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- SpaceX to launch 4 Falcon Heavy rockets as part of newest U.S. national security missions award Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2025 The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command announced that SpaceX and ULA would launch five and two missions respectively as part of the latest round of National Security Space Launch contract assignments.
- SpaceX lands majority of U.S. national security launches awarded for fiscal year 2026 SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2025 SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions. United Launch Alliance got two.
- ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia ESA · 4 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter deep space antenna –...
- SpaceForest Aims to Capture 70% of European Demand for Suborbital Flights European Spaceflight · 4 Oct 2025 Polish rocket builder SpaceForest has set an ambitious goal of capturing up to 70% of the European demand for suborbital flights. SpaceForest conducted the first two flights of its 11.5-metre-tall suborbital PERUN rocket...
- Shutdown Continues With No Immediate End in Sight SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Oct 2025 The Senate again failed to pass a Continuing Resolution today to reopen government agencies like NASA that are closed due to a lapse in appropriations. They plan to try again
- Gilmour Space plans return to flight next year SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 Despite its first orbital launch attempt lasting only a few seconds, Gilmour Space Technologies is satisfied with the attempt and moving ahead to return to the launch pad next year.
- Peter Beck discusses Neutron development as maiden flight nears NASASpaceflight · 3 Oct 2025 Rocket Lab’s ambitious push to launch its Neutron medium-lift rocket before the end of the…
- EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 EchoStar said Oct. 3 it has met regulatory conditions needed to maintain rights to the global S-band spectrum it is selling to SpaceX in a deal worth more than $17 billion.
- The real space war is being fought in cyberspace SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 “The cost of admission is relatively cheap in the cyber area,” Scolese said. “So we remain very much concerned about that.”
- NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to wait SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 Lauren Edgar thought she had missed out on becoming an astronaut again. Earlier this year, friends at the Johnson Space Center gave Edgar, a planetary scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey who had applied to be an astr...
- Week in images: 29 September - 3 October 2025 ESA · 3 Oct 2025 Week in images: 29 September - 3 October 2025
- Rocket Report: Alpha explodes on test stand; Europe wants a mini Starship Ars Technica · 3 Oct 2025 "We are trying to find a partner that is willing to invest."
- SERVIR lives on through concerted global campaign SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 Leaders of SERVIR gathered at NASA headquarters in February to mark the 20th anniversary of the NASA–U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program, which helps developing nations tackle environmental challeng...
- Tracking satellites at the speed of light ESA · 3 Oct 2025 2025 marks a landmark year for Europe’s ‘bridge between Earth and space’. The European Space Agency’s Estrack satellite tracking network turns 50.
- Earth from Space: Kilauea lava lake, Hawaii ESA · 3 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Sample processing ESA · 3 Oct 2025 The intricate mechanisms of the most sophisticated laboratory on Mars are revealed in Episode 4 of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin series, called “Sample processing.”
- MaiaSpace Received €180M in Advance Payments in 2024 European Spaceflight · 3 Oct 2025 According to public filings submitted in July, MaiaSpace reported €180 million in advance payments in 2024, alongside a €45 million equity injection from its parent company ArianeGroup. Founded in 2021 as a wholly owned...
- Starlab partners unveil full-scale mockup of commercial space station SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – Starlab Space unveiled a full-scale mockup of the commercial space station at the International Astronautical Congress here. “We’re showing how large the station is going to be — 100% of the capacity...
- HEO looks to expand satellite imaging beyond low Earth orbit SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 An Australian company that is a leader in taking images of spacecraft in low Earth orbit is seeking to widen its aperture to monitor higher orbits, and even beyond.
- The spreadsheet behind the Golden Dome sticker shock SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 Todd Harrison demonstrates the ‘Defense Futures Simulator’ that calculated eye-watering missile defense costs — and invites critics to prove him wrong with their own numbers.
- At IAC, global space cooperation meets American space dominance SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 As the global space community gathered to discuss exploration and cooperation, one theme emerged: how countries are adapting to changes in policies, budgets and leadership at NASA.
- Wide-field surveys versus precise infrared observations: how Rubin compares to JWST NASASpaceflight · 2 Oct 2025 Earlier this year, the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile officially began scientific operations,…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission Spaceflight Now · 2 Oct 2025 The Starlink 11-39 mission is scheduled to liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:21 a.m. PDT (9:21 a.m. EDT / 1321 UTC). The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory.
- DLR Prepares to Launch Small Reusable Space Transportation Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 2 Oct 2025 The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is preparing to launch its ATHEAt reusable space transportation demonstrator mission from Andøya Space in Norway. Initiated in January 2022, the Advanced Technologies for High Energetic...
- Space security, threats and rapid innovation SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Aireosto speaks with Steve Kitay— former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, former head of Microsoft’s space initiatives, and now Senior Vice Preside...
- Fly over Xanthe Terra with Mars Express ESA · 2 Oct 2025 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight over curving channels carved by water, islands that have resisted erosion, and a maze of hilly terrain.
- China’s ‘near space’ legal warfare SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 In February 2023, a United States Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon flying at about 60,000-65,000 feet (18-20 km) altitude in sovereign U.S. airspace. After the event, some commentary sugges...
- How America fell behind China in the lunar space race—and how it can catch back up Ars Technica · 2 Oct 2025 Thanks to some recent reporting, we've found a potential solution to the Artemis blues.
- Preparations on track for second New Glenn launch SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 Preparations for the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA Mars mission, remain on track for liftoff in the next few weeks.
- Will Pentagon procurement reforms really stick this time? SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 A mix of executive orders, new contracting approaches and closer ties between defense leaders and investors has some experts believing this latest reform drive may be different from the past.
- University of Western Australia unveils optical ground network SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – The University of Western Australia (UWA) announced the completion Oct. 2 of TeraNet, which it calls “the first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere.” “TeraNet demonst...
- The Exploration Company still studying Mission Possible reentry SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 The Exploration Company is still studying what happened in the final phases of a test flight three months ago that resulted in the loss of the spacecraft.
- China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision. The CNSA message read, “We would like to recommend you hold still and we’ll do the maneuver,” Alv...
- Meet the Arc spacecraft: it aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour Ars Technica · 2 Oct 2025 "The key discriminator is, does this make a difference in the moment it's needed?"
- ExLabs wins Space Force contract for reconfigurable space platform SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $1.9 million contract to Southern California startups ExLabs for development of its reconfigurable spacecraft platform. Under the Direct-to-Phase 2 Small Business In...
- States have an obligation to warn satellite operators of cyber threats — IAC paper SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – States have a responsibility to inform citizens, including commercial spacecraft operators, of cyber threats, Diane Howard, former commercial space policy director for the White House National Space C...
- Starlink-compatible radios sought for Golden Dome interceptor satellite demo SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 The planned demonstration would use radio-frequency communications terminals to establish satellite-to-satellite links between a Starlink payload and a mock space-based interceptor
- Private mission study a step toward offering Orion as a service SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 An agreement to study a private astronaut mission using an Orion spacecraft is a step by Lockheed Martin in efforts to offer the spacecraft as a service.
- ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2025 The spacecraft will launch onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It’s built on Boeing’s 702MP+ satellite bus.
- What Germany’s $41B investment in space could mean for Europe SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 Germany will invest 35 billion euros ($41.1 billion) into defense space technologies within the next five years — an unprecedented amount for any European country. The decision, made in response to rising tensions with R...