2025 11 News

24 Nov 2025

• 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

• 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

• First next-generation Starship booster damaged in testing

21 Nov 2025

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• OHB raises concerns about planned European space joint venture
• Dream Chaser completes key tests ahead of first flight

14 Nov 2025

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test
• SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission

01 Nov 2025

• Latvia signs Artemis Accords