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Firefly deepens push into defense market after closing SciTec acquisition Firefly deepens push into defense market after closing SciTec acquisition| SpaceNews
Bipartisan commission report says China is moving fast, and the United States must decide whether to match the pace The post China’s space ambitions hit a new gear appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Bangalore, November 18, 2025 — Novaspace, the global consulting and market-intelligence firm dedicated to the space sector, announces the opening of its new office in India, marking a strategic milestone […] The post Novaspace Expands to India — Accelerating the Growth of the Nation’s Space Economy appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
German satellite component company Dcubed is moving into in-space manufacturing with a series of missions to demonstrate production of large solar arrays in orbit. The post Dcubed to demonstrate in-space manufacturing of solar arrays appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
SEOPS, an American mission services provider, has purchased a Spectrum launch from Isar Aerospace to broaden launch options for its customers. The post SEOPS buys Spectrum launch from Isar Aerospace appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The satellite manufacturer files for IPO as defense-driven demand lures investors The post York Space Systems files to go public appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built around a single, uncompromising principle—crew must return home safely. From the millisecond‑response launch abort system (LAS) perched atop the capsule to the autonomous flight software that […] The post Orion: Safeguarding Humanity’s Return to the Moon and the Journey Beyond appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
STRASBOURG, November 17th, 2025 – Leanspace, a European satellite operations technology provider, today announced it has raised €10 million in Series A funding. The financing round includes new strategic investors: […] The post Leanspace raises €10 million Series A round to bring software-defined satellite operations to enterprise and institutional space programs appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
For nearly 80 years, the specter of nuclear war has haunted humankind, shaping foreign policy, military strategy, and international relations. The principle of “mutually assured destruction” (MAD) has been the cornerstone of global stability since the dawn of the atomic age. Yet, this fragile equilibrium has always depended on one terrifying certainty: No defense is […] The post How Golden Dome could make nuclear weapons irrelevant appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
China is set to launch an uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft to the Tiangong space station to provide the Shenzhou-21 astronauts with a means of returning home. The post China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft Nov. 25 to provide lifeboat for astronauts appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The FAA has ended restrictions on the timing of commercial launches that were triggered by the government shutdown’s effects on airspace management. The post FAA ends commercial launch curfew appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
A Falcon 9 launched a joint U.S.-European satellite to monitor sea levels Nov. 17, extending a record of measurements that dates back more than three decades. The post Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6B satellite to monitor global sea level appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The head of OHB says he is concerned about a planned joint venture among three of his competitors, even as the company sees opportunities from growing European space spending. The post OHB raises concerns about planned European space joint venture appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Sierra Space has completed key testing milestones for its Dream Chaser vehicle as the company explores both civil and national security missions for the spaceplane. The post Dream Chaser completes key tests ahead of first flight appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster. The post Blue Origin planning next New Glenn flight for early next year appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
SES is adding another servicer to what is already the broadest and busiest satellite life-extension roster in the commercial geostationary orbit market, with five missions now scheduled between 2026 and 2029. The post SES adds to GEO’s busiest servicing pipeline with Infinite Orbits contract appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation added their voices to concerns about the closure of offices and labs at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The post Maryland congressional delegation seeks information on Goddard facility closures appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Three Chinese astronauts have safely returned to Earth in the recently-launched Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after their own spacecraft was declared unsafe. The post Shenzhou-20 astronauts safely return to Earth on Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after space debris damage concerns appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Virgin Galactic says it remains on schedule to complete development of its next-generation suborbital spaceplane and begin commercial flights before the end of 2026. The post Virgin Galactic on track to begin commercial flights in 2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
An Atlas 5 rocket sent Viasat’s second ViaSat-3 satellite toward geostationary orbit Nov. 13, bringing the U.S. broadband provider closer to operating a terabit-per-second giant it had hoped to debut six years ago. The post ULA launches Viasat’s second shot at a terabit-class broadband satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
SAN FRANCISCO – Canada’s SBQuantum has won an €800,000 ($932,000) European Space Agency contract to deliver a prototype quantum magnetometer for space-based Earth observation. Under the 21-month contract, announced Nov. 14, SBQuantum will upgrade the quantum diamond magnetometer delivered to ESA for testing and evaluation in 2024. The new version of the sensor will be […] The post Canada’s SBQuantum wins contract to supply ESA magnetometer appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Blue Origin successfully launched a NASA Mars mission on the second flight of its New Glenn booster Nov. 13, landing the vehicle’s first stage in the process. The post New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Skyloom Global is a Colorado-based provider of space-based optical communications terminals The post IonQ expands into space networking with acquisition of Skyloom appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Project Kuiper has shed its seven-year-old code name, emerging as Amazon Leo Nov. 13 as the company nears the start of initial broadband services from the low Earth orbit constellation next year. The post Project Kuiper becomes Amazon Leo ahead of LEO broadband service debut appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Firefly deepens push into defense market after closing SciTec acquisition Firefly deepens push into defense market after closing SciTec acquisition| SpaceNews
Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries.| SpaceNews
PDC Unveils Osiris Computer Module Featuring Microchip’s PIC64-HPSC for Next-Gen Space Missions| SpaceNews
Cambrian Works Announces Partnership with Aptos Orbital to Integrate the GigRouter and Aptos Terminal| SpaceNews
Voyager Technologies acquires ExoTerra Resources| SpaceNews
From Analyst to AI Orchestrator: Evolving Roles in the Age of Autonomy| SpaceNews
Kymeta plans to release OneWeb terminal by next summer| SpaceNews
Flat panel antenna maker Kymeta is refreshing its leadership team as the company prepares to start shipping its first multi-orbit broadband user terminal.| SpaceNews
Kymeta to supply flat-panel satellite antennas to U.S. Army Kymeta to supply flat-panel satellite antennas to U.S. Army| SpaceNews
Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, with potential applications beyond low Earth orbit.| SpaceNews
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully landed in New Mexico early Sept. 7, completing the Crew Flight Test mission but without any crew on board.| SpaceNews
Space venture firm predicts industry shakeup Space venture firm predicts industry shakeup| SpaceNews
NASA will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for its two crew rotation missions to the ISS in 2025 as it continues to evaluate Boeing's Starliner.| SpaceNews
The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 has been installed on its Space Launch System rocket as preparations for the flight continue during the shutdown.| SpaceNews
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China launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation China launched 12 satellites early Wednesday for a pioneering on-orbit computing project led by startup ADA Space and Zhejiang Lab.| SpaceNews
Axiom Space is revising the assembly sequence for its commercial space station, a move it says will allow it to get to a free-flying station sooner.| SpaceNews
How time series data is fueling the final frontier| SpaceNews
NASA is moving ahead with plans to partner with a company to deliver a rover to the surface of the moon after the agency canceled the mission last year.| SpaceNews
NASA has canceled a robotic lunar rover mission that would have searched for ice at the south pole of the moon, citing development delays and cost overruns.| SpaceNews
NASA has canceled plans to find a commercial partner to launch a robotic lunar rover and will instead pursue “alternative approaches” to fly the mission.| SpaceNews
Astrobotic will deliver a lunar rover built by Venturi Astrolab to the south polar region of the moon as soon as the end of this year.| SpaceNews
Axiom Space has awarded a contract to Redwire to provide solar arrays for the first module of Axiom’s planned commercial space station.| SpaceNews
Blue Origin was the sole bidder for a NASA task order that revived a canceled lunar rover mission.| SpaceNews
Boeing expects to take up to several hundred million dollars in additional charges against earnings for its CST-100 Starliner program in the third quarter.| SpaceNews
NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.| SpaceNews
NASA is changing plans to support commercial space stations, which could also mean an end of a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit by the agency.| SpaceNews
CSO Co., Ltd. — Redefining Earth Observation with Cutting-Edge Camera Systems for Small Satellites| SpaceNews
NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate crew-tended space stations as part of a revised approach.| SpaceNews
The chief executive of commercial space station developer Vast says he supports NASA’s revised approach to supporting development of such stations.| SpaceNews
Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design| SpaceNews
NASA says it is studying a long-running air leak on a Russian ISS module that recently doubled in magnitude but is not a safety risk.| SpaceNews
China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.| SpaceNews
How carrying enough water to make return-trip propellant simplifies a Starship mission to Mars| SpaceNews
Cailabs, a French company that makes optical ground stations for satellite communications, has raised 57 million euros ($67 million) to scale up production.| SpaceNews
A 30-day demonstration mission in NASA’s revised plans for development of commercial space stations does not represent a long-term shift to short missions.| SpaceNews
In space, the old debates about turf are obsolete| SpaceNews
The coming Chinese megaconstellation revolution China’s response to Starlink and OneWeb first became apparent in 2020 in filings for a nearly 13,000-satellite megaconstellation with the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva.| SpaceNews
Shanghai to foster commercial space ecosystem A Shanghai government initiative aims to foster a space industry chain including a range of satellites, launch vehicles and related applications and infrastructure.| SpaceNews
New Chinese small sat manufacturing capacity could have international ramifications| SpaceNews
Private Chinese satellite internet firm GalaxySpace secures major new funding| SpaceNews
China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year China is preparing to launch its first satellites for a national low Earth orbit broadband megaconstellation to challenge SpaceX's Starlink.| SpaceNews
China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink China is looking to greatly expand its satellite launch capacity by mass producing a medium-lift rocket to help build a communications megaconstellation.| SpaceNews
China launched its new Jielong-3 rocket from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea Friday, successfully sending 14 satellites into orbit.| SpaceNews
Boeing expects to take additional losses on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program when it releases its fourth quarter financial results next week.| SpaceNews
Boeing is taking another charge against earnings of $250 million on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program.| SpaceNews
Boeing took more than a half-billion dollars in charges on Starliner in 2024, bringing its cumulative losses to just over $2 billion.| SpaceNews
Next Crew Dragon mission delayed a month| SpaceNews
HELSINKI — China began the construction of its Guowang megaconstellation early Monday with a launch from Hainan island. A Long March 5B with a Yuanzheng-2 upper stage lifted off from Wenchang Satel…| SpaceNews
On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that called for the creation of a missile defense shield protecting the United States that would, among other things, include b…| SpaceNews
German satellite startup Kleo Connect’s majority shareholders are challenging a deal they say minority investors illegally devised to give its spectrum to Rivada Networks, which plans to use the fr…| SpaceNews
Players in China’s emerging commercial space sector have outlined big plans for rockets, spaceplanes and more for the coming years at a space forum hosted in Wuhan, central China.| SpaceNews
The Shanghai government has expressed backing for a “G60 Starlink” broadband megaconstellation consisting of an initial 1,296 satellites.| SpaceNews
First satellite for Chinese G60 megaconstellation rolls off assembly line The first satellite for a second planned Chinese low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation, G60 Starlink, has been produced in new facilities in Shanghai.| SpaceNews
Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space have finalized a partnership to develop the Starlab commercial space station, seeking to win customers for it from both sides of the Atlantic.| SpaceNews
