SES adds to GEO’s busiest servicing pipeline with Infinite Orbits contract
Friday, 14 November 2025 20:47
SES is adding another servicer to what is already the broadest and busiest satellite life-extension roster in the commercial geostationary orbit market, with five missions now scheduled between 2026 and 2029.
Two arrangements mark a new step for Ariane 6 and Vega-C exploitation
Friday, 14 November 2025 15:02
Week in images: 10-14 November 2025
Friday, 14 November 2025 13:15
Week in images: 10-14 November 2025
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Sentinel-6B rolls out to the launch pad
Friday, 14 November 2025 13:09
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Maryland congressional delegation seeks information on Goddard facility closures
Friday, 14 November 2025 10:30
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation added their voices to concerns about the closure of offices and labs at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts return to Earth after delay
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, state TV footage showed, after a delay caused by their spacecraft being struck by debris in orbit.
The Tiangong space station, the crown jewel of China's space programme, is crewed by teams of three astronauts who are exchanged every six months.
The return of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and crew were planned for November 5, after the S
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, state TV footage showed, after a delay caused by their spacecraft being struck by debris in orbit.
The Tiangong space station, the crown jewel of China's space programme, is crewed by teams of three astronauts who are exchanged every six months.
The return of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and crew were planned for November 5, after the S Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.
The launch was stalled for days over weather both on Earth and in space, but it was worth the wait: in the rocket's second-ever flight, Blue Origin managed to recover the booster for reuse.
Ecstatic ch
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.
The launch was stalled for days over weather both on Earth and in space, but it was worth the wait: in the rocket's second-ever flight, Blue Origin managed to recover the booster for reuse.
Ecstatic ch Dream Chaser spaceplane passes pre-flight tests at