2025 06 News
30 Jun 2025
[edit]- NOAA budget proposal seeks to cancel TraCSS
- France backs Skynopy's global expansion with plans for 100+ ground antennas
- Space Force eyes maneuverable satellites and cloud-based control software to outpace threats in orbit
- Chinese spacecraft begin rendezvous and proximity operations in geostationary orbit
- Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian
- The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars
- Thales Alenia Space Leads French Laser-Comms Satellite Effort
- AAC Clyde Space Details Expansion Plans
- Momentus Readies On-Orbit Sensor, In-Space Power Demos
- Thales Alenia Space Leads French Laser-Comms Satellite Effort
- Thales Alenia Space Leads French Laser-Comms Satellite Effort
- AAC Clyde Space Details Expansion Plans
29 Jun 2025
[edit]- Blue Origin launches third New Shepard mission within three months
- Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite
- Japan Launches GOSAT-GW In Final H-IIA Mission
- Japan Launches GOSAT-GW In Final H-IIA Mission
28 Jun 2025
[edit]- Rocket Lab launches second Electron within 48 hours
- SpaceX scores $81.6 million Space Force contract to launch weather satellite
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
27 Jun 2025
[edit]- EchoStar delays bankruptcy threat after Trump pushes for FCC resolution
- New SLS booster design suffers anomaly during test
- Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 satellites
- China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete second spacewalk to enhance Tiangong space station
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Rocket Report: SpaceX's dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem
- An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines
- First Take, June 30, 2025
- Seemingly Unrelated Technical Issues Keep Stymieing SpaceX's Starship
- Finland To Join SAR Satellite Club
- Former Administrator Nominee Isaacman On NASA And His Future
- Sierra Space Opens Solar Power Plant To Support Defense Work
- [https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/finland-join-sar-satellite-club First Take, June 30, 2025
Finland To Join SAR Satellite Club]
- Finland To Join SAR Satellite Club
- Former Administrator Nominee Isaacman On NASA And His Future
- Seemingly Unrelated Technical Issues Keep Stymieing SpaceX's Starship
26 Jun 2025
[edit]- Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' would give Space Force a nearly $40 billion budget
- Technology safeguards agreement enables Firefly launches from Sweden
- NASA's acting leadership planning new agency structure
- First 'FireSat' satellite delivers thermal images
- Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis
- Analysis: During a town hall NASA officials on stage looked like hostages
- Axiom Space Ax-4 Crew Arrives At International Space Station
- Rocket Lab To Launch ESA Low-Earth-Orbit PNT Spacecraft With Electron
- Axiom Space Ax-4 Crew Arrives At International Space Station
- Rocket Lab To Launch ESA Low-Earth-Orbit PNT Spacecraft With Electron
- Rocket Lab To Launch ESA Low-Earth-Orbit PNT Spacecraft With Electron
- Congress Contemplates Extent Of Proposed Spectrum Auctions
- Audit Highlights NASA Planetary Defense Challenges
- Axiom Space Ax-4 Crew Arrives At International Space Station
25 Jun 2025
[edit]- Satellite imagery firms escalate warnings over budget cuts
- Rocket Lab to launch European navigation tech demo satellites
- Isar Aerospace raises 150 million euros
- Lux Aeterna emerges from stealth with funds for fully reusable satellite platform
- Maxar launches intelligence service focused on 'persistent monitoring'
- First Rubin Observatory images released amid concerns about budget cuts
- Fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission launched to ISS
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Commercial crew blasts off on privately-funded space station research mission
- Isar Gets Extra Financing As Orbital Launch Effort Marches On
- Axiom Space's 4th Private Astronaut Mission Launches To The ISS
- Isar Gets Extra Financing As Orbital Launch Effort Marches On
- Axiom Space's 4th Private Astronaut Mission Launches To The ISS
- Space RCO Preparing To Launch First `Full-Up' Satellites
- Europe Proposes Space Act To Bolster Industry
- Isar Gets Extra Financing As Orbital Launch Effort Marches On
- Isar Gets Extra Financing As Orbital Launch Effort Marches On
- Axiom Space's 4th Private Astronaut Mission Launches To The ISS
- Space Ops: FAA OKs Unlimited Reentries For Varda Capsules
- Axiom Space's 4th Private Astronaut Mission Launches To The ISS
24 Jun 2025
[edit]- Lynk Global's SPAC merger on the rocks
- The Exploration Company claims partial success of Mission Possible reentry spacecraft
- Laser rangefinder problems blamed for second ispace lunar lander crash
- After successfully entering Earth's atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
- Tuesday Telescope: A new champion enters the ring
- NASA Targets June 25 For Next Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Launch Attempt
- Japan's ispace Pins Botched Lunar Landing On Laser Range Finder
- NATO Unveils New Commercial Space Strategy At Annual Summit
- Retired NASA Astronaut Terry Virts Launches Bid For U.S. Senate Seat
- NATO Unveils New Commercial Space Strategy At Annual Summit
- NASA Targets June 25 For Next Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Launch Attempt
- Japan's ispace Pins Botched Lunar Landing On Laser Range Finder
- Exploration Co. Nyx Capsule Lost After Reentry
- Japan's ispace Pins Botched Lunar Landing On Laser Range Finder
23 Jun 2025
[edit]- Ukraine and partner countries to raise funds for imagery satellites to lessen reliance on the U.S.
