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September 01, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab inaugurates Launch Complex 3 to prepare for Neutron rocket operations



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened Launch Complex 3, a dedicated test, launch, and landing site for its reusable Neutron rocket. The new facility, located at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, represents the largest orbital launch capacity in the spaceport's history. Neutron is designed to lift 13,000 kg (33,000 pounds) to orbit, supporting commercial satellite constellations, national security missions, planetary exploration, and eventually human space ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
First five Flight Ticket Initiative missions confirmed with Avio and Isar Aerospace
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission have confirmed the first five missions of the Flight Ticket Initiative, a program designed to test and validate new European technologies ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Redwire receives $2M NASA contract to advance biotech and orbital research on ISS
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded a NASA single award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at up to $25 million over five years to provide biotechnology faci ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX answers critics with successful Starship test flight
South Padre Island, United States (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning in a strong performance after a series of fiery failures had begun to cast doubt on its future. T ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX sets record with 30th Falcon 9 spaceflight
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2025
SpaceX set a record with its 30th flight featuring Falcon 9 booster, B1067 on Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
York delivers full 21 satellite payload for Space Development Agency Tranche 1 launch
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
York Space Systems has shipped its final spacecraft for the upcoming Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission, completing delivery of all 21 satellites that will constitute the launch payload. The launch w ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Next generation CapLink Array expands missile defense and satellite communication capabilities
Chandler AZ (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
Assured Space Access Technologies Inc has introduced the CapLink Array, a new phased array antenna system engineered to enhance missile defense radar missions and space-based communications. The sys ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab marks milestone with 70th Electron launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation has achieved its 70th successful Electron mission, underscoring the rocket's status as the world's most frequently launched small orbital vehicle and reinforcing the company's ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space Machines finalizes Scintilla propulsion engine for Optimus Viper
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
Space Machines Company has announced the completion of its in-house Scintilla propulsion engine, designed to power the Optimus Viper platform for rapid orbital manoeuvring and space domain awareness ... more

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MISSILE DEFENSE
CerraCap backs Space Kinetic to accelerate space superiority and missile defense
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
CerraCap Ventures has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a cleared national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The move aligns with CerraCap's push to speed space defense technologies and bolster the United States strategic edge as space becomes increasingly contested ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2025
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday morning, adding another 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Dragon supply mission docks with International Space Station
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 25, 2025
The International Space Station received more than 5,000 pounds of supplies after a SpaceX cargo spacecraft arrived there Monday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
North Korea's Kim inspects new missiles before China trip
Seoul (AFP) Sept 1, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the country's new missile production line, state media reported, ahead of his visit to China to attend Beijing's massive military parade. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
France, Germany to provide more air defence to Ukraine: statement
Toulon, France (AFP) Aug 29, 2025
France and Germany will provide more air-defence hardware for Ukraine after "massive" Russian airstrikes in recent days, the key EU members said in a joint statement Friday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
US approves $825 mn missile sale to Ukraine; France, Germany to provide more air defence to Ukraine
Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
The United States on Thursday announced the approval of an $825 million sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles and related equipment to Ukraine. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


AEROSPACE
Polish F-16 jet crashes killing pilot ahead of air show: govt
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
A Polish F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday while preparing for an air show in the central city of Radom, killing the pilot, a government spokesperson said. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Yemen's Huthis say they targeted Red Sea ship with missile
Sanaa (AFP) Sept 1, 2025
Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday said they had fired a missile at a tanker in the Red Sea, days after their prime minister was killed in an Israeli attack. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Putin 'sabotaging hopes of peace', UK PM says as British offices 'severely damaged' in Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
The British Council's office in Kyiv was put out of operation by a massive overnight Russian missile and drone barrage on the Ukrainian capital, the organisation said Thursday. ... more
AEROSPACE
German defence minister ups pressure on France over jet project
Berlin (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Thursday urged France to break the impasse over the multinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet project. ... more
UAV NEWS
Japan seeks record defence budget, to triple drone spending
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 29, 2025
Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another record spending request made Friday to deal with a "severely intensifying security environment". ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Irish CubeSat proves wave based control for precise in orbit pointing
London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first satellite, has validated an onboard Wave-Based Control payload that enables accurate attitude control in orbit. Developed at UCD's School of Mechanical and Materials Engine ... more
GPS NEWS
Real time navigation breakthrough with new algorithm OiSAM FGO
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
In the race to improve autonomous systems, researchers in China have unveiled a new algorithm that accelerates navigation while maintaining precision. Called Optimized iSAM-Factor Graph Optimization ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Erdogan jubilant as 'Steel Dome' air defence system delivered to military
Istanbul (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday hailed a milestone for Turkey as its "Steel Dome" air defence system was delivered to the military, saying regional conflicts had pushed Ankara to boo ... more
UAV NEWS
Lebanon says Israeli drone explodes after crash, killing two soldiers
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
Lebanon's army said two personnel were killed Thursday after an Israeli drone that had crashed in the country's south exploded, the latest deadly incident for Lebanese troops near the Israeli border. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Turkey deploys its 'Steel Dome' air defense system
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2025
NATO member Turkey has deployed its newly developed "Steel Dome" air defense system on Wednesday amid heightened regional conflicts involving aerial warfare. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Floods leave women struggling in Pakistan's relief camps
Chung, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
In a former classroom, now a makeshift relief camp, pregnant women take refuge from the floods that have ravaged eastern Pakistan, their bodies aching, eyes heavy with exhaustion and silent despair. ... more
ROBO SPACE
California parents blame ChatGPT for son's suicide
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company's ChatGPT chatbot provided their son with detailed suicide instructions ... more
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SPACE MEDICINE
Healthy mouse offspring born from space preserved stem cells
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
A Kyoto University team has demonstrated that cryopreserved mouse spermatogonial stem cells stored aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for six months can still produce healthy offspring aft ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
FEMA employees suspended over letter critical of Trump admin
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
The Trump administration on Tuesday suspended several employees of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after they publicly expressed outrage over the agency's leadership, according ... more
AEROSPACE
Ground vibration test validates structural models for UpLift research aircraft
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
The German Aerospace Center has reached a major milestone in its UpLift program, completing a ground vibration test on the D328 UpLift research aircraft. The test precisely mapped the structural dyn ... more
GPS NEWS
USGS introduces first fully integrated national geologic map
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
In a major milestone for earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its most comprehensive national-scale geologic map to date, offering an unprecedented view of the geology both ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Chinese cluster now world's top innovation hotspot: UN
Geneva (AFP) Sept 1, 2025
Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said Monday. ... more
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