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October 27, 2025
MOON DAILY
Orion spacecraft prepared for lunar mission as stacking with SLS rocket achieved



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems team has completed the stacking and integration of the Lockheed Martin-developed Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in High Bay 3 at Kennedy Space Center. The operation took place on October 19, marking a significant milestone as the agencies prepare for the crewed Artemis II mission to the Moon. Electrical, data, and umbilical connections are now being established between Orion and the SLS, enabling comprehensive integrat ... read more

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MICROSAT BLITZ
Flight Readiness Achieved for CarbSAR Mission With SSTL and Oxford Space Systems
London, UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited and Oxford Space Systems have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the upcoming CarbSAR in-Orbit Demonstration mission. This initiative pairs SSTL's Carbonit ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
China sends advanced communications satellite into orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
China successfully launched its new Communication Technology Test Satellite-20 (TJSW-20) on Thursday night, marking another major milestone in the nation's rapidly expanding space-based communicatio ... more
EXO WORLDS
Hydrothermal vents may have triggered early molecular chemistry on ancient Earth
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society recreated in the laboratory chemical reactions that may have occurred on Earth about 4 billion years ago, producing the first molecu ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Final assembly of Vinci engines for Ariane 6 transitions to Germany
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
ArianeGroup Germany will assume responsibility for assembling the Vinci upper stage engine of the Ariane 6 launcher at DLR's Lampoldshausen location. Under an agreement signed on October 24, 2025, b ... more
SPACEMART
SpaceX launches 28 more Starlink satellites from California
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2025
SpaceX on Saturday launched 28 more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more
CYBER WARS
Anvil Secure and D-Orbit outline steps to advance satellite cybersecurity across mission operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
Cybersecurity specialist Anvil Secure and the space logistics firm D-Orbit have jointly unveiled a comprehensive white paper addressing the application of cybersecurity measures throughout the lifec ... more
TECH SPACE
Vantor secures contract to support US Space Force with advanced tracking of space objects
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Vantor has announced a partnership with the US Space Force, providing continuous tracking and analysis of high-interest space objects using its high-resolution non-Earth imaging (NEI) technology. Th ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China set to launch Shenzhou XXI crewed mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 25, 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

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EARLY EARTH
Planetary modeling reveals Jupiter's rapid early growth shaped Earth's formation zone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Researchers from Rice University have demonstrated that Jupiter's initial expansion played a pivotal role in organizing the developing solar system. Using advanced hydrodynamic and dust-evolution si ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
ABB wins Canadian climate satellite instrument contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
ABB has secured a contract with the Canadian Space Agency for Phase A conceptual development of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE, which is part of the Hig ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Europe's new Sentinel-4 mission delivers first look at hourly air pollution maps
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
Europe has taken a major step toward real-time air quality monitoring with the release of the first images from the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission. Operating aboard EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generati ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
WVU engineers recalibrate radio telescopes to illuminate dark energy
Morgantown WV (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
Scientists know dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe and is responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion. Beyond that, little about it is certain, so WVU engineer Kevin Bandura is ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Enhanced monitoring partnership brings real-time flood insights to Slovakia
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar satellite data, and EMIS, a Slovakia-based geospatial systems provider, have announced a collaboration to deliver rapid flood intelligence to Slova ... more
ENERGY TECH
Revealing critical interactions between plasma turbulence scales improves fusion confinement
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding fusion plasma confinement by identifying a new physical mechanism connecting turbulence at various scales. A research team led by ... more
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GPS NEWS
Next-generation visual navigation startup Vermeer secures major funding milestone
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
Vermeer, with headquarters in New York and forward operations in Kyiv, has finalized its $10 million Series A funding round. This investment round, led by Draper Associates, includes support from Ae ... more
SPACEWAR
Apex to showcase space-based interceptor technology in milestone Project Shadow demonstration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Apex, recognized as the world's first company to mass-produce standardized satellite bus platforms, is setting a new benchmark for U.S. national defense by launching Project Shadow. The initiative a ... more
SPACEMART
Europe plans satellite powerhouse to rival Musk's Starlink
Paris (AFP) Oct 23, 2025
Three leading European aerospace groups announced Thursday a plan to merge their satellite operations to create a powerhouse for competing in particular against Elon Musk's Starlink internet system. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Neutrino partnerships bridge Pacific to probe cosmic mysteries
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
altech researchers co-lead new study refining what we know about the ghostly particles Very early on in our universe, when it was a seething hot cauldron of energy, particles made of matter a ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Lincoln Laboratory and Haystack Observatory team up to unveil hidden parts of the galax
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
For centuries, humans have sought to study the stars and celestial bodies, whether through observations made by naked eye or by telescopes on the ground and in space that can view the universe acros ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Telescope hack opens a sharper view into the universe
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
A novel imaging technique used for the first time on a ground-based telescope has helped a UCLA-led team of astronomers to achieve the sharpest-ever measurement of a star's surrounding disk, reveali ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Neutrino flavor shifts may unlock cosmic origins
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
In a new analysis, physicists provide the most precise picture yet of how neutrinos change 'flavor' as they travel through the cosmos. Neutrinos are fundamental particles of the universe, but ... more
IRON AND ICE
Europe advances asteroid defense as GomSpace secures operational support contract
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
GomSpace has entered into an 8.4 million SEK agreement with SPACEBEL to implement the Juventas Operations segment for the European Space Agency's Hera mission. The partnership will utilize HOOP Miss ... more
MOON DAILY
New partnership targets seamless lunar refueling and docking to boost long term Moon missions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
ispace inc and OrbitAID Aerospace Private Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainable lunar exploration. The agreement, announced during IAC2025 in Sydney, focuse ... 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
SPACEMART
Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT Partner to Expand In Space Manufacturing for Private Industry
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT have announced a new partnership to design, develop, and commercialize in-space manufacturing and science services for private industry. The collaboration aims to mak ... more
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MOON DAILY
Chang'e-6 lunar samples reveal new pathways for solar system material movement
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Meteorites are vital tools for investigating planetary formation and evolution, yet most are lost to atmospheric and geological processes on Earth. Carbonaceous Ivuna-type (CI) chondrites are partic ... more
SPACEMART
AST SpaceMobile reveals terms for one billion dollar convertible notes offering
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., developer of the first space-based cellular broadband network that works directly with standard smartphones, has finalized pricing for a $1 billion private convertible senior ... more
MOON DAILY
Glass beads found on Moons far side reveal ancient meteor impact diversity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
Researchers have examined over 400 glass particles collected from the far side of the Moon during the Change-6 mission, identifying 178 impact glass beads to analyze their microstructures and compos ... more
EXO WORLDS
Newly found super-Earth orbits nearby star in promising habitable zone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
Astronomers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered an exoplanet positioned in the habitable zone of its host star, where conditions may allow liquid water to exist on the surface. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Mapping previously unseen galactic structures reveals new secrets of Milky Way star formation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
An international collaboration has successfully charted extensive regions of CO-dark molecular gas within Cygnus X, a vibrant star-forming segment of our Milky Way. Utilizing data from the National ... more
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