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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 better 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.