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Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, 1:33 PM PDT
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Adel Al‑Saleh on Why an SES–Intelsat Combination Would Fuel Scale‑Up
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U.S. and U.K. Space Commands Conduct First Joint On‑Orbit Satellite Maneuvers
By SpaceNews.com: U.S., UK Space Commands execute first joint satellite maneuvers U.S., UK Space Commands execute first joint satellite maneuvers.

Saltzman urges holistic space‑domain awareness: service must better detect, track and recover 'lost' on‑orbit objects
By Breaking Defense: The service needs to more detect and track on-orbit activity, and find objects that have been "lost" to its surveillance network, Chief of Space Operations Gen .

Blue Origin retires New Shepard capsule after nearly eight years and 12 uncrewed flights
By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin is retiring a New Shepard capsule that flew a dozen uncrewed missions over nearly eight years.

PLD Space Wins ESA (ESTEC) GNC Contract to Develop 'HALCON' Hybrid Navigation for Reusable Launchers
By SpaceWatch Global: ESTEC has selected PLD Space for its first GNC contract to develop HALCON, a new hybrid navigation software for reusable launch vehicles.

Hayabusa2 Heads to Smallest Asteroid Ever Visited — Comparable in Size to 2013 Chelyabinsk Meteoroid
By Space.com: The asteroid is of a similar size as the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013.

Educating customers may be half the battle for nascent hyperspectral sector
By SpaceNews.com: Educating customers may be half the battle for nascent hyperspectral sector.