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November 14, 2025
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China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts return to Earth after delay



Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, state TV footage showed, after a delay caused by their spacecraft being struck by debris in orbit. The Tiangong space station, the crown jewel of China's space programme, is crewed by teams of three astronauts who are exchanged every six months. The return of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and crew were planned for November 5, after the Shenzhou-21 mission arrived to relieve them. However, because of a debris strike their return was delayed. ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS
Lisbon (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world's first commercial space station. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Dream Chaser spaceplane passes pre-flight tests at Kennedy Space Center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Sierra Space announced completion of a series of critical pre-flight tests for its Dream Chaser spaceplane at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, marking progress toward the vehicle's first uncrewed missio ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2025
Following a handful of troubling valve issues that pushed a launch back for a week, an Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:04 p.m. EST on Thursday night, carrying a communications satellite for Viasat. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI enables tailored education for medical students at scale
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers at Dartmouth have demonstrated that artificial intelligence platforms can provide individualized academic support for large student populations. The study tracked 190 medical students wh ... more
GPS NEWS
Nanometer precision ranging demonstrated across 113 kilometers sets new benchmark for space measurement
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, led by professors Jian-Wei Pan, Hai-Feng Jiang, and Qiang Zhang, have achieved nanometer-level absolute distance measurement over ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Colorado Boulder advances research and education in space law and policy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
University of Colorado Boulder researchers are expanding their work into space law following decades of experience in space exploration. The need for policy expertise has grown as countries co ... more
ENERGY TECH
High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated that controlling the electric potential within fusion-grade plasma is vital for sustaining energy confinement in nuclear fusion reactors. The team used a heavy ion beam ... more

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Space Systems Command advances New Glenn certification after latest launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Space Systems Command continues the process of certifying Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle for National Security Space Launch missions, following the successful NG-2 launch at 3:55 p.m. EST fr ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Solar flares pause Blue Origin-NASA Mars probe launch
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2025
Private space company Blue Origin canceled Wednesday's planned Mars-bound launch from Florida of its ESCAPADE craft for the second time due to increased solar flare activity. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Facing a new era of satellite surveillance and jamming, European governments are moving rapidly to strengthen their defenses in orbit. The twin challenges posed by Russian and Chinese activities hav ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Hydroponic plant factories enable continuous urban edamame harvest
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers in Japan achieved year-round indoor cultivation of edamame using hydroponic nutrient film technique and LED lighting. Controlled plant factories allow crops to grow independently of outd ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ArkEdge Space validates global satellite messaging system for IoT coverage
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
ArkEdge Space Inc., based in Tokyo, has confirmed the operational capability of satellite short messaging using compact, battery-powered IoT devices. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
New Structures Could Keep Astronauts Fit During Long Missions
Boston, MA (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Northeastern professor Jeffery Lipton and his colleagues have created a new class of deployable structures that could one day be used to create artificial gravity space habitats for astronauts. ... more
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ROBO SPACE
German music body wins copyright case against OpenAI
Munich, Germany (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
OpenAI has infringed copyright law in Germany by using song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence models, a court in Munich ruled on Tuesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
How drones are altering contemporary warfare
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
A new book by scholar and military officer Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones. In recent months, Russia has frequently flown ... more
AEROSPACE
NATO allies ditch Boeing for new surveillance planes
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Unexplained drone flights fray nerves in Belgium
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Sightings at military bases, airports, a nuclear power station: a spate of unexplained drone flights has frayed nerves in Belgium and fuelled fears the country could be being targeted by Russia. ... more
AEROSPACE
Light powered micromotors achieve flight in open air
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Researchers at Concordia University have built the first micromotors able to move freely through the air using only light as their source of power. This advance marks a major shift for the field of ... more
AEROSPACE
Turkey suspends C-130 flights after fatal plane crash
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Turkey suspended flights by its C-130 military cargo planes as a precautionary measure a day after one crashed in neighbouring Georgia, killing all 20 people on board, the defence ministry said Thursday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Amentum secures up to 995M dollar US Air Force contract for MQ9 modernization
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Amentum announced it has received the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maintenance Support IDIQ contract from the US Air Force Air Combat Command, valued at up to 995 million dollars over five years. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
AI-developed controller directs satellite in pioneering in-orbit maneuver
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025


A team at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) has achieved a significant milestone on the road to space autonomy by successfully testing an artificial intelligence-based attitude control ... more

SPACE TRAVEL
US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit
Paris (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
Global tech leaders packed Lisbon's annual Web Summit Tuesday to talk artificial intelligence, robots and startups - all under the shadow of global tensions over cutting-edge hardware and software and the resources needed to build them. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
LandSpace prepares reusable ZQ 3 rocket for first launch after major tests in China
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
LandSpace, a private Beijing-based rocket manufacturer, is moving toward the debut flight of its ZQ 3, also known as Rosefinch 3, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi ... more
GPS NEWS
Centimeter-level RTK positioning now available for IoT deployments
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
Quectel Wireless Solutions has announced a collaboration with Swift Navigation to provide real-time kinematic (RTK) correction solutions that deliver centimeter-level accuracy for a diverse range of ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's Galactic Energy fails Ceres-1 rocket satellite mission launch
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 10, 2025
A rocket by a private Chinese company saw its second failure on its planned orbital mission. ... more
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SpaceX Starlink launch breaks record for Florida spaceport
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 10, 2025
The SpaceX launch of 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station broke an annual launch record for Florida's spaceport. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Oxford team unveils air-powered robots that synchronize without electronics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A team at the University of Oxford has introduced a new class of soft robots which operate solely on air pressure, eliminating the need for electronics, motors or computers. As published on November ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Trump II could be moment to break US tech power: author
Lisbon (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
America's lashing out at trade partners under the second presidency of Donald Trump could prove the moment to break its tech firms' power beyond US borders, activist Cory Doctorow told AFP Tuesday. ... more
AEROSPACE
Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
A Turkish military cargo plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in Georgia on its way home from Azerbaijan, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia says foiled Ukrainian-UK plot to hijack missile-carrying jet
Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
Russia said Tuesday it had foiled an Anglo-Ukrainian plot to hijack a military jet carrying a hypersonic missile which they planned to take to Romania in a "large-scale provocation". ... more
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