- Atlas 5 launches second set of Project Kuiper satellites
- Increase in Ariane 6 launch cadence could take several years
- Isaacman interested in privately funded science missions
- Crunch time--we'll soon find out if Amazon's launch providers are up to the job
- NASA Prepares To Launch Arcstone Lunar Calibration Satellite
- ULA Adds 27 Satellites To Amazon Kuiper Constellation
22 Jun 2025
[edit]- China launches ChinaSat-9C geostationary communications satellite
- Live coverage: ULA to launch Kuiper 2 mission on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on Transporter-14 smallsat rideshare mission
21 Jun 2025
[edit]- Airbus says space business turnaround going well
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid, but now it's running in backup mode
20 Jun 2025
[edit]- Pentagon struggles to build unified satellite network
- ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef
- Landspace performs 9-engine static fire test for reusable Zhuque-3 rocket
- ESA and EU emphasize good relationship as they press forward on imaging constellation
- Rocket Report: Two big Asian reuse milestones, Vandenberg becomes SpaceX west
- COPV Eyed In Starship Test Stand Explosion
- Varda To Bring In-House Development Of Reentry Capsule
- Axiom Space 4 Private Astronaut Mission Faces Further Delay
- Eutelsat Backed By French Government In Capital Raise
- Eutelsat Backed By French Government In Capital Raise
- NASA's Psyche Asteroid Mission Probe Overcomes Propulsion Issue
- Dassault Pitches Vortex Reusable Spaceplane
19 Jun 2025
[edit]- Portal Space Systems to build larger factory for Supernova vehicle
- Starship destroyed in test stand explosion
- Next Starship explodes on test stand
- SpaceX's next Starship just blew up on its test stand in South Texas
- Heavy Angara A5 Orbits First Payloads From Plesetsk
- Iceye Expands Technology Push As It Scales Up Satellite Production
- Protected Tactical Satcom Ground System Debut Expected In FY '27
- France Launches Military Space Projects
- France Launches Military Space Projects
- ISS Leak May Be Sealed, But Political And Budgetary Threats Loom
- Starship For Flight 10 Explodes On Test Stand
- Slingshot Aerospace Tracks Possible On-Orbit Refueling Of Chinese Sats
- Slingshot Aerospace Tracks Possible On-Orbit Refueling Of Chinese Sats
18 Jun 2025
[edit]- Firefly announces commercial lunar imagery service
- Regulators clear Starlink-enabled texting trial in war-torn Ukraine
- Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing
- Maxar partners with Array Labs to expand 3D imaging technology
- Venturi Space announces European lunar rover design
- Firefly Aerospace aims to deploy first commercial lunar imaging service
- Honda's hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry
- SpaceOps: What Lockheed Martin Learned From Lost Tech Demo
- Honda Joins Space Race With Reusable Rocket Test
- Axiom Astronaut Mission Delayed Again To Assess ISS Leak Repairs
- Honda Joins Space Race With Reusable Rocket Test
- Pseudo-Sat Spinoff To Aid French With Stratospheric Warfighting
- Thales Alenia Space Gears Up For LEO Navigation Satellite Demo
- NASA Chief Voices Support For Supersonic X-59 At Paris Air Show
- SpaceOps: What Lockheed Martin Learned From Lost Tech Demo
- Firefly Aerospace Unveils Sat-based Lunar Imaging Service
17 Jun 2025
[edit]- July decision expected on combination of European space companies
- CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs
- The Exploration Company outlines plans for human spaceflight
- China conducts pad abort test for crew spacecraft, advancing moon landing plans
- Sally celebrates complicated legacy of first US woman in space
- Europe's Space Launcher Industry Prioritizes Ariane 6, Vega-C Ramp-Up
- China Conducts Escape Flight Test For New Mengzhou Space Capsule
- Europe's Space Launcher Industry Prioritizes Ariane 6, Vega-C Ramp-Up
- NASA Chief Sees ESA Filling Gaps Left By Budget Cuts
- Europe's Space Launcher Industry Prioritizes Ariane 6, Vega-C Ramp-Up
- China Conducts Escape Flight Test For New Mengzhou Space Capsule
- NASA Chief Sees ESA Filling Gaps Left By Budget Cuts
- China Conducts Escape Flight Test For New Mengzhou Space Capsule
16 Jun 2025
[edit]- China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in novel lunar orbits
- Astroscale secures UK defense contract for space weather, object-tracking mission
- BlackSky unveils wide-area imaging satellite
