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What changed in aerospace regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed mandatory inspections for specific Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Read at forbes.com ↗03
On September 14, 2026, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink officially acknowledged that the United States possesses operational space control weapons in orbit.
Read at justsecurity.org ↗04
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted Boeing an exemption to produce 35 additional 777 freighter aircraft past the January 1, 2028, international deadline for engine emissions standards.
Read at freightwaves.com ↗05
The European Space Restrictions Task Force (RTF) held its 11th meeting on 9 September 2026 to discuss chemical restrictions under EU REACH and POPs regulations.
Read at eurospace.org ↗06
The UK government released a new national space strategy on September 8, 2026, committing over £7.8 billion in funding through 2029/30.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in aerospace this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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The AI drone startup Tekever has raised $580 million in a new funding round, bringing its total valuation to $6.4 billion.
Read at techstartups.com ↗08
Portuguese defence and aerospace company TEKEVER has raised $580 million in a Series D funding round, reaching a valuation of $6.4 billion.
Read at tech.eu ↗09
Seattle-based satellite startup Hubble Network raised $200 million in a new funding round.
Read at techmeme.com ↗What products launched in aerospace this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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NASA and Boeing will hold a news conference on September 28, 2026, to discuss the development of the Starliner spacecraft and future crew flight plans.
Read at nasa.gov ↗11
Google plans to launch its Suncatcher AI data center into orbit on October 1, 2026.
Read at techstartups.com ↗12
Russia is deploying thousands of new Geran-5 turbojet drones to attack targets in Ukraine.
Read at businessinsider.com ↗13
Stratospheric platform providers Aalto HAPS and Sceye are advancing toward commercial service with strategic support from Japanese partners.
Read at spaceintelreport.com ↗14
Google is launching its Project Suncatcher prototype satellite into low Earth orbit next week via a SpaceX Transporter-18 mission.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗15
Google is scheduled to launch a satellite equipped with its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on October 1, 2026.
Read at theverge.com ↗16
NASA has selected the PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics) space telescope as the first mission in its new Probe Explorers class.
Read at nasa.gov ↗17
GHGSat announced the development of a second-generation satellite capable of detecting methane leaks as small as 50 kilograms per hour, scheduled for launch in early 2028.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗8 of 16 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in aerospace this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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The SpaceQ Canadian Space Index rose 1.6% to 103.17 for the week ending September 25, 2026.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗19
Finnish defense technology company Sensofusion has announced plans to launch an initial public offering on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Read at wsj.com ↗20
On September 22, 2026, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest purchased 359,612 shares of Rocket Lab for $25.13 million.
Read at thestreet.com ↗21
SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell filed to sell 342,170 shares of SpaceX stock, valued at approximately $51.96 million, according to an SEC Form 144 filed on September 22, 2026.
Read at thestreet.com ↗22
Starting September 21, 2026, SpaceX will see its weighting in the Nasdaq-100 index increase from 1.28% to 2.82%.
Read at thestreet.com ↗23
MDA Space received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange on September 21, 2026, to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding shares.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗24
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg announced on September 16, 2026, at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference that the company is facing production delays for the 737 Max program due to wing manufacturing bottlenecks in Renton, Washington.
Read at thestreet.com ↗25
Financial influencer Vivian Tu advised against buying into IPOs in her September 23 podcast episode, citing the risks of price volatility.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What research was published in aerospace this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Scientists have published two studies suggesting that Earth-like microbes could survive in the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Read at 404media.co ↗27
Researchers led by William Orsi from Ludwig-Maximilian University have demonstrated that methanogen microbes from the Okinawa trough near Japan can survive in laboratory-simulated conditions mimicking the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon, Enceladus.
Read at theguardian.com ↗28
NASA, in collaboration with Colorado State University and Boston University, will conduct low-altitude research flights under the FarmFlux mission to measure agricultural emissions.
Read at nasa.gov ↗29
The XPRIZE Wildfire competition concluded on September 23, 2026, with finalists showcasing technologies for space-based fire detection and autonomous firefighting.
Read at arstechnica.com ↗30
Researchers Xi Yang and Anna Mittelholz from ETH Zurich identified a 60-kilometer-wide magnetized rock in the Dewar region on the Moon's far side.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗31
A NASA working group of experts reviewed data on decompression sickness (DCS), venous thromboembolism (VTE), and patent foramen ovale (PFO) risks for Artemis missions.
Read at nasa.gov ↗32
The US Navy is developing new methods to translate human-generated battle plans into actionable orders for autonomous aircraft.
Read at businessinsider.com ↗33
NASA successfully completed the Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed flight to the Moon since the Apollo era, with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗8 of 10 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What incidents and outages hit aerospace this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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The Danish Defence Intelligence Service warned on September 24, 2026, that Russia may launch limited military attacks or long-range strikes against Nato countries in the coming months.
Read at theguardian.com ↗What partnerships were announced in aerospace this week?
Partnerships, integrations and joint projects announced this week.
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Côte d’Ivoire has officially signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the ninth African nation to join the international space exploration framework.
Read at spaceinafrica.com ↗36
Côte d’Ivoire became the 75th signatory of the Artemis Accords on September 24, 2026, during a ceremony at the Africa Space Expo in Abidjan.
Read at nasa.gov ↗37
Ethereal Space, Inc. has been awarded Task Order 1 under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program.
Read at spacenews.com ↗38
TRL11 has been selected to develop advanced imaging technology for the SR-1 Freedom spacecraft.
Read at payloadspace.com ↗39
Exolaunch has secured its first Starfall mission, marking a new milestone for the company.
Read at payloadspace.com ↗40
Montreal-based RSAT Space Inc. has signed a formal distribution agreement to sell launch services for South Korean rocket developer INNOSPACE in Canada.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗41
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on September 20, 2026, to direct their respective space agencies and defence ministries to collaborate on space-launch and ground infrastructure.
Read at spaceq.ca ↗42
The U.S. Department of Defense has granted SpaceX exclusive access to classified space tracking data from the High Accuracy Catalog.
Read at breakingdefense.com ↗8 of 9 partnerships events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What people moved in and out of aerospace roles this week?
Executive appointments and departures reported this week.
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NASA has announced the crew assignments for the SpaceX Crew-14 mission to the International Space Station, scheduled to launch no earlier than spring 2027.
Read at nasa.gov ↗What else happened in aerospace this week?
Developments from the week that fit none of the other sections.
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Iranian customs data indicates that Chinese entities have completed thousands of shipments of components used in drones and missiles to Iran.
Read at wsj.com ↗45
Documents obtained by POLITICO reveal that a Chinese state-owned firm is supplying components to a Russian military producer for kamikaze drone manufacturing.
Read at politico.eu ↗2 of 17 other developments events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.