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Tensions flare between Musk and NASA over Moon missionWashington (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at NASA's acting administrator on Tuesday after the space agency chief invited other companies to enter the race to help get humans back on the Moon. ... more  
China expands space capabilities with new lunar and deep space milestonesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 China has recorded a series of landmark achievements in its ongoing quest for space exploration, spanning its crewed space station program, lunar far-side sample return, and interplanetary missions. ... more 
SpaceX launches rockets from opposite coasts, ties mission totalWashington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2025 SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets from opposite coasts Sunday, sending a total of 56 satellites into low-Earth orbit, adding to the growing Starlink commercial fleet. ... more 
K2 Space Corp, SpaceX ink Falcon 9 rocket deal for 2027 missionWashington DC (UPI) Oct 14, 2025 Aerospace startup company K2 Space will team up with SpaceX to deploy a small number of K2 satellites into multiple levels of Earth's orbit. ... more |
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China marks milestone 600th Long March rocket launchTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 China's Long March rocket series has reached a major milestone with its 600th flight, following the successful launch of a Long March-8A vehicle that deployed a new group of internet satellites in ... more 
HyImpulse secures 45 million euros to accelerate orbital rocket programBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 HyImpulse Technologies GmbH has raised 45 million euros in new funding to advance development of its hybrid-propelled SL1 orbital launch vehicle and expand its pr ... more 
Phoebus project advances composite hydrogen tank testing for Ariane 6Paris, France (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with ArianeGroup and MT Aerospace, is progressing with the Phoebus project to explore replacing metallic cryogenic tanks on the Ariane 6 upper stage ... more 
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Musk's StarlinkBeijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal. ... more |
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Sentinel-1D prepares for encapsulation ahead of November launchParis, France (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Sentinel-1D satellite is fuelled and ready for encapsulation, marking a key milestone in its launch campaign. The spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff ... more |
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PLD Space fast-tracks MIURA 5 and sharpens Europe leadership in space accessMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 PLD Space says it has advanced its reusable MIURA 5 orbital launcher from concept to near-validation in just two years, crediting vertical integration, MIURA 1 heritage, and in-house manufacturing. ... more 
Rocket Lab begins 21-mission campaign for Synspective with successful Electron launchSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Rocket Lab has launched the first of 21 planned Electron missions for Japanese radar imaging company Synspective, successfully deploying the StriX-3 satellite to low Earth orbit on October 14. The m ... more 
SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flightSouth Padre Island, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 SpaceX's massive Starship rocket soared through Texas's golden-hour skies Monday before splashing down successfully, as the US company vies to silence critics who doubt Elon Musk's startup can deliver NASA's lunar projects on time. ... more 
SpaceX plans Starship test flight in Texas as early as MondayWashington DC (UPI) Oct 12, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX will conduct the 11th test flight of its Starship rocket Monday amid concerns that the United States is losing the race to return humans to the moon. ... more |
Rocket Lab widens iQPS partnership with three more dedicated Electron launches starting 2026Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Rocket Lab has signed a new multi-launch agreement with Japan's Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), adding three dedicated Electron missions from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand beginning ... more  |
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Raytheon and Anduril achieve breakthrough test in advanced rocket propulsionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Raytheon, an RTX business, and Anduril Industries have completed a successful static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor under contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Munition ... more 
DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over NorwayBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has successfully launched its ATHEAt flight experiment from Andoya, Norway, marking a major advance in reusable space transportation technology. The sounding rocket ... more 
Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported. ... more 
Ariane 6 set to deploy Copernicus Sentinel 1D on November 4Paris, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana (9:03 p.m. UTC, 10:03 p.m. CET), Arianespace plans to launch the Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite aboard Ariane 6 from Europe's Spaceport ... more |
Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULAWashington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 The U.S. Space Force announced winning bids for missions, and SpaceX is the clear favorite. Space Systems Command awarded seven National Security Space Launch contracts last week. Five of the ... more 
SpaceX plans 11th test of Starship later this month from South TexasWashington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2025 SpaceX is planning the 11th flight test of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever developed, as early as Oct. 13 from South Texas. ... more 
Pulsar Fusion to Demonstrate Advanced Propulsion on Momentus Vigoride MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Momentus Inc. has signed a contract to launch a demonstration mission for Pulsar Fusion's next-generation Hall Effect Thruster (HET) propulsion system. The U.S.-based satellite services provider wil ... more
Rocket Lab Expands Synspective Partnership with 10 Additional Electron LaunchesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Rocket Lab has signed a new agreement with Japanese Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operator Synspective for 10 more dedicated Electron launches. The deal brings the total number of contrac ... more |
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ESA and Avio advance design of reusable rocket upper stageParis, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 ESA has signed a contract with Avio to develop a demonstration mission for a reusable rocket upper stage, marking a step toward fully reusable European launch systems. The program will define system ... more 
Beyond Gravity wins order to build robotic thruster mechanisms for HummingSat satellitesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to supply robotic thruster pointing mechanisms for five HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellites being developed by Swiss satellite manufacturer S ... more 
Long March 2D reaches 100th mission milestone with dual satellite launchTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 The Long March 2D rocket has completed its 100th successful flight, placing two experimental satellites into orbit in a milestone mission for China's space program. The vehicle lifted off at 1 ... more 
Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is completing development of its new Kinetica 2 rocket and aims to launch it before the end of 2025. The company confirmed that the first ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test MilestonesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 Northrop Grumman's Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit (AHT IMU) has surpassed expectations in its third major test, this time onboard a sounding rocket. The trial confirmed the ... more |
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Themis reusable rocket demonstrator stands ready in SwedenBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 The European Space Agency's first full-scale reusable rocket demonstrator, Themis, is now positioned on its launch pad at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The milestone marks the start o ... more 
SpaceX, ULA launch rockets from Cape CanaveralWashington DC (UPI) Sep 25, 2025 Cape Canaveral was the site of two successful rocket launches Thursday morning, one from SpaceX and another from United Launch Alliance. ... more 
German military satellites to fly on Ariane 6 under new Arianespace contractParis, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Arianespace has secured a contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites for the German Armed Forces using Ariane 6 heavy-lift rockets from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The new satellite ... more 
SpaceX, ULA plan rocket launches Thursday morning from Cape CanaveralWashington DC (UPI) Sep 24, 2025 Two rocket launches with satellites by Space X and United Launch Alliance are scheduled for Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Central Florida. ... more |
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