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TakeMe2Space to launch India’s first orbital computing satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18

Indian startup TakeMe2Space plans to launch what it describes as the country’s first orbital computing satellite on a SpaceX rocket on Oct. 1. The spacecraft is intended to use AI to process Earth-observation data in orbit, reducing the need to transmit raw imagery back to Earth.

Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

Astronomers Urge UN Action to Curb Satellite Proliferation and Protect the Night Sky

By Space.com: The UN's International Court of Justice could help stop the uncontrolled proliferation of satellites in Earth's orbit, which threatens to erase stars from the sky, astronomers hope.

2026-09-28T03:05:10.772483-07:00
Bloomberg • Konrad Krasuski, Maciej Martewicz

Polish Space Startup Eycore Taps Demand for Satellite Intelligence as Era of ‘Peace Dividend’ Ends

By Bloomberg: Polish space-tech startup Eycore Sp zoo expects its revenue to multiply annually, capitalizing on European governments’ scramble to secure sovereign satellite intelligence.

2026-09-27T23:35:42.719722-07:00
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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship

By Spaceflight Now: SpaceX is poised to send its Starship-Super Heavy rocket to orbit for the first time in program history on Monday, Sept. 28. The orbital launch attempt of the 124-meter-tall (407 ft) rocket comes 18 years after the company’s first launcher, the Falcon 1, reached orbit for the first time.

2026-09-27T17:35:43.678901-07:00
Reuters • Ariba Shahid, Saad Sayeed

China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit

By Reuters: Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless ​as a decision nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China's Tiangong space station.

2026-09-27T18:05:34.737079-07:00
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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever today: Watch it live

By Space.com: SpaceX's Starship megarocket will attempt to go orbital for the first time ever on Monday morning (Sept. 28), and you can watch the historic action live.

2026-09-27T09:05:02.755458-07:00