December 12, 2025

Robotic welding project to prepare UK for in orbit repairs London, UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at the University of Leicester are leading work to develop what they describe as the UKs first in space robotic welding capability, supported by new funding from the UK Space Agencys Nat ... more

OroraTech expands GENA satellite platform with orbital testbed for scientific payloads Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 OroraTech has launched GENA-OT, the first mission built on its GEneric flexible NAnosatellite platform, on SpaceX's Transporter-15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The 16U CubeSat ... more

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ONE Bow River backs Odyssey Space Research growth in flight software and mission engineering Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 ONE Bow River National Defense Fund has taken a strategic stake in Odyssey Space Research LLC, a spaceflight software and engineering firm that supports government and commercial missions. The ... more

D-Orbit launches dual orbital transportation missions, passes 200-payload milestone Paris, France (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, has launched two new orbital transportation missions using its ION Satellite Carrier, pushing the company past the milestone o ... more

Beyond Gravity positions new modular satellite platform for European LEO missions Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Beyond Gravity is expanding from supplying satellite components to delivering complete satellites based on a new low Earth orbit platform. The company aims to offer turnkey spacecraft to institution ... more

Shaping quantum light expands options for future technologies Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers from the School of Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand, working with collaborators at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, report that controlling the structure of photons i ... more

Sidus Space to host MobLobSpace radar payload on LizzieSat for NASA debris tracking study Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Sidus Space Inc has been selected as a subcontractor to MobLobSpace Inc under a NASA Small Business Innovation Research award to support a mission concept hosting a space-based 4D radar system on th ... more

NASA refines aircraft icing safety modeling with GlennICE software Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland used the Glenn Icing Computational Environment (GlennICE) software to create three dimensional computational models of an advanced air mobilit ... more

Gilat wins 10 million dollar order for transportable direct downlink earth observation system London, UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has secured an order of about 10 million dollars for a customized Earth observation direct downlink solution to be delivered over the next 12 months. The contract was a ... more Quantum hardware roadmap highlights scaling hurdles on path to everyday applications Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Quantum technology is accelerating out of the lab and into the real world, and a new article in Science argues that the field now stands at a turning point - one that is similar to the early computi ... more Secure ESA contract advances GomSpace satellite cybersecurity Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 GomSpace has signed a 1.2 million euro (13.2 MSEK) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a security-enhanced generation of its NanoCom product line under the SECUSAT program. The ... more Antares lines up $96 million to advance microreactor rollout Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Antares has raised $96 million in Series B financing to support development and deployment of its compact nuclear microreactors for defense and space customers. The round, led by Shine Capital with ... more ArkEdge boosts 6U micro-satellite fleet with three-satellite AE5R launch Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2025 - ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space technology company that designs, builds, and operates micro-satellite constellations, has launched three new 6U-class satelli ... more IHI SAT2 hyperspectral CubeSat enters orbit to support forest monitoring and carbon data Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 IHI-SAT2, a hyperspectral 6U CubeSat built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics for Japan's IHI Corporation, has reached orbit and established two-way communications shortly after deployment from a SpaceX Falc ... more Sun-watcher SOHO celebrates thirty years Paris, France (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 On 2 December 1995 the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) blasted into space - on what was supposed to be a two-year mission. From its outpost 1.5 million km away from Earth in ... more Roman space telescope passes key construction milestone ahead of launch window Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 NASA has completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, joining the inner and outer sections of the observatory in the largest clean room at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in ... more Milky Way chemical map shows diverse paths to galactic evolution London, UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 A new analysis of simulated Milky Way analogues links the galaxy's unusual chemical patterns to how its disc formed and evolved over time. The work examines why stars near the Sun split into two dis ... more Stereo solar campaign links Inouye and Solar Orbiter data on tiny 'campfires' Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 The Sun is not just a glowing ball in the sky. From large magnetic loops hundreds of times larger than Earth, to tiny features that blink in and out of existence, our home star is far more dynamic t ... more