- Members of Congress want White House to quickly nominate new NASA administrator
- China's Cangyu plans mixed-orbit commercial data relay satellite system
- Ursa Major secures $32.9 million contract to supply engines for U.S. military hypersonic tests
- ULA Scrubs Kuiper 2 Launch To Assess Engine Purge Issue
- Axiom Space's Delayed Ax-4 Mission Could Lift Off As Soon As June 19
- Axiom Space's Delayed Ax-4 Mission Could Lift Off As Soon As June 19
- DOD To Award Maneuverable GEO Satcom Contract In Early 2026
- Formation-Flying Sats For Space Weather To Be Developed
- ESA, CNES Continue Supporting Programs At Risk Of NASA Cuts
- Axiom Space's Delayed Ax-4 Mission Could Lift Off As Soon As June 19
- Axiom Space's Delayed Ax-4 Mission Could Lift Off As Soon As June 19
15 Jun 2025
[edit]- ESA moving ahead with 'resilience from space' satellite imaging program
- NASA sets new potential launch date for Ax-4 mission to ISS
- Companies may soon pay a fee for their rockets to share the skies with airplanes
14 Jun 2025
[edit]- China launches new seismo-electromagnetic satellite with European partners
- ESA studying impacts of proposed NASA budget cuts
13 Jun 2025
[edit]- AST SpaceMobile reaches deal to bankroll Ligado's Viasat settlement
- CAS Space performs Kinetica-2 first stage hot fire test ahead of first launch and cargo demo
- French SSA company Look Up raises 50 million euros
- Muon Space raises $90 million to scale satellite production and acquire propulsion startup
- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- There's another leak on the ISS, but NASA is not saying much about it
- Rocket Report: New delay for Europe's reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37
- Orbex Eyes Early 2026 Inaugural Launch
- FAA Closes One Starship Mishap Report, Another Still Pending
- Airbus CEO Hints Satellite Talks With Thales, Leonardo May Stretch Into 2026
- Muon Space Raises $146M In Series B Round
- First Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellite Launch Delayed
- Portugal Buys Iceye SAR Satellite
- Portugal Buys Iceye SAR Satellite
- Orbex Eyes Early 2026 Inaugural Launch
- FAA Closes One Starship Mishap Report, Another Still Pending
12 Jun 2025
[edit]- Dawn Aerospace sells Aurora suborbital spaceplane to Oklahoma
- Muon Space raises $90 million to scale satellite production and acquire propulsion startup
- Voyager looks to expanded defense and space opportunities as a public company
- Isaacman's bold plan for NASA: Nuclear ships, seven-crew Dragons, accelerated Artemis
- Interstellar Agrees To Deal With Local Japanese Spaceport
- Senate Pushes Back On Trump's Plan To Shrink NASA
- NASA, Axiom Space Again Delay Private Astronaut Mission
- Senate Pushes Back On Trump's Plan To Shrink NASA
11 Jun 2025
[edit]- Reaction Dynamics prepares for takeoff
- Pentagon's mega-constellation still hampered by supply chain issues: GAO report
- Voyager raises $383 million from upsized IPO
- 'Integrate' software selected by Space Force to streamline satellite launches
- Booster leak delays Ax-4 private astronaut mission to ISS
- AIAA's Uniquely Interdisciplinary Space Conference--ASCEND--Poised for a Memorable Vegas Event
- 5 things in Trump's budget that won't make NASA great again
- She was a Disney star with platinum records, but Bridgit Mendler gave it up to change the world
- Debrief: Musk Spat Exposes Seamy Side Of NASA's Commercial Strategy
- Axiom Space Private Astronaut Mission Delayed For Falcon 9 Leak Repair
- Axiom Space Private Astronaut Mission Delayed For Falcon 9 Leak Repair
- New Antenna Can Connect To Ku, Ka Bands At Same Time--Kymeta
- EU Eyes Fall For Earth Observation Constellation Requirements
- EU Eyes Fall For Earth Observation Constellation Requirements
- Axiom Space Private Astronaut Mission Delayed For Falcon 9 Leak Repair
- Space Ops: Lost Moon
10 Jun 2025
[edit]- AIAA's Uniquely Interdisciplinary Space Conference--ASCEND--Poised for a Memorable Vegas Event
- Lawmakers find common ground on space but Golden Dome sparks divide
- Europe clears SES-Intelsat deal without conditions
- SpaceNews successfully launches new business offering, hosts first custom event
- Quantum Space raises $40 million
- Chinese spacecraft prepare for orbital refueling test as US surveillance sats lurk nearby
- Xplore reveals hyperspectral imagery from first satellite
- SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4
- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Ars Live recap: Where does NASA go from here?
- Debrief: Why Satellites Are Going From Cubes To Flat Panels
- BAE Systems, Hanwha Team On Multi-Sensor Satellite Effort
09 Jun 2025
[edit]- House appropriators unveil defense bill, boost Space Force funding
- Arkadia Space tests its first hydrogen peroxide thruster in orbit
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch fourth commercial Axiom mission to the space station
- Second New Glenn launch slips toward fall as program leadership departs
- Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA's launch pads
- A long-shot plan to mine the Moon comes a little closer to reality
- Expected Poor Weather Delays AX-4 Launch Until June 11
08 Jun 2025
[edit]07 Jun 2025
[edit]- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
- Further delays of Starliner's next flight mark anniversary of its first crewed Space Station docking
06 Jun 2025
[edit]- Musk-Trump dispute includes threats to SpaceX contracts
- China launches fourth group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- ispace's Resilience lander crash lands on the Moon
- A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location
- Rocket Report: SpaceX's 500th Falcon launch; why did UK's Reaction Engines fail?
- Roscosmos Launches Angara-A5M Heavy Launcher Production
- Podcast: The End Of NASA As We Know It?
- Podcast: The End Of NASA As We Know It?
- The Space Sector Is Forgoing Civil Programs For The Defense Boom
- Podcast: The End Of NASA As We Know It?
- Trump Cuts NASA's Budget And Its Nominated Chief
- Podcast: The End Of NASA As We Know It?
- Trump Cuts NASA's Budget And Its Nominated Chief
05 Jun 2025
[edit]- Senators unveil bipartisan bill to boost space cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies
- Hydrosat poised to launch second thermal-infrared satellite
- NASA withdraws support for conferences
- Astroscale clears critical design review for OneWeb satellite removal demo
- Live coverage: ispace makes second attempt at historic Moon landing
- What would happen if Trump retaliated against Musk's companies?
- Northrop Attaches Twin Robotic Arms On Mission Robotic Vehicle
- Japan's iSpace Attempts Lunar Landing; Outcome Unknown
04 Jun 2025
[edit]- Lockheed Martin launches 'AI Fight Club' to test algorithms for warfare
- Second ispace mission ready for lunar landing attempt
- Maxar inks partnership with Saab for defense applications of geospatial data
- Astroscale clears critical design review for OneWeb satellite removal demo
- Commercial space companies to fund launch range upgrades under $4 billion contract
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 500th orbital Falcon rocket on 15th anniversary of the Falcon 9
- An in-space propulsion company just raised a staggering amount of money
- Impulse Space Announces $300M Venture Capital Round For Growth
- Russian LEO Developer Bureau 1440 Poised To Be Soyuz-5 Launch Customer
- Impulse Space Announces $300M Venture Capital Round For Growth
- Russian LEO Developer Bureau 1440 Poised To Be Soyuz-5 Launch Customer
- SpaceOps: Recent GPS III Launches Show Space Force Can Move Fast
- Impulse Space Announces $300M Venture Capital Round For Growth
- NASA Johnson's Exploration Park Development Advances
03 Jun 2025
[edit]- Commercial space companies to fund launch range upgrades under $4 billion contract
- Voyager launches IPO with $1.6 billion valuation target
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellite
- Some parts of Trump's proposed budget for NASA are literally draconian
- Tuesday Telescope: A time-lapse from orbit reveals treasures below
- Europe Launches Push For Independence In Space
- Space Force Awards BAE $1.2 Billion For Missile Tracking Sats
- Europe Launches Push For Independence In Space
- Europe Launches Push For Independence In Space
- ESA Extends Ispace's Lunar Ice Exploration Contract
- Voyager Launches IPO Process To Underpin Big Projects
02 Jun 2025
[edit]- South Korea's Venus-focused cubesat advances as larger missions face NASA cuts
- EchoStar bets on TV amid FCC mobile scrutiny
- Rocket Lab to launch BlackSky's next Gen-3 satellite on Electron rocket from New Zealand
- Live coverage: SpaceX reschedules Starlink delivery mission for midnight hour Tuesday
- Debrief: European Space Sector Poised For Consolidation
- Debrief: European Space Sector Poised For Consolidation
- South Korea's IBS To Use Cubesats For Long-Term Study Of Venus
- York Space Systems Completes Key Review For SDA Satellites
- Debrief: European Space Sector Poised For Consolidation
- South Korea's IBS To Use Cubesats For Long-Term Study Of Venus