Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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NASA Marshall director steps down SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2025 The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months.
China boosts broadband, IoT and weather satellite fleets with flurry of launches SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2025 A flurry of launch activity has seen China add to an Internet of Things constellation, loft new broadband satellites and boost its weather satellite fleet.
ArianeGroup Awards Contract for Components of 27 Ariane 6 Rockets European Spaceflight · 27 Sep 2025 ArianeGroup has contracted MT Aerospace to deliver key components for 27 Ariane 6 rockets, covering flights 16 through 42. Germany’s MT Aerospace is one of the Ariane 6 programme’s largest contractors, providing around 1...
‘Left of launch’ becomes central focus in next-generation missile defense SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2025 Gen. Stephen Whiting: ‘Our missile defenses have done a good job during the most recent conflicts, but most of those are focused on terminal engagement, and we want to be able to push that engagement to the left and even...
From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science NASA · 26 Sep 2025 When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights. But a recent NASA Earth to Sky training, funded by NASA’s Science Activation Program, challe...
NASA Awards Custodial, Landscaping Services Contract NASA · 26 Sep 2025 NASA has selected Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to provide custodial, janitorial, landscaping, and recycling services for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, M...
Beyond Gravity to supply robotic arm thrusters for Swissto12 small GEOs SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2025 Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to deliver robotic arm thruster pointing mechanisms for the small satellites Swissto12 is building for geostationary orbit.
Preparation for East Coast Starship debut in 2026 continue to make progress NASASpaceflight · 26 Sep 2025 As SpaceX prepares for Starship’s Flight 11 in October from Texas, significant progress is being…
NASA Helps Connect Astronomers and Community Colleges Across the Nation NASA · 26 Sep 2025 The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy researchers into the classrooms of community col...
Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum Chamber NASA · 26 Sep 2025 By Savannah Bullard One year after winning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of their...
2025-2026 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge NASA · 26 Sep 2025 2025-2026 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge Challenge Materials Challenge Materials The 2025 Challenge Materials are coming soon. Register now to get copies as soon as they are released. Overview: What is an Uncrewe...
2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge NASA · 26 Sep 2025 2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge Challenge Theme AgAir: Integrating UAS into the Agriculture Industry The agricultural industry is an important part of life in the US and around the world by providing food...
Inside the Visualization: Aerosols NASA · 26 Sep 2025 NASA uses satellites, ground measurements, and powerful computer models to track tiny particles floating in our air called aerosols.
Golden Lake NASA · 26 Sep 2025 Golden sunglint highlights Lake Balkhash in this May 31, 2016, photo taken from the International Space Station. The large lake in Kazakhstan is one of the largest lakes in Asia and is the 15th largest lake in the world....
Join NASA on Oct. 4 in Looking Up, Celebrating Moon NASA · 26 Sep 2025 Join observers from around the world on Saturday, Oct. 4, for NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night. This annual event offers an opportunity for earthlings to celebrate the inspiring bond between Earth and the Moon...
New contract signed between the NSSTC and U-Space: A new milestone in UAE-France cooperation in space innovation SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2025 Sept. 26, 2025 – The Emirati National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) and U-Space, a French smallsat constellation manufacturer, signed a major contract for the design and manufacture of […]
Germany Commits €35 Billion to Space-Related Defence Projects European Spaceflight · 26 Sep 2025 During his address at Germany’s third annual Space Congress, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Germany would invest €35 billion in space-related defence projects by 2030. “The conflicts of the future will n...
I Am Artemis: Diamond St. John NASA · 26 Sep 2025 Listen to this audio excerpt from Diamond St. John, engineer working on the Artemis III heat shield for the Orion Program at Lockheed Martin: For four-generations, Diamond St. John’s family has been supporting human spac...
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser debut mission delayed again, no longer docking to station Spaceflight Now · 26 Sep 2025 The space plane was brought to the Kennedy Space Center in May 2024 with plans to launch later that year. Now, its first flight is no earlier than late 2026.
Week in images: 22-26 September 2025 ESA · 26 Sep 2025 Week in images: 22-26 September 2025
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy NASA · 26 Sep 2025 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a...
Redefining space diplomacy for the 21st century: from orbits to outcomes SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2025 While the world tracks the diplomatic rivalry between the United States-led Artemis Accords (which, with Senegal’s recent signing, is now at 56 member nations) and the China-led International Lunar Research Station partn...
ESA shares stage with international partners at IAC 2025 ESA · 26 Sep 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) is participating in the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will open its doors on Monday 29 September and last until Friday 3 October in Sydney, Australia. Over 8000 pa...
Earth from Space: Northeast Greenland National Park ESA · 26 Sep 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
NASA’s contract overhaul puts Dream Chaser’s ISS future in jeopardy NASASpaceflight · 26 Sep 2025 NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser…
Dream Chaser Slips to End of 2026 for Free-Flyer Demo Only SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Sep 2025 NASA said today they are requiring Sierra Space to conduct a free flyer demonstration of the Dream Chaser spacecraft before the first cargo mission to the International Space Station. The
NASA modifies Dream Chaser ISS cargo contract as Sierra Space shifts to defense work SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2025 Sierra Space and NASA have sharply revised a contract to use the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle to deliver cargo to the ISS as the company pivots to defense applications.
Sierra’s Dream Chaser is starting to resemble a nightmare Ars Technica · 25 Sep 2025 "Development of new space transportation systems is difficult."
NASA Flights Study Cosmic Ray Effects for Air, Future Space Travelers NASA · 25 Sep 2025 Recent airborne science flights to Greenland are improving NASA’s understanding of space weather by measuring radiation exposure to air travelers and validating global radiation maps used in flight path planning. This un...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 25 Sep 2025 The Starlink 17-11 mission includes the 475th launch of a flight-proven booster. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:17 p.m. PDT (12:17 a.m. EDT / 0417 UTC).
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities NASASpaceflight · 25 Sep 2025 The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
Artemis 2 could launch as soon as February SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2025 NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon could launch as soon as early February, as both agency officials and the mission’s four-person crew say they are ready for the flight.
L3Harris looks to scale production of hybrid satcom radios after successful Air Force tests SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2025 Under a partnership with Amazon’s Kuiper, L3Harris would bring the broadband service to military users
NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More NASA · 25 Sep 2025 NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help evolve and transform technologies for life support and environmental control systems. These systems are critical for sustai...
NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract NASA · 25 Sep 2025 In 2016, NASA awarded a Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract to Sierra Space, formerly part of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to resupply the International Space Station with its Dream Chaser spaceplane and companion Shoo...
3-in-1 Launch NASA · 25 Sep 2025 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 24, 2025, carrying three missions that will investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mappi...
NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface NASA · 25 Sep 2025 The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and they offer a glimpse of things to come as the joint mission between NASA and ISRO (Indian...
NASA & STEM Learning Ecosystems: Opportunities & Benefits for Everyone NASA · 25 Sep 2025 STEM learning ecosystems are intentionally designed, community-wide partnerships that enable all Americans to actively participate in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) throughout their lifetimes. Lifelong...
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission NASA · 25 Sep 2025 NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight the upcoming mission of astronaut Chris Williams to the International Space Station. The ne...
R-Space Selects Isar Aerospace to Launch First Two GreenBox Satellites European Spaceflight · 25 Sep 2025 Isar Aerospace has signed a launch contract with R-Space to carry the company’s first two GreenBox satellites into orbit aboard the German rocket builder’s two-stage Spectrum rocket. R-Space was founded in 2021 to provid...

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