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China Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Chinese Company Lands Reusable Rocket Booster, Plans Another Flight

A Chinese company has successfully landed a reusable rocket booster and says it will return the vehicle to service for another flight as soon as possible. The milestone points to an active effort to demonstrate booster reuse and accelerate commercial launch operations.

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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.

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2026-08-19T12:21:16.436963-07:00

Satellite Aerial Firefighting Europe

politico.eu • Pieter Haeck

How satellite technology can help Europe battle wildfires

By politico.eu: As summer blazes are again spreading across the continent, satellites can now gather images and data to map damage and detect fires at an early stage.

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2026-08-19T10:13:35.438491-07:00

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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.

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

Satellite Europe Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Yash Roy

Orbital Data Centers Become Europe’s Latest Cosmic Challenge

By Bloomberg: Europe is falling behind the US and China in a global race to move data centers off Earth.

1 Source

2026-08-19T07:36:22.160279-07:00

Satellite Supply Chain Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Doug Anderson, Steve Jordan Tomaszewski

The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience

By SpaceNews.com: America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support.

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2026-08-19T06:15:40.657959-07:00

Satellite Intuitive Machines M&A Commercial Space

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Intuitive Machines purchase of Maxar looks a lot better with 3-satellite order and orbital data center potential

By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — It’s too early to say whether Intuitive Machines’ $853.3-million purchase of large-satellite builder Maxar Space Systems was a good deal.

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2026-08-19T06:05:46.773901-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space NASA

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Chinese Company Lands Reusable Rocket Booster, Plans Another Flight

SpaceX Attempted to Acquire AI Coding Startup Cognition

How satellite technology can help Europe battle wildfires

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

Orbital Data Centers Become Europe’s Latest Cosmic Challenge

The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience

Intuitive Machines purchase of Maxar looks a lot better with 3-satellite order and orbital data center potential

Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon

Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission

Zeno Power reserves a spot on Firefly moon lander to demonstrate its atomic space heater

SpaceX Attempted to Acquire AI Coding Startup Cognition

Another Chinese Company Successfully Lands a Reusable Rocket Booster

How satellite technology can help Europe battle wildfires

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

Orbital Data Centers Become Europe’s Latest Cosmic Challenge

The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience

Space Forge Partners with Texas A&M to Expand Advanced Semiconductor Materials Capacity in the U.S.

As Europe rearms, Italy's fragmented space sector faces a scale test

Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

SpaceX Plans Three Starlink Launches as China Schedules Reusable-Booster Test and Chang’e 7 Lunar Mission

Satellite connectivity buildout advances with Globalstar deployment, IRIS² milestone, Viasat- Rocket Lab contract and ReOrbit R&

United Launch Alliance Names Mark Peller CEO as Vulcan Faces Program Challenges

NASA reworks Voyager power systems to extend interstellar mission into the early 2030s

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