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- Romanian Research Institute Qualifies Space Rider Drop Test Prototype European Spaceflight · 1 Oct 2025 Romania’s National Institute for Aerospace Research ‘Elie Carafoli’ (INCAS) has completed qualification testing of the Space Rider Descent and Landing Test Model (DLRM), marking a key milestone for the programme. In Dece...
- European Space Agency and Korea AeroSpace Administration embark on new cooperation ESA · 1 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency and the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) have announced they will work together on peaceful uses of space, starting with space weather monitoring and sharing space communications facilities...
- How time series data is fueling the final frontier SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 When we think of space exploration, we picture towering rockets, satellites orbiting Earth and astronaut footprints on the moon. However, behind these grand achievements lies an unsung hero: time series data. Today, as p...
- Maxar retires its name, rebrands as Vantor and Lanteris SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 The Maxar name is disappearing from the space industry as two successor companies emerge with distinct identities: Maxar Intelligence will now operate as Vantor, and Maxar Space Systems will go by Lanteris
- Advancing Europe’s quantum secure communications from space ESA · 1 Oct 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million contract with aerospace company Thales Alenia Space to begin the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. This agreement enables...
- Sea-level monitoring satellite unboxed ESA · 1 Oct 2025 Following its arrival in California a few weeks ago, the time has come for spacecraft engineers to ready the next sea-level monitoring satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-6B, for launch, which is slated for November.
- ESA at IAC 2025 - highlights from Day 3 ESA · 1 Oct 2025 The third day of the 76th International Astronautical Congress was again full of interactions between the European Space Agency and international partners.
- In their own words: The Artemis II crew on the frenetic first hours of their flight Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2025 "Then you go do like, the most energetic thing you've ever done in your life."
- From inner to outer space ESA · 1 Oct 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- What’s next for direct-to-device after SpaceX’s blockbuster spectrum deal SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks. On Aug. 1, U.S.-based EchoStar ordered 100 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space for a planned $5 billion low Earth o...
- Maldives plots $50 million fund for sovereign space capabilities SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 The Maldives is looking to raise $50 million for a space agency fund that aims to be the first of its kind for an island nation, targeting sovereign infrastructure and support for other developing states facing climate a...
- Cassini proves complex chemistry in Enceladus ocean ESA · 1 Oct 2025 Scientists digging through data collected by the Cassini spacecraft have found new complex organic molecules spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. This is a clear sign that complex chemical reactions are taking place wit...
- Synspective purchases 10 additional Electron launches SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 Synspective, a Japanese company developing a constellation of radar imaging satellites, has signed a deal with Rocket Lab for an additional 10 Electron launches.
- Australia and UK extend Space Bridge partnership SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – Australia and the United Kingdom renewed their commitment to space-related cooperation in an agreement signed Oct. 1 at the International Astronautical Congress here. Enrico Palermo, Australian Space...
- Flexell Space and NPC Spacemind Partner at IAC 2025 on Next-Generation Solar Array Development SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 Sydney, Australia — September 29, 2025 – Flexell Space (CEO Taehun Ahn) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Italian satellite solutions company NPC Spacemind at the […]
- October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO! NASA · 1 Oct 2025 by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein’s 1916 theory of General Relativity. These i...
- Senate Rejects Efforts to Keep Government Open After Midnight SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Oct 2025 The Senate defeated Republican and Democratic bills this evening that would have kept the government fully operating after midnight when FY2025 ends. The Democratic bill was defeated on party lines.
- Australian and Japanese organizations join forces on optical communications SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – The University of South Australia announced an agreement Sept. 29 with Australian start-up RapidBeam and Japanese startup Warpspace to develop laser communication systems. Under the agreement, announc...
- Report argues NASA is illegally using President’s Budget Request to circumvent Congress’ budgeting process Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2025 The claims outlined in the report stem from whistleblower information and documents from NASA to its workforce. The report was published less than 48 hours before the end of the 2025 fiscal year.
- ESA and Avio Unveil Plans for Reusable Upper Stage Rocket, Echoing SpaceX’s Starship Design NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian aerospace company Avio have signed a €40 million…
- Varda Space and Southern Launch agree to more capsule landings in Australia SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 Microgravity research company Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement with spaceport operator Southern Launch that will allow up to 20 capsule reentries in South Australia through 2028.
- NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch NASA · 30 Sep 2025 NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s int...
- NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords NASA · 30 Sep 2025 NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsib...
- Satellite operators seek help from ITU to improve coordination for space safety SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 Satellite operators are asking an international regulator to help maintain lines of communication among them to deal with potential conjunctions and other space safety issues.
- What’s Up: October 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 30 Sep 2025 A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Wha...
- OQ Technology expands satellite IoT services to Australia SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 OQ Technology has expanded its satellite connectivity services for remote Internet of Things devices to Australia, the Luxembourg-based LEO operator announced Sept. 30.
- Helio Highlights: October 2025 NASA · 30 Sep 2025 Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything f...
- NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation NASA · 30 Sep 2025 At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautic...
- SpaceX’s D2D deal spurs space bulls SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 For all the macroeconomic uncertainty, the mood among space financiers is strikingly bullish. After a sluggish stretch that left satellite valuations near all-time lows at the end of 2024, investors at World Space Busine...
- Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time! NASA · 30 Sep 2025 The (Proto) Planet: WISPIT 2b The Discovery: Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets lik...
- China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025 SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans.
- Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io NASA · 30 Sep 2025 During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about...
- Planet to Open Berlin Manufacturing Site Following €240M Contract European Spaceflight · 30 Sep 2025 US-based Earth observation data provider Planet has announced that it will open a new manufacturing facility in Germany, where it will produce its next-generation Pelican satellites. In July, Planet announced that it had...
- OSDR and PSI Unveil New Consolidated Website NASA · 30 Sep 2025 The Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) and Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) has a new home. As part of NASA’s website consolidation initiative, the OSDR and PSI site have officially transitioned to the Biological and...
- OSDR and PSI Unveil New Consolidated Website NASA · 30 Sep 2025 The Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) and Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) has a new home. As part of NASA’s website consolidation initiative, the OSDR and PSI site have officially transitioned to the Biological and...
- International Space Station: Launching NASA and Humanity into Deep Space NASA · 30 Sep 2025 Curiosity and the desire to explore are traits deeply rooted in human nature. Space exploration is no exception; it reflects humanity’s timeless drive to seek new horizons, challenge our limits, and understand our univer...
- Making High Fidelity Fluxgate Cores for Space Science and Space Weather Missions NASA · 30 Sep 2025 A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa (UI) is restoring and advancing the nation’s capability to make high-fidelity magnetic field measurements needed to investigate space weather that can impact our communicat...
- ViaSat-3 F2 delivered to Florida for October launch SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — Viasat’s second ViaSat-3 satellite has arrived in Florida for a launch in the second half of October, giving the company another chance to operate a terabit-per-second broadband powerhouse from geostationar...
- SpaceX intensifies testing to ready Pad 2 at Starbase NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2025 SpaceX is ramping up testing of its second launch pad at Starbase, conducting multiple checkouts…
- ESA Impact ESA · 30 Sep 2025 ESA Impact