The FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation. US President Biden has nominated Mike Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The US Government Accountability Office reports NASA’s Space Launch System as “unaffordable”, and more.

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Selected Reading

FAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation- FAA.gov

Diverse Leaders Applaud President Biden’s Nomination of Michael G. Whitaker for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration- The White House

NASA’s mega moon rocket is ‘unaffordable,’ according to accountability report- CNN

ULA Atlas V NROL-107 SEP 09, 2023 08:51 AM (SILENTBARKER)

Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Next Capella Space Mission- Business Wire

South Africa Joins China’s International Lunar Research Station - SANSA 

10 African teenagers' paintings displayed in the China Space Station- CGTN

Eutelsat partners with Karista's Spacetech fund- Press Release

SpinLaunch and Sumitomo Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Commercialization of Sustainable, Low-Cost Space Solutions- Business Newswire

Pixxel and SkyFi join forces for easy access to Earth Observation data- Press Release

Ball Aerospace Completes Testing on Space Systems Command Operational Weather Monitoring Satellite- PR Newswire

US Space Force eyes partnerships for tactical satellite communications- C4ISRNET

Journey of Discovery: Space Dynamics Lab-Built AWE Instrument Prepares for Launch at Space Center- USU 

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