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October 31, 2025
DRAGON SPACE
China's latest astronaut trio dock at Tiangong Space Station



Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
A crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's youngest-ever, docked early Saturday at the Tiangong space station, accompanied by four lab mice. The Shenzhou-21 spaceship docked at 3:22 am (1922 GMT Friday), China's state news agency Xinhua reported. ... read more

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ROBO SPACE
Consciousness debate intensifies as scientists urge clarity while AI and robotics advance
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Scientists warn that as artificial intelligence and neurotechnology accelerate in development, the need to understand consciousness has now become a scientific and ethical priority. In a major revie ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
New JAXA HTV-X Cargo Vehicle Launches with Over 20 Research Projects for the International Space Station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its HTV-X cargo vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 26, 2025, from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. ... more
GPS NEWS
PntGuard delivers maritime resilience against navigation signal interference
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Tschudi Shipping Company, NAL Research, and SGM Technology AS have launched PntGuard, a standalone maritime navigation security system designed to counter increasing incidents of GNSS and GPS spoofi ... more
AEROSPACE
Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Secure US Navy Contract to Develop Airborne Beyond 5G Tactical Network
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Inc. received a US Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to demonstrate an airborne 5G communication hub designed for secure, resilient ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Henon CubeSat to pioneer distant retrograde orbit with early solar storm warnings
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
ESA will launch the Henon CubeSat on a mission scheduled for late 2026, utilizing the launch capacity of a larger spacecraft. The CubeSat will be transported to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2, about ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Men show significant ocular changes after space travel
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
A new study led by Rachael D. Seidler, director of the University of Florida's Astraeus Space Institute, examined how factors such as sex, age, and body metrics relate to brain and eye changes in as ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China set to launch new crew to Tiangong space station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
China is preparing to launch three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou XXI mission to the Tiangong space station, with liftoff scheduled for 11:44 pm on October 31 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cente ... more
ROBO SPACE
Space Robotics at the Edge of the Unknown
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Many robotics systems function in conditions where the environment is well-defined: factory floors, urban roads, research facilities. But what about robots designed for space? Keenan Albee, ... more

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Orbital data and energy collaboration accelerates space-based assembly
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Rendezvous Robotics and Starcloud have initiated a formal partnership to integrate autonomous modular assembly systems with orbital power and cooling infrastructure for gigawatt-scale datacenter cap ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
AI-driven propulsion design advances spacecraft engineering at Northrop Grumman
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Luminary Cloud are working together to apply artificial intelligence to spacecraft propulsion, implementing a new physics AI foundation model specifically for thrust ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
New UCF Center Accelerates Research and Clinical Innovation in Space Medicine
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
The University of Central Florida is expanding its research, clinical programs, and educational outreach to address the health of space travelers and bring advances in medical technologies to patien ... more
MILTECH
Australian company Hypersonix secures major defence and aerospace investment for green hydrogen hypersonic flight
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2025
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AEROSPACE
Long-life high-entropy alloy heat shield technology promises major step for aerospace engines
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
A team at Hanbat National University in the Republic of Korea, led by Professor Joonsik Park, has developed a two-step boron and silicon coating method for high-entropy alloys, producing a robust he ... more
AEROSPACE
X-59 Completes First Flight in Quest to Reduce Supersonic Boom
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA achieved the first flight of the X-59 supersonic aircraft, marking a step toward commercial supersonic travel over land. The aircraft departed from U.S. Air Forc ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Voyager completes ExoTerra acquisition advancing US space propulsion systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
Voyager Technologies has announced the acquisition of ExoTerra Resource, a developer of electric propulsion systems for space operations. The move aims to address gaps in propulsion capabilities for both defense and commercial markets within the United States. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket passes key test to rival SpaceX
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 28, 2025
Chinese space authorities reached a new milestone this week as they tested a reusable rocket that they hope to use to join the United States, Japan and other nations in the bid for space dominance. ... more
AEROSPACE
NATO stands with Lithuania over balloon incursion: Rutte
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 28, 2025
NATO voiced firm support for Lithuania Tuesday over what Vilnius condemned as a "hybrid attack" on its airspace by Russia's ally Belarus, involving balloons filled with contraband cigarettes. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China set to launch Shenzhou XXI crewed mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Preparations are underway at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the launch of the Shenzhou XXI crewed spaceship, which will take place soon according to the China Manned Space Agency. The ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New electric propulsion technology to support European VLEO communications mission
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
ION-X has finalized a commercial agreement with Univity, previously Constellation Technologies and Operations, to supply HALO-MAX electric thrusters for the uniShape mission. The uniShape initiative ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab finalizes Photon spacecraft for Eta Space LOXSAT cryogenic fuel test mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Rocket Lab has completed the Systems Integration Review and build of its Photon spacecraft for the LOXSAT mission developed by Eta Space and NASA. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
North Korea announces missile test hours before Trump due in South
Seoul (AFP) Oct 29, 2025
North Korea test-fired cruise missiles off its western coast in a message to Pyongyang "enemies", state media announced Wednesday just hours before US President Donald Trump begins a visit to South Korea. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Mexico navy says rescued 28 teens from boat off west coast; US strikes four 'drug boats' in eastern Pacific
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
Mexico's navy on Thursday rescued 28 teenagers from a boat in the Pacific Ocean off its west coast, authorities said. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
'Nowhere to sleep': Melissa upends life for Jamaicans
St. Ann, Jamaica (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
In the north coast parish of St. Ann, almost all residents are without power - and many of them woke up without a roof over their heads after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, downing trees, utility poles and anything in its path. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Regional Spanish leader under fire year after deadly floods
Madrid (AFP) Oct 29, 2025
One year after historic floods killed 229 people in Valencia, the Spanish region's leader Carlos Mazon has faced mounting criticism over his handling of the disaster and defied calls to resign. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Possible interference to space communications found as atmospheric CO2 rises
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 28, 2025
Researchers from Kyushu University have found that rising carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere may disrupt high-frequency radio communications that support air traffic control, maritime commu ... more
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Climate change won't end civilization, says Bill Gates
Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2025
Climate change "will not lead to humanity's demise," billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said in a long memo in which he argued that tackling global disease and poverty will help prepare the planet's poorest for a warming world. ... more
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TRADE WARS
U.S. interventions south of the border are almost as old as the nation
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 29, 2025
With a U.S. Navy carrier strike group headed to the Caribbean to augment a naval armada there and President Donald Trump threatening not-so-covert operations and ground strikes against Venezuela, what is new? ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump, China and stalled diplomacy: five takeaways from ASEAN summit
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Oct 28, 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded on Tuesday its biannual summit attended by foreign leaders including US President Donald Trump, with trade and regional tensions on the agenda. ... more
TRADE WARS
Germany's Merz hopeful for Trump-Xi deal to end trade spat
Ankara (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday cautiously welcomed warming relations between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, expressing hope for an end to their tariff war. ... more
TRADE WARS
'Significant' Xi, Trump talks win cautious optimism in China
Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
A rare meeting between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has succeeded in temporarily stabilising US-China relations, analysts said on Thursday, with the talks drawing cautious optimism on the streets of Beijing. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Funds for climate adaptation 'lifeline' far off track: UN
Paris (AFP) Oct 29, 2025
Wealthy countries are failing to meet their promised targets to provide a funding "lifeline" to help poorer nations prepare for worsening climate calamities, the UN warned Wednesday. ... more
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