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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

MaiaSpace adds RIDE! to launch ecosystem for secondary payloads ahead of maiden flight

MaiaSpace is partnering with RIDE! to offer compatible secondary payload opportunities alongside the company’s primary missions. The agreement expands MaiaSpace’s commercial launch ecosystem ahead of its launcher’s maiden mission, giving satellite customers another potential route to orbit while the new vehicle moves toward initial operations.

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2026-08-25T02:13:22.305767-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Leaf Space Completes Ground Station Install at Spaceport Nova Scotia

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2026-08-25T02:13:22.215917-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Christophe Bosquillon

China Advances Orbital Data Centers as Europe Debates Its Space-Compute Strategy

By SpaceWatch Global: Christophe Bosquillon examines China’s rapid push into orbital data centres, ESPI’s warning for Europe and the growing strategic importance of space compute.

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2026-08-25T01:20:23.274300-07:00

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Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Exclusive: OrbitAID to Launch RPO Demo in 2027

By Payload: “Most RPO demonstrations to date have qualified a single piece of the sequence, either far-range inspection or close-approach maneuvering, in isolation,” he said.

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2026-08-24T22:05:09.008375-07:00

ISS Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

By Space.com: NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna on the International Space Station.

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2026-08-24T21:05:29.513934-07:00

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Associated Press

Russia launches military satellite aboard Soyuz-2.1b rocket

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2026-08-24T18:20:44.553755-07:00

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Reuters • Courtney Rozen

Trump bought shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX in June, financial disclosure shows

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.

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2026-08-24T12:05:49.008793-07:00

Satellite

Via Satellite • Jeffrey Hill

KSAT Rolls Out Demonstration Campaign for Hybrid RF/Optical Network

By Via Satellite: Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is kicking off a “Hyperion” demonstration campaign for its next-generation hybrid radio frequency (RF) and optical.

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2026-08-24T16:35:38.691083-07:00

MaiaSpace adds RIDE! to launch ecosystem for secondary payloads ahead of maiden flight

Leaf Space Completes Ground Station Install at Spaceport Nova Scotia

China Advances Orbital Data Centers as Europe Debates Its Space-Compute Strategy

Exclusive: OrbitAID to Launch RPO Demo in 2027

Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

Russia launches military satellite aboard Soyuz-2.1b rocket

Trump bought shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX in June, financial disclosure shows

KSAT Rolls Out Demonstration Campaign for Hybrid RF/Optical Network

Leaf Space Completes Ground Station Install at Spaceport Nova Scotia

MaiaSpace adds RIDE! to Commercial Ecosystem ahead of its Launcher's Maiden Mission

China Advances Orbital Data Centers as Europe Debates Its Space-Compute Strategy

Exclusive: OrbitAID to Launch RPO Demo in 2027

Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

Russia launches military satellite aboard Soyuz-2.1b rocket

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

Lux Aeterna takes reusable satellite pitch to the Pentagon

CesiumAstro plans first Element satellite launch in October

Small-satellite market moves toward larger, more capable platforms and space-based sensing

China postpones Chang’e-7 lunar south-pole mission hours before launch

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Lands First Stage After Second Orbital Flight, Then Topples

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope nears Aug. 30 launch after final integration and rehearsal milestones

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