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NASA Spaceflight • Eleanor Day

Expedition 75 Begins ISS Upgrade Campaign With Solar-Array and Antenna Work

Expedition 75 officially began after Soyuz MS-28 departed the International Space Station, with the crew focused on upgrading the station’s solar arrays and communications antennas. NASA has also scheduled additional spacewalks for maintenance, including live coverage of the work outside the orbiting laboratory.

2026-08-26T13:50:33.167353-07:00
Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

TraCSS Traffic Coordination System Remains in Pilot Mode Due to Budget 'Uncertainty'

By Via Satellite: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – The Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic management system, known as TraCSS, has onboarded more than 70 satellite owners and operators and more than 10 nations — but remains in the pilot phase due to budget “uncertainty,” an OSC official said Wednesday during the Small Satellite Conference.

2026-08-26T15:50:52.795928-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space  
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Via Satellite • Jeffrey Hill

NOAA Contracts Muon Space, Weather Stream, and Spire for TMATE Project

By Via Satellite: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded contracts on Wednesday to Muon Space, Orbital Micro Systems doing business as (DBA) Weather Stream, and Spire Global to develop new weather satellite instruments for NOAA’s Temperature and Moisture Advanced Technology Evolution (TMATE) project.

2026-08-26T11:33:36.053803-07:00
Satellite   North America   Defense Budgets & Spending   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization  
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SpaceNews.com • Wesley Wark

The Lightspeed gamble and Canadian sovereignty

By SpaceNews.com: The Canadian government is moving rapidly to create sovereign defense capabilities in space. It has just thrown a big financial lifeline to Telesat Canada to help ensure the success of its projected “Lightspeed” telecommunications satellite constellation.

2026-08-26T09:10:48.997568-07:00
Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Panel warns of growing threats to smallsat constellations

By SpaceNews.com: SALT LAKE CITY – Small satellites face growing threats because potential adversaries recognize their expanding role in providing communication, Earth-observation and navigation services, a panel of satellite and cybersecurity experts said at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference.

2026-08-26T08:50:49.573516-07:00
China   Satellite   Moon   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Long March 6C launches 7 satellites, Chang’e-7 rocket rolled back to assembly building

By SpaceNews.com: INKI — China sent seven satellites into orbit Monday, while the Long March 5 rocket to launch Chang’e-7 has been rolled back and faces a year delay.

2026-08-26T06:50:59.186621-07:00
Satellite   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Commercial Space  
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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

GomSpace reports stronger Q2 results while managing risk from unpaid constellation customer

By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Small-satellite manufacturer GomSpace reported increased revenue and EBITDA for the three months ending June 30 and an increased cash balance and said it took additional steps to minimize risk from a large constellation customer that has not paid its bills.

2026-08-26T09:37:00.598666-07:00