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November 30, 2025
MICROSAT BLITZ
Spire and Planet expand satellite fleets on Transporter 15 mission



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Spire Global Inc and Planet Labs PBC have each reported new satellite deployments on SpaceXs Transporter 15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, expanding commercial constellations focused on Earth observation, weather, and radio frequency data. Planet confirmed that its AI enabled high resolution Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 satellites reached orbit alongside 36 SuperDoves from Flock 4H and that commissioning of the two new Pelican spacecraft is underway following initial c ... read more

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VSAT NEWS
LUCI optical terminal to link satellites for France 2030 space program
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Oledcomm is developing a new optical terminal called LUCI to provide inter-satellite communications for the French space agency CNES within the France 2030 program. The company, which focuses on wir ... more
SPACEMART
Europe secures record space budget to boost independence
Bremen, Germany (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years, as the continent seeks greater independence in space. ... more
TECH SPACE
Life, Culture and AI: Why 'plagiarism' Is Our Default Operating System
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
As AI models are accused of stealing the world's creativity, a deeper view emerges: life, culture - and now machines - all run on ceaseless pattern-copying, much like an extreme, accelerated form of reading. The real novelty is that humans invented the idea of "Plagiarism" with a capital P. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Station 10 as Soyuz crew arrives amid Baikonur launch pad crisis
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Ten people are now onboard the International Space Station after the arrival of three new crew members on the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. While back on Earth, damage to the Baikonur launch pad raises qu ... more
ICE WORLD
Where Antarctica's ice melt will have the biggest impact on sea levels
Providence RI (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles. B ... more
TECH SPACE
Sivers Semiconductors and Doosan Announce Joint Initiative to Advance Ka-Band SATCOM Antenna Technology
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Sivers Semiconductors AB has entered a $1.5 million contract with Doosan Corporation to jointly develop scalable electronically steerable array (ESA) antenna panels for Ka-band satellite communicati ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew
Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Blue Ring mission to expand commercial GEO space domain awareness
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Blue Origin has reached an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to incorporate the Caracal optical payload into the inaugural mission of Blue Ring, a spacecraft designed for multi-mission pa ... more

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DRAGON SPACE
Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
China is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, the China Manned Space Agency has announced. The agency confirmed ... more
SPACEMART
UK government commits GBP 6.9 million to boost satellite communications sector
London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The UK Space Agency has announced a GBP 6.9 million investment to accelerate the development of next-generation satellite technologies. The new funding, delivered through the European Space Agency's ... more
SPACEMART
BlueBird 6 satellite set for December launch to expand direct mobile connectivity in space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
AST SpaceMobile has confirmed BlueBird 6, a U.S. licensed satellite, will launch on December 15 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. This satellite represents the company's first next-generatio ... more
TECH SPACE
Platinum Crystals Mapped as They Develop Inside Liquid Metal
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Scientists at the University of Sydney have demonstrated the growth of platinum crystals in liquid metal by applying advanced X-ray tomography techniques. This research offers fresh understanding of ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NJIT scientists track recent solar flare disruptions in Earth's ionosphere
Newark, NJ (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Recent measurements recorded by NJIT's new network of radio telescopes show how a rare sequence of intense flares from Nov. 9 - 14, including an X5.1 event marking 2025's strongest flare so far, jol ... more
TIME AND SPACE
End of mission for Atacama Cosmology Telescope opens new avenues in cosmology
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) has concluded nearly two decades of operation, closing a chapter in observational cosmology and initiating new directions for research. The ACT Collaboration ha ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


EARTH OBSERVATION
Outage Prevention from Orbit: Why Utilities Are Turning to Satellites and Geospatial Analytics
Perrysburg OH (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Utilities and local energy distribution companies (LDCs) face ongoing challenges in managing their infrastructure. Keeping track of power lines, pipelines, energy plant emissions, and other assets is essential ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA celebrates a decade of student contributions to space crop production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
In 2025, nearly 1,250 students in 71 classrooms participated in the Growing Beyond Earth Student Launch Chat, celebrating ten years of partnership between Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and NASA. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
PLD Space advances MIURA 5 rocket qualification with first fully integrated unit
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
PLD Space has introduced its first fully integrated MIURA 5 unit, Qualification Model 1 (QM1), initiating comprehensive subsystem validation before the rocket's initial flight in early 2026. The QM1 ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Galileo satellites to launch on Ariane 6 to enhance navigation system
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
On December 17, 2025, two Galileo First Generation satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, will be placed in orbit by Ariane 6, launching from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This mission, the fourteent ... more
MARSDAILY
Destination: Mars. First Stop: Iceland?
Upton, NY (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
To say that a trip from Earth to Mars is merely a long one would be a massive understatement. On July 30, 2020, when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent its Mars rover "Per ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
AtSpace A01 reaches record suborbital altitude from Koonibba Test Range
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
AtSpace, a Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer, has launched its Australian-made A01 rocket from Southern Launchs Koonibba Test Range, reaching a higher altitude than any previous Australian commerci ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
South Korea advances Nuri rocket program with fourth orbital launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
South Korea has completed the fourth mission of its domestically built Nuri launch vehicle, placing a primary satellite and a group of smaller payloads into orbit from the coastal village of Goheung ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Soyuz rocket positioned at Baikonur for ISS crew launch as Cygnus XL temporarily removed
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
The Soyuz MS-28 rocket was set upright at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 24 for the crewed mission scheduled for November 27. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonaut ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Lunasa Space funding backs shared in orbit lab platform
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Lunasa Space has received 30,000 pounds in support from the UK Space Agency Space Ecosystem Commercialisation Programme to advance its Cosmic Labs orbital platform toward a first demonstration missi ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA changes Starliner contract: First ISS mission to carry only cargo
Miami FL (UPI) Nov 26, 2025
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will only fly cargo to the International Space Station after NASA changed the contract with Boeing that also cut the number of missions for the craft. On Monday, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SyLEx test rocket gives France new suborbital launch option
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
ArianeGroup has completed the first flight of its new SyLEx sounding rocket system, providing France with an in-country suborbital launch capability for experiments and technology tests operated by ... more
MARSDAILY
Second CHAPEA Crew Begins Extended Mars Habitat Mission at NASA Johnson
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
NASA's second CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) mission is underway with four volunteers - Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer - beginning a 378-day s ... more
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MARSDAILY
Martian dust devils found to generate electrical sparks
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Electric discharges have been detected inside dust devils and dust storms on Mars for the first time, using sound recordings from the SuperCam microphone on NASAs Perseverance rover. Scientists from ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Looking inside icy moons
Davis, CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky c ... more
MERCURY RISING
BepiColombo nears Mercury orbital arrival after seven year journey
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is entering its final year of approach to Mercury, on track to reach orbit in November 2026 after launching in October 2018. The dual-spacecraft mission has alre ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Solar telescope captures flare rich sunspot region in fine detail
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Scientists using the GREGOR solar telescope in Tenerife have obtained a rare series of high resolution observations of the active region NOAA 14274, a sunspot group that generated two X class solar ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
DEVILS survey maps how galaxy environments shape their evolution
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
A team at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research has released new data from the Deep Extragalactic Visible Legacy Survey showing that a galaxy's local environment has a major impact o ... more
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