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- SmallSat Education Conference Aerospace Education Event for Educators, Parents, and Students (Middle School, High School, College) SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025 The 4th Annual SmallSat Education Conference will take place on Saturday. Oct. 25 10am-5pm to Sunday Oct. 26, 2025 10am to 1pm at the Center for Space Education at Kennedy […]
- SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2025 This was the fifth and final flight of this iteration of the rocket, which has been marred by a number of setbacks. The first Starship Version 3 is expected to debut in 2026.
- Another Successful Starship Test Flight as SpaceX Readies a New Version SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Oct 2025 SpaceX achieved a second successful Starship test flight in a row this evening. Integrated Flight Test-11 or IFT-11 lifted off from Starbase, Texas and splashed down in the Indian Ocean
- Starship successfully completes 11th flight test SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025 SpaceX successfully completed the final flight of version 2 of Starship on Oct. 13, performing in-flight tests as the company prepares to introduce an upgraded version of the reusable rocket.
- JPL Lays Off Another 550 Workers SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Oct 2025 The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off another 550 workers beginning tomorrow. JPL Director David Gallagher said the move is due to an ongoing reorganization that began in July, not
- Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote sensing test satellite into orbit.
- More layoffs at JPL SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lay off 550 employees this week, the latest round of job cuts at the space science center.
- Live coverage: SpaceX poised to launch 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays Spaceflight Now · 13 Oct 2025 The launch comes following several stormy days across Florida’s Space Coast. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. EDT (0008 UTC).
- One of SpaceX’s earliest employees is going to space—via Blue Origin Ars Technica · 13 Oct 2025 "I've always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside."
- DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing European Spaceflight · 13 Oct 2025 The DLR Institute of Structures and Design has delivered the qualification model of the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s landing leg to the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen for testing. Callisto is an inte...
- World Space Week Ends With A Big Announcement SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 (Houston) — Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, will be Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2026, it was announced today by World Space Week Association. Led by Bruno, […]
- Special economic zones for restoring American space dominance SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 Will China beat America in returning astronauts to the moon? We hear this question time and again. It is a perennial concern, both from a prestige and national security standpoint. But it is the wrong question. What we r...
- Momentus and Solstar to offer communications, transportation and infrastructure in low-Earth orbit SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 BRISBANE, Australia – Momentus and Solstar Space announced a three-year agreement Oct. 13 to expand communications, transportation and infrastructure services for government and commercial missions in low-Earth orbit. Th...
- JAXA to launch tech demo satellites on Electron rockets SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a set of technology demonstration satellites on Electron rockets after continued delays with a Japanese launch vehicle.
- Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis ESA · 13 Oct 2025 Friday the 13th of April 2029 will be our lucky day.
- Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field ESA · 13 Oct 2025 Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic – known as t...
- ESA drives growth in Spanish positioning and timing industry with NAVISP ESA · 13 Oct 2025 Following a call by the European Space Agency (ESA), nine projects have been selected in close coordination with the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) for funding under ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP)....
- SpaceX prepares for next Starship test flight SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025 SpaceX is set to conduct its next Starship test flight as the company continues to test the launch vehicle and play well with others in airspace.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2025 The mission is also projected to be the final launch of the Starship program for the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CDT (7:15 p.m. EDT / 2315 UTC).
- Starship Flight 11: End of an era, but the beginning of a new one NASASpaceflight · 12 Oct 2025 After 10 flights, many static fires, tanking tests, cryogenic proof tests, and a few wet…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy October 12-18, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Oct 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 12-18, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week.
- Scientists use Cassini data to discover new molecules in Enceladus water jets NASASpaceflight · 11 Oct 2025 Located around Saturn is the icy moon Enceladus — one of the most interesting and…
- French space defense startup Dark ceases operations SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2025 The startup said it sought to position France at the forefront of space defense capabilities
- The Netherlands Commits to “Maintain” ESA Contribution Levels Through 2028 European Spaceflight · 11 Oct 2025 The Dutch government has decided to contribute €344.3 million to European Space Agency (ESA) over the next three years. The government also announced that, with the addition of its national space programmes, the country...
- Huge commercial Chinese solid rocket launches 3 satellites from barge in the Yellow Sea SpaceNews · 11 Oct 2025 Chinese launch startup Orienspace successfully conducted its second launch late Friday, with a Gravity-1 solid rocket lifting off from a barge in the Yellow Sea.
- Planet announces new line of satellites for daily Earth imaging SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2025 Planet has announced a new class of imaging satellites that will replace a line of spacecraft dating back to the company’s earliest days.
- Thales Alenia Space Inaugurates New €100M Satellite Factory European Spaceflight · 10 Oct 2025 Thales Alenia Space officially inaugurated its new Space Smart Factory in Rome on 7 October, with operations expected to begin before the end of the year. In April 2023, Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thale...
- Week in images: 06-10 October 2025 ESA · 10 Oct 2025 Week in images: 06-10 October 2025
- New Zealand charts continued growth of its space industry SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2025 The New Zealand government is touting the progress it is making to grow the country’s aerospace industry.
- This is not static noise ESA · 10 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Earth from Space: Cyclone Errol ESA · 10 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Former U.S. defense officials urge Pentagon to scale up hypersonic weapons to match China, Russia SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2025 The recommendation comes in a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
- U.S. Space Force picks Blue Origin bid for expanding satellite processing at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 9 Oct 2025 This is the second award from the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Space Vehicle (SV) Processing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) contract. Blue Origin will receive $78.25 million for the work.
- Momentus wins two NASA contracts to fly tech demo payloads SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2025 Momentus announced Oct. 9 two new contracts with NASA to carry payloads to test in-space manufacturing and an advanced propulsion system on its Vigoride spacecraft.
- Surge in static fires as China’s space sector gains momentum NASASpaceflight · 9 Oct 2025 As China’s launch cadence continues to accelerate, so too has the pace of engine testing…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 9 Oct 2025 This is the third and final launch that Amazon booked onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:34 p.m. EDT (0134 UTC).
- Critical Software Invests in Aerospacelab SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2025 We’re excited to announce that Critical Software, in partnership with Airbus Ventures, has invested in Aerospacelab. This move strengthens our New Space strategy and builds on our recent activity – […]
- ArianeGroup CEO Poached by French Train Maker European Spaceflight · 9 Oct 2025 Current ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion has been named the new head of French train maker Alstom. He will officially take up the role in April 2026. Martin Sion assumed the role after André-Hubert Roussel stepped down in lat...
- Lockheed Martin adapting to a faster space race SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2025 In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Robert Lightfoot, president, space at Lockheed Martin and former NASA associate administrator.
- Ensuring the accuracy of ESA’s FORUM climate mission ESA · 9 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency’s upcoming FORUM mission is set to provide unique insights into Earth’s radiation budget, filling in a missing piece in the climate puzzle. The mission’s spectrometer will be the first space-bas...