Associated Press
Russia launched a military satellite aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket, adding another mission to the country’s military space activity. The launch highlights the continuing role of Soyuz vehicles in deploying payloads for national-security applications.
Via Satellite
• Jeffrey Hill
By Via Satellite: Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is kicking off a “Hyperion” demonstration campaign for its next-generation hybrid radio frequency (RF) and optical.
Reuters
• Courtney Rozen
By Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump invested as much as $50,000 in Elon Musk's SpaceX in June, according to a public financial disclosure, giving him a financial stake in a major government contractor run by his former adviser.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Lux Aeterna, a startup developing satellites designed to return from orbit and fly again, is turning to the United States military market, pitching reusable spacecraft as a way for the Space Force to deploy, recover and redeploy orbital assets.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year. You can watch the action live.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: CesiumAstro plans to launch a satellite in October that will be a precursor to the company’s planned constellation of more than 700 spacecraft.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA is planning specific adaptations to Ariane 6 for future Argonaut lunar missions that will carry radioisotope power systems.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
SpaceWatch Global
• James Hydzik
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Associated Press
• Aug. 19, Xinhua News Agency