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- Latin America’s Space Momentum Takes Center Stage at LATSAT 2025 SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2025 A Region in Motion The global space sector is evolving faster than ever, with new technologies, shifting geopolitics, and fresh investment cycles redefining what “doing space” means. Amid this transformation, […]
- Capitol Hill is abuzz with talk of the “Athena” plan for NASA Ars Technica · 3 Nov 2025 The Athena plan lays out a blueprint for Isaacman's tenure at NASA.
- Sentinel-1D and Ariane 6 ready for liftoff ESA · 3 Nov 2025 The Sentinel-1D satellite is in position on the launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana – ready for liftoff on board the Ariane 6 launcher.
- Johns Hopkins, SpaceNews launch discussion series focused on the future of space exploration SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2025 A panel of leading space industry executives will explore the trajectory of space technology over the next decade, examining how the long-imagined future depicted in comic books and science fiction […]
- Vast completes Haven-1 structural testing, launches pathfinder mission NASASpaceflight · 3 Nov 2025 With NASA set to decommission the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, Vast is racing…
- Why the moon is not the South China Sea: reframing lunar space ahead of the next ‘race’ SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2025 As the world watches the push for crewed lunar missions, it is tempting to frame the unfolding dynamic between the United States and China as a modern-day space race, with the lunar surface as the stage for a sovereignty...
- China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2025 China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date.
- On the eve of the ISS’s 25th anniversary, humanity stares down a gap in its presence in space SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2025 On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. On board were Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd. They we...
- Ready to launch your career? ESA Student Internships 2026 are now open! ESA · 3 Nov 2025 Space is within reach! The European Space Agency is inviting students to apply for its 2026 Student Internship Programme. Whether you're into engineering, science, IT, business, economics or social sciences, there’s a pl...
- OHB to Acquire TechniSat Plant to Expand Production Capacity European Spaceflight · 3 Nov 2025 German satellite manufacturer OHB has committed to purchasing the TechniSat plant in Schöneck, which was slated to close by the end of the year. The company plans to utilize the facility for the mass production of electr...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy November 2-8, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 Nov 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of November 2-8, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week.
- Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2025 Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, California, announced in March that it planned to acquire Munich-headquartered Mynaric for about $150 million
- SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2025 SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included technology demonstration satellites for space stations and orbital data centers.
- Live coverage: Commercial space station demo, data center precursor to launch on SpaceX Bandwagon mission Spaceflight Now · 1 Nov 2025 SpaceX will fly 18 payloads to a mid-inclination orbit including an intelligence-gathering satellite for the military of South Korea. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 1:09 a.m. EDT (05...
- Starship Block 3 and HLS: The Path to Get Back to the Moon NASASpaceflight · 1 Nov 2025 Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of…
- Latvia signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2025 Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries.
- Thales Alenia Space Clears Key Milestone for In-Orbit Servicing Demo European Spaceflight · 1 Nov 2025 A group of companies led by Thales Alenia Space has completed the System Preliminary Design Review for Italy’s In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) demonstration mission, funded through the government’s €191.5-billion National Recov...
- Semiconductor startup to fly payloads on Falcon 9 boosters SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 A startup plans to test technology to produce semiconductors in space on a series of Falcon 9 launches using payloads attached to the rocket’s booster.
- Shenzhou-21 completes rapid docking with Tiangong space station 3.5 hours after launch SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 China’s latest crewed mission arrived at the Tiangong space station Friday, just 3.5 hours after launch from Jiuquan spaceport in the Gobi Desert.
- China Launches New Space Station Crew SpacePolicyOnline.com · 31 Oct 2025 China launched a new three-person crew to their Tiangong-3 space station today. Shenzhou-21 lifted off at 11:44 am EDT and arrived at the space station about three hours later where
- Kyivstar prepares to expand Starlink Direct to Cell testing across Ukraine SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said Oct. 31 it is preparing to test SpaceX’s Starlink Direct to Cell service across most of the country, excluding border areas, active combat zones and territories occupied by Russian forces.
- For clues to the future of military space, look in the air SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Logistics, from satellite life extension to in-space assembly, will become common elements of future military operations, according to speakers at the MilSat Symposium here. “The way the space dom...
- Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this” Ars Technica · 31 Oct 2025 "We could see another transformation of what’s done in space."
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 100th Starlink flight of 2025 Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2025 SpaceX has launched more than 2,500 of its satellites so far this year. It’s targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday during a window that opens at 1:41 p.m. PDT (4:41...
- Week in images: 27-31 October 2025 ESA · 31 Oct 2025 Week in images: 27-31 October 2025
- Turning up the heat in ESA’s Astronaut Reserve Training ESA · 31 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Resources, reactors and rivalries will decide the new moon race SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 A new race to the moon is underway; not merely to erect flags, but to prospect for and extract water and helium-3, establish nuclear power plants and capitalize on the economic and strategic advantages that will shape th...
- Blue Origin test-fires New Glenn ahead of second launch SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 Blue Origin test-fired its second New Glenn rocket Oct. 30, one of the final milestones before a launch expected in November.
- Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster ESA · 31 Oct 2025 What began with tragedy ended in triumph. This is the untold story of the European Space Agency’s pioneering 25-year Cluster mission to study how invisible solar storms impact Earth's environment.
- China prepares to launch crewed Shenzhou-21 mission NASASpaceflight · 31 Oct 2025 China is preparing to send its tenth crew to the Tiangong space station. This will…
- Rocket Report: China’s Moon rocket to debut soon; ArcaSpace is back—sort of Ars Technica · 31 Oct 2025 “I do think we’re rapidly approaching the point where it will be a significant impact."
- European Commission weighs inviting Ukraine to Europe’s GOVSATCOM platform SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 Krakow — The European Commission on Oct. 28 proposed that EU member states approve talks with Ukraine on its participation in its government satellite communication program, known as GOVSATCOM. The European Union’s GOVSA...
- Earth from Space: Ghostly lake ESA · 31 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Flickering flame: spooky spirits or serious science? ESA · 31 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- EnduroSat Secures $104M in New Funding to Boost Production Capacity European Spaceflight · 31 Oct 2025 Bulgarian satellite manufacturer EnduroSat has secured $104 million in new funding to ramp up its small satellite manufacturing capacity. EnduroSat was founded in 2015, and in late 2023, after closing a $10 million Serie...
- Bolden, Bridenstine Share Their Views on Artemis SpacePolicyOnline.com · 31 Oct 2025 Two former NASA administrators are weighing in on the Artemis program and whether the U.S. will get back to the Moon before Chinese taikonauts arrive. Charlie Bolden and his successor
- Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2025 Blue Origin lit up a pocket of Florida's Space Coast Thursday night when it hot fired its New Glenn rocket for an engine test lasting roughly 40 seconds in duration.
- SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2025 SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on its Starship lander for Artemis.
- China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2025 Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of space domain awareness and satellite computing solutions.
- Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2025 Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, making borrowing cheaper for a capital-intensive industry alrea...