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- Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to form new European company Spaceflight Now · 24 Oct 2025 This new entity would potentially come online in 2027, pending regulatory approval and other logistics. A name for this combination hasn’t been announced.
- SatLeo prepares to launch first thermal-imaging payload SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Indian startup SatLeo Labs is preparing to launch its first thermal-imaging payload early next year. By the end of 2026, the Ahmedabad-based startup intends to launch the first of 12 microsatellites to ga...
- China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 China launched the latest in a series of clandestine satellites Thursday, using the country’s most powerful rocket to send the spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- NASA leadership battle intensifies as Trump weighs Isaacman vs. Duffy NASASpaceflight · 23 Oct 2025 A high-stakes contest for NASA’s next permanent Administrator is unfolding, pitting billionaire private astronaut Jared…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to expend Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite Spaceflight Now · 23 Oct 2025 The SpainSat NG 2 satellite will be flown to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff is scheduled during a four-hour window that opens at 9:30 p.m. EDT (0130 UTC).
- Avio Shareholders Approve €400M Capital Increase European Spaceflight · 23 Oct 2025 Avio shareholders approved a proposal to initiate a €400 million capital increase during an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday. The company’s board was also delegated the authority to execute a future capita...
- The astronaut who filmed the Dream is Alive SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Terry Hart, former NASA astronaut and mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Hart reflects on the triumphs of early shuttle missions, the lesson...
- The next space race will be won at night SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 The first space race was about getting to the moon. Today’s race to the moon and Mars is about staying there.
- Earth from space: Likouala-aux-Herbes river, Congo ESA · 23 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- FutureEO at ESA’s Ministerial Council 2025 ESA · 23 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency’s Council at Ministerial Level is the time for bold vision and decisive action. In November, ESA’s Member States, Associate States, and Cooperating States will unite to elevate Europe’s role in...
- Wrapping up a record-breaking edition of ESA Open Days 2025 ESA · 23 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Europe must build its own critical infrastructure SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 Amazon Web Services, or AWS, is the largest cloud provider in the United Kingdom. It holds between 40 and 50% of the market for Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and its technology underpins the National Health Service, the M...
- Cyprus joins European Space Agency as an Associate Member ESA · 23 Oct 2025 The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency, and is expected to become an Associate Member in the coming months.
- Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine space businesses SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 Three of Europe’s largest aerospace companies have agreed to combine their space businesses into a new joint venture intended to better compete in the global market.
- Condensation defying gravity ESA · 23 Oct 2025 From dew at dawn to a foggy mirror after a shower, condensation is part of our daily lives on Earth. In space, microgravity alters how heat flows through gases and liquids, a potential enemy for spacecraft electronics ne...
- ArianeGroup Awards €1.5M Contract to Réaltra for Ariane 6 Video Telemetry European Spaceflight · 23 Oct 2025 Irish space electronics company Réaltra Space Systems Engineering has been awarded a €1.5 million contract by ArianeGroup to supply seven Independent Video Kits (VIKIs) that will provide live onboard video telemetry duri...
- Ion-X to supply upgraded thruster for Univity’s VLEO 5G constellation SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 France-based propulsion startup Ion-X announced Oct. 23 it will provide an upgraded version of its electrospray thruster to Univity, a three-year-old French venture planning 1500 small 5G broadband satellites in VLEO.
- Hungary signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 Hungary has become the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords, outlining norms of behavior for sustainable space exploration.
- Quantum Space to launch first spacecraft in mid-2026 SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 Quantum Space says it plans to launch its first Ranger spacecraft in mid-2026 to demonstrate its capabilities for national security missions.
- Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 Venus developed a rotating detonation rocket engine with potential applications in hypersonic missiles and space launch vehicles
- Relativity completes Terran R thrust section, continues testing ahead of first launch NASASpaceflight · 22 Oct 2025 While SpaceX’s Falcon family continues to demonstrate reliable reuse of its first stages and fairings,…
- Eutelsat’s LEO Revenues Surge as its GEO Business Slows European Spaceflight · 22 Oct 2025 French satellite operator Eutelsat announced its first quarter 2025–26 financial results on 21 October, posting strong growth in its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity segment. However, total revenues for the quar...
- The lunar mining gold rush is coming – and success requires bridging two worlds SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 Traditional mining expertise plus space startup innovation will equal the winning formula for lunar resource extraction.
- Vantor satellites track space objects in ‘blind spots’ inaccessible to military ground sensors SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business is also known as non-Earth imagery
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 22 Oct 2025 The Starlink 11-5 mission will be the 95th flight in 2025 supporting the low Earth orbit internet constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:16 a.m. PDT (10:16 a.m. EDT / 1416 UT...
- Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander.
- Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘health index’ ESA · 22 Oct 2025 The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the future. To this end, the European Space Agency (ESA) is adding...
- Lynk Global and Omnispace to merge in race for direct-to-device satellite spectrum SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile in shoring up satellite frequencies after initially relying...
- Startup takes on space-based missile defense — with its own cash SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 Satellite manufacturer Apex is planning a high-stakes demonstration of interceptor technology in orbit
- Samara Aerospace pointing technology to be tested in orbit SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Samara Aerospace’s patented satellite-pointing technology will soon be tested in orbit on an Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicle launching on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare. In ground-based testin...
- Elon Musk just declared war on NASA’s acting administrator, apparently Ars Technica · 21 Oct 2025 "Sean said that NASA might benefit from being part of the Cabinet."
- NASA Opens Competition for Artemis III Lunar Lander NASASpaceflight · 21 Oct 2025 NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy revealed that the agency is reopening the contract for the…
- Analysts question Germany’s request for defensive and inspector satellites SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2025 LONDON — The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking to purchase satellites capable of jamming other spacecraft and inspecting objects in space, and it wants to do so on tight deadlines. But experts are skeptical whethe...
- EU to Roll Out European Space Shield Initiative in 2026 European Spaceflight · 21 Oct 2025 As part of its Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030, the European Commission has unveiled the European Space Shield, a new initiative aimed at protecting space assets and services against “growing threats.” During a Joint Comm...
- Taiwan should build a space-enabled kill web, not big warships SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2025 As part of a broader modernization effort, United States defense assistance should focus on freeing Taiwan’s senior military leadership from outdated paradigms by embedding multi-domain operations, joint training and cam...
- Orion installed on SLS as Artemis 2 preparations continue during shutdown SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2025 The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 2 mission has been installed on its Space Launch System rocket as preparations for the circumlunar flight continue despite a government shutdown.
- Starlink mini lasers to link Muon Space satellites for near real-time connectivity SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2025 SpaceX is supplying optical terminals to Muon Space, the four-year-old Californian manufacturer said Oct. 21, enabling its future Halo satellites to use the Starlink broadband constellation as a global data-relay network...
- ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity ESA · 21 Oct 2025 Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Building upon the success of an experiment for a new type of antenna termin...
- Coming Soon: ESA Student Internships 2026 ESA · 21 Oct 2025 Are you ready to take your first step into the space sector? The countdown has begun for the launch of the European Space Agency's 2026 Student Internship Programme, and you could be part of it. Applications open the fir...
- Landspace begins final preparations for China’s first orbital launch and landing attempt SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2025 Launch startup Landspace is in the final stages of preparations for the first launch of its Zhuque-3 rocket and a potentially landmark mission for China.