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November 29, 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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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
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
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
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
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

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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
MICROSAT BLITZ
UAH CanSat and rover teams notch winning performances in 2025 national and international competitions
Huntsville, AL (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
UAH students prepare CanSat payload for launch during 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va. Three CanSat teams at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UA ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
Mexico to launch its first microsatellite on SpaceX mission
Miami FL (UPI) Nov 26, 2025
Mexico's Alvaro Obregon borough plans to send first locally assembled microsatellite into orbit this week on SpaceX's Transporter-15 mission, a rideshare launch scheduled Wednesday from Vandenberg S ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
South Korean team prepares BioCabinet payload for space biology research on Nuri rocket mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Chan Hum Park and his research team from Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital are sending their BioCabinet payload into orbit aboard the fourth Nuri rocket flight on November 27, launch ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SatRev PW6U satellite checks in from orbit after Transporter 15 launch
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
SatRev reports that its PW6U Earth observation nanosatellite has completed initial commissioning steps after launch on SpaceX's Transporter 15 rideshare mission, with the first link from orbit confi ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch
Vandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Teams encapsulated NASA's R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, along with three other NASA funded CubeSats, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Alen Space delivers ETRISat CubeSat to ETRI for upcoming launch on Korean Nuri rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Alen Space has completed and delivered ETRISat, a 6U CubeSat manufactured at its facility in Nigran, Spain, for the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in South Korea. The s ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China supports private space firms to expand global reach
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
China's space agency has issued an action plan that encourages commercial space companies to increase international partnerships and participate in global projects over the next two years. The ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Beijing space lab targets orbital data centers for AI era
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
An institute in Beijing plans to launch its first high-computing-power experimental satellites by late 2025 or early 2026 as part of a wider effort to move intensive data processing into orbit while ... more
UAV NEWS
Aerodata debuts AeroForce X MALE UAV for long endurance ISR missions
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Braunschweig-based Aerodata AG has developed the AeroForce X, a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle system designed to support armed forces in intelligence, surveillance and recon ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Europe backs secure satellite communications with multibillion euro package
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
European governments have backed a 2.1 billion euro funding package to expand secure satellite communications services, confirming support for space-based connectivity at the European Space Agency C ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SpainSat NG programme completed as second secure communications satellite launches
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 25, 2025
Europe has strengthened its secure-communications capabilities with the successful launch of SpainSat NG II on 24 October, wrapping up the SpainSat Next Generation programme supported by the Europea ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Successful cryogenic engine start enables enhanced mission flexibility for ISRO
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
ISRO has qualified the CE20 cryogenic engine for thrust levels between 19 and 22 tonnes for single-start flight operations, supporting demanding launch requirements for the LVM3 upper stage. The eng ... more
MISSILE NEWS
China slams Japan's plans to deploy missiles near Taiwan
Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
China slammed on Monday Japan's decision to push ahead with a planned deployment of missiles on an island near Taiwan, escalating a weeks-long diplomatic spat. ... more
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Belgium's Antwerp port vulnerable to drone attack, boss warns
Antwerp, Belgium (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
The boss of Belgium's Antwerp port, the second busiest in Europe, has told AFP the giant facility risks being a soft target for drone attacks, as fears swirl over the threat from Russia. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Sweden beefs up air defence in rearmament push
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Sweden will acquire anti-air defence equipment worth 3.5 billion kronor ($366 million) to protect itself against missiles, drones and combat aircraft, the government said Tuesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Drones crash in Romania, Moldova as Russia bombards Ukraine
Bucharest (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Drones crashed in both Romania and Moldova on Tuesday, with Bucharest deploying four fighter jets after a night of massive Russian air strikes in neighbouring Ukraine. ... more
UAV NEWS
Japan scrambles aircraft over suspected China drone near Taiwan
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Japan said Tuesday it scrambled aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone off an island near Taiwan that has been drawn into a weeks-long diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more
UAV NEWS
Romania scrambles jets over fresh drone incursion; German military to counter drones domestically
Bucharest (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
NATO member Romania, bordering Ukraine, scrambled fighter jets early on Wednesday after a fresh drone incursion, the defence ministry said, while neighbouring Moldova also reported that its airspace was breached. ... more
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