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• Jason Rainbow
Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, 6:31 AM PDT
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SpaceNews.com
• SpaceNews Editor
AI, Sovereignty and Next‑Generation Satellites: Industry and Policy Implications
By SpaceNews.com: AI, sovereignty and the next generation of satellites.
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Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Axiom Launches Global Space Research Alliance
By Payload: Uncover the plans of the Axiom Space University Alliance to tackle research challenges and support the transition to commercial space stations.
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Space.com
• Mike Wall
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on 117th Falcon 9 flight of 2025; booster logs seventh mission after X‑37B launch
By Space.com: It was the seventh launch and landing for this particular booster, which previously sent the U.S. Space Force's robotic X-37B space plane to orbit on its latest mission.
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TechCrunch
• Aria Alamalhodaei
Icarus raises $6.1M to free astronauts from onboard logistics with embodied-AI robots
By TechCrunch: Icarus Robotics wants to liberate astronauts from time-sucking logistics labor.
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Space.com
• Mike Wall
Blue Origin resumes New Shepard flights with 35th uncrewed launch today — live at 9 a.m. ET
By Space.com: Liftoff of the uncrewed mission occurred at 9:01 a.m. EDT today (Sept. 18).
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Astra plans mid-2026 first launch of Rocket 4
By SpaceNews.com: Astra is targeting next summer for the first flight of its Rocket 4 vehicle as the company prepares to reenter the launch market.
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Reuters
• Joey Roulette
Northrop Grumman, NASA fix software safeguard that shut down cargo craft engine; ISS docking set for Thursday
By Reuters: NASA on Wednesday night resumed plans to moor an uncrewed cargo craft to the International Space Station after resolving an early engine-shutdown issue it said was caused by a "conservative safeguard" in the vehicle's software settings.
