry practices for battery passivation to prevent orbital debris are confused and insufficient

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — A NASA workshop with industry on preventing satellite batteries from exploding and creating orbital debris concluded that commercial industry, whose satellite buses NASA now regularly uses, uses techniques that fell short of NASA recommendations.

2026-09-29T11:35:40.417910-07:00
Satellite   Leadership   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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SpaceNews.com • Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital Names Jamin Brown Chief Operating Officer

By SpaceNews.com: IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2026 – Terran Orbital , a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced the appointment of Jamin Brown as Chief Operating Officer (COO) .

Also: Via Satellite and govconwire.com
2026-09-29T11:00:47.736798-07:00
ISS   Satellite   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Space Network lines up $150 million in pre-orders for decentralized satellite network

By SpaceNews.com: Space Network has secured a $50 million binding pre-order from a renewable energy infrastructure developer in the Philippines for capacity from its planned network of independently owned broadband satellites, the startup announced Sept.

Also: SpaceQ, Euronews and indianstartupnews.com
2026-09-29T06:23:49.480696-07:00