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Latest revision as of 14:30, 30 November 2025
30 Nov 2025
[edit]- China’s Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling tests
- Live coverage: SpaceX kicks off December with midnight Falcon 9 rocket launch
29 Nov 2025
[edit]28 Nov 2025
[edit]- Varda Space launches its fifth mission, extends run of AFRL test flights
- D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on SpaceX Transporter-15
- China moves to integrate commercial space into its national space development plan
- Europe’s Human and Robotic Exploration hit by budget shortfall
- China set for first orbital launch and landing attempt this weekend with commercial Zhuque-3 rocket
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare
- Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform
27 Nov 2025
[edit]- Europe’s Human and Robotic Exploration hit by budget shortfall
- Soyuz transports new crew to ISS
- ESA raises more than 22 billion euros at ministerial
- ACME Space plans test run for balloon-launched space factory next year
- China set for first orbital launch and landing attempt this weekend with commercial Zhuque-3 rocket
- ESA and Norway announce plans for an Arctic Space Centre
- BlackSky confirms it was the ‘confidential customer’ on recent Rocket Lab Electron rocket launch
- NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts take Thanksgiving Day ride to space station
26 Nov 2025
[edit]- SmartSky won’t block Gogo 5G air-to-ground network despite legal win
- Diverging priorities shape opening day of ESA Ministerial 2025
- Northrop Grumman selected to provide cargo services for final phase of ISS
- ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conference
- SpaceX scrubs Transporter-15 launch, targets Friday for next attempt
- Russia’s Soyuz 5 will soon come alive. But will anyone want to fly on it?
25 Nov 2025
[edit]- Lithuanian space company Astrolight launches Greenland optical ground station project
- BlackSky announces latest Gen-3 satellite in orbit after confidential Electron launch
- Shenzhou-22 docks at Tiangong space station, resolving human spaceflight emergency
- China launches an emergency lifeboat to bring three astronauts back to Earth
24 Nov 2025
[edit]- NASA to fly only cargo on next Starliner mission under modified contract
- Amazon unveils production-ready gigabit-class Leo Ultra broadband terminal
- China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft
- Florida Space Coast tops 100 launches as Space Force pushes for range upgrades
- It’s official: Boeing’s next flight of Starliner will be allowed to carry cargo only
- Rocket Lab chief opens up about Neutron delays, New Glenn’s success, and NASA science
23 Nov 2025
[edit]- European Parliament member sees support for EU Space Act there
- First next-generation Starship booster damaged in testing
- SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on brand new Falcon 9 rocket
22 Nov 2025
[edit]21 Nov 2025
[edit]- Finland’s Iceye secures Japanese contract as it advances international expansion, new satellite ranges
- ESA unveils Thales Alenia Space-led consortium for its Argonaut lunar lander
- Janus Henderson invests in Starlab Space
- Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday
- Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again
- Stoke Space goes for broke to solve the only launch problem that “moves the needle”
20 Nov 2025
[edit]- Electron launches confidential commercial satellite
- Space Force roadmap set to define what the service needs and why
- Voyager Technologies acquires Estes Energetics
- Industry expects Germany to increase ESA contributions
- Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era
- Blue Origin revealed some massively cool plans for its New Glenn rocket
19 Nov 2025
[edit]- Italian-Dutch space company Revolv Space launches new, larger solar array drive assembly
- Kymeta and iRocket working on multi-orbit Golden Dome interceptor connectivity
- OQ Technology demos European emergency smartphone alert from space
- Katalyst selects Pegasus to launch Swift reboost mission
- Redwire lands $44 million DARPA award to build air-breathing satellite
- Quindar raises $18 million to scale satellite operations software
- Senate Commerce Committee schedules hearing on Isaacman renomination
- U.S. government and companies criticize draft EU Space Act
- Rocket Lab Electron among first artifacts installed in CA Science Center space gallery
18 Nov 2025
[edit]- China’s space ambitions hit a new gear
- Dcubed to demonstrate in-space manufacturing of solar arrays
- SEOPS buys Spectrum launch from Isar Aerospace
- York Space Systems files to go public
- Live coverage: SpaceX to resume early evening launches after FAA restrictions lifted
17 Nov 2025
[edit]- China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft Nov. 25 to provide lifeboat for astronauts
- FAA ends commercial launch curfew
- Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6B satellite to monitor global sea level
- SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels
- SpaceX launches joint NASA-European sea level monitor
- After last week’s stunning landing, here’s what comes next for Blue Origin
16 Nov 2025
[edit]- OHB raises concerns about planned European space joint venture
- Dream Chaser completes key tests ahead of first flight
15 Nov 2025
[edit]14 Nov 2025
[edit]- SES adds to GEO’s busiest servicing pipeline with Infinite Orbits contract
- Maryland congressional delegation seeks information on Goddard facility closures
- Shenzhou-20 astronauts safely return to Earth on Shenzhou-21 spacecraft after space debris damage concerns
- Virgin Galactic on track to begin commercial flights in 2026
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket came back home after taking aim at Mars
- Rocket Report: Blue Origin’s stunning success; vive le Baguette One!
- The twin probes just launched toward Mars have an Easter egg on board
- Three astronauts are stuck on China’s space station without a safe ride home
- US spy satellites built by SpaceX send signals in the “wrong direction”
13 Nov 2025
[edit]- New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster
- IonQ expands into space networking with acquisition of Skyloom
- Project Kuiper becomes Amazon Leo ahead of LEO broadband service debut
- Firefly deepens push into defense market after closing SciTec acquisition
- ‘Uncontrolled experiment:’ Study links harmful atmospheric metals to spacecraft reentry
- SES expands launch contract with Relativity Space
- Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather
- Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket
- What would a “simplified” Starship plan for the Moon actually look like?
12 Nov 2025
[edit]- French startup U-Space raises €24 million for smallsat manufacting
- European companies to fly commercial microgravity mission in 2026
- Investigation fails to determine root cause of MethaneSAT failure
- An explosion 92 million miles away just grounded Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket
- With another record broken, the world’s busiest spaceport keeps getting busier
11 Nov 2025
[edit]- Top Science Committee Democrat calls for halt to Goddard facility closures
- Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged
- Automated satellite solar module production ramps up in New York
- Rocket Lab delays first Neutron launch to 2026
- China continues assessment of Shenzhou-20 crew return after suspected debris strike
- Rocket Lab delays debut of Neutron rocket to 2026
10 Nov 2025
[edit]- Avio secures solid rocket deals with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon
- Sateliot opens Barcelona facility to build more capable direct-to-device satellites
- China expands Guowang constellation, Galactic Energy suffers Ceres-1 launch failure
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- NASA is kind of a mess: Here are the top priorities for a new administrator
09 Nov 2025
[edit]- Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn launch of ESCAPADE
- Portal Space Systems announces highly maneuverable satellite bus
- China breaks annual launch record with VLEO Chutian and Shiyan technology test launches
- Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission
08 Nov 2025
[edit]- Blue Origin seeking exemption from FAA order restricting commercial launches
- Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission
- Blue Origin will ‘move heaven and Earth’ to help NASA reach the Moon faster, CEO says
07 Nov 2025
[edit]- GHGSat continues to expand its methane-monitoring constellation
- FAA to restrict commercial launches during government shutdown
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
- Rocket Report: Canada invests in sovereign launch; India flexes rocket muscles
- The government shutdown is starting to have cosmic consequences
06 Nov 2025
[edit]- BlackSky hit by U.S. budget cuts, but international demand lifts outlook
- Sceye wins NASA award for stratospheric Earth observations
- EchoStar sells more spectrum in $2.6 billion deal for bigger SpaceX stake
- D-Orbit and mhackeroni conduct in-orbit cybersecurity competition
- Isaacman renomination wins support from much of the space industry
- Second New Glenn launch set for Nov. 9
- Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS satellite
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
- After Russian spaceport firm fails to pay bills, electric company turns the lights off
05 Nov 2025
[edit]- Iceye unveils ‘guaranteed’ imagery service as satellite firms vie for defense customers
- ESA advances ERS program, marking shift toward dual-use and defense
- Astranis unveils Vanguard for secure beyond-line-of-sight satellite communications
- Reflex Aerospace raises 50 million euros
- China delays Shenzhou-20 crew return after suspected space debris impact
- Telesat eyes December 2026 for Lightspeed pathfinder debut
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 communications satellite on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space
- Space junk may have struck a Chinese crew ship in low-Earth orbit
04 Nov 2025
[edit]- Telesat eyes December 2026 for Lightspeed pathfinder debut
- Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar imaging satellite
- Analysts say experience, not funding, is hindering European smallsat launchers
- SES leans on SKY Perfect JSAT as inflight demand outpaces expanded fleet
- Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems
- China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module
- China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat
03 Nov 2025
[edit]- China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat
- Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test
- Latvia to sign Artemis Accords
- A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space
- Capitol Hill is abuzz with talk of the “Athena” plan for NASA
02 Nov 2025
[edit]- Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test
- SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission