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- ESA Expands Global Presence with First Office in Japan European Spaceflight · 28 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency has announced the opening of its first satellite office in Japan as the agency looks to deepen its cooperation with the country. Japan and Europe’s space cooperation predates even ESA, with the...
- The Red Spider Nebula, caught by Webb ESA · 28 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA establishes presence in Tokyo to strengthen strategic partnership with Japan ESA · 28 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency has announced it is establishing a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, its first in Asia.
- Federating Europe’s Earth Observation Ground Segment: The DOMINO-E Proof of Concept SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2025 As Europe prepares its next generation of Earth-Observation (EO) missions, a less visible but equally strategic challenge unfolds on the ground — how to manage the growing complexity of satellite […]
- Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Caribbean ESA · 28 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Watch live: Sentinel-1D launch on Ariane 6 ESA · 28 Oct 2025 The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite, with Sentinel-1D now ready for liftoff. Launch will take place with an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and live coverage will be shown on...
- Malaysia and the Philippines sign Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2025 Malaysia and the Philippines have signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for space exploration.
- Launch Roundup: China to launch crew to Tiangong, India to launch new naval satellite NASASpaceflight · 27 Oct 2025 Six missions comprise the worldwide launch manifest this week, including a crewed launch from China…
- Voyager Technologies Acquires ExoTerra Resources SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — Voyager Technologies announced the acquisition Oct. 27 of propulsion-system developer ExoTerra Resource. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re amplifying our collective mission capability with ExoT...
- Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing ESA · 27 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Melissa set to be the strongest hurricane to ever strike Jamaica Ars Technica · 27 Oct 2025 Storm reached sustained winds of 160 mph on Monday morning.
- ArianeGroup to Transfer Responsibility for Vinci Assembly to German Subsidiary European Spaceflight · 27 Oct 2025 ArianeGroup will transfer responsibility for the assembly of Ariane 6 Vinci upper-stage engines from Vernon, France, to Lampoldshausen, Germany. The agreement, signed on 24 October, will also see the transfer of responsi...
- MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 Networking specialist MTN has launched a service that enables SpaceX’s Starlink LEO satellites to operate as part of a privately secured communications system, giving businesses a way to link remote sites without using t...
- Space is a warfighting domain. We need wartime urgency for procurement reform. SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 When America embarked on the journey to build the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II, President Roosevelt had a simple instruction: “speed, speed, speed.” His emphasis on speed spurred on the production of lethal, mass...
- Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforcing one of the L-band operator’s core strengths as SpaceX’s Starlink en...
- China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.
- HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, revealing previously unknown details about the spacecraft.
- From Analyst to AI Orchestrator: Evolving Roles in the Age of Autonomy SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 The defense and intelligence community is entering a new era of autonomy, one defined by AI-driven workflows that are reshaping how we handle geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). Agents are beginning to […]
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 26 Oct 2025 This will be the 98th launch of Starlink satellites in 2025. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of the Starlink 11-21 mission from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 2:12 p.m. PDT (5:12 p.m. EDT / 2112 UTC).
- What’s Happening in Space Policy October 26-November 1, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Oct 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 26-November 1, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this
- Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026 SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2025 Astrobotic Technology says it now plans to launch its large lunar lander carrying a commercial rover no earlier than mid-2026.
- Kymeta to supply flat-panel satellite antennas to U.S. Army SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2025 In a pilot program, the 4th Infantry Division will use Kymeta’s Osprey u8 terminals designed to communicate with both low Earth orbit and geostationary satellites
- H3 launches first HTV-X cargo spacecraft SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2025 Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, with potential applications beyond low Earth orbit.
- JAXA’s HTV-X1 set to launch to ISS aboard H3 Rocket NASASpaceflight · 25 Oct 2025 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to launch its advanced HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 25 Oct 2025 This will be the 230th launch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of the Starlink 10-21 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a window that opens at 10:05 a.m. E...
- Unions’ Reactions Mixed to Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo Merger European Spaceflight · 25 Oct 2025 With the announcement that Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their space businesses into a single company, trade unions representing the affected workers have given mixed r...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 24 Oct 2025 The mission is poised to featured the 160th landing of a booster on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. PDT (10:20 a.m. EDT / 1420 U...
- Starbase Pad 1 ends an era, enters preparations for the next phase NASASpaceflight · 24 Oct 2025 After 11 Flights and many tests, the booster test stand turned launch mount has reached…
- Global Defense Satcom Commercial Service Revenues Positioned to Skyrocket Past $8.6 Billion by 2034 SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2025 NGSO systems drive explosive growth as satellite connectivity becomes mission-critical for modern defense operations Paris, France [October, 2025] – Novaspace has released the first edition of its Satellite Communication...
- Week in images: 20-24 October 2025 ESA · 24 Oct 2025 Week in images: 20-24 October 2025
- A soft power strategy to preserve non-sovereignty from Chinese land claims on the moon SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2025 The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new space race, reminiscent of the days of Apollo. Similar to Apollo and the space race with the Soviet Union, the principle...
- Vinci test motor for Ariane 6 to be assembled at DLR test centre ESA · 24 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Vinci motor for Ariane 6 to be assembled at DLR test centre ESA · 24 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Vinci motor for Ariane 6 to be assembled at DLR test centre ESA · 24 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Second Space Resources Challenge: from concept to reality at LUNA ESA · 24 Oct 2025 Last year, ESA invited innovators across Europe to join the second Space Resources Challenge, a competition designed to accelerate technologies that will help humankind live and work sustainably on the Moon.
- Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2025 Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
- Focusing on NGC 3370 ESA · 24 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo Agree to Create European Space Behemoth European Spaceflight · 24 Oct 2025 European aerospace giants Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their respective space businesses into a single new company. Ownership will be shared among the three parent fir...
- ESA finalizing ministerial package SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2025 ESA is putting the final touches on a package of programs worth 22 billion euros for next month’s ministerial conference, despite U.S. budget uncertainty and removal of one mission.
- Iridium pulls $1 billion 2030 service revenue goal amid SpaceX’s D2D push SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2025 Iridium’s shares closed down more than 7% Oct. 23 after the satellite operator lowered its full-year service revenue outlook again, while withdrawing its $1 billion target for 2030 amid mounting competition from SpaceX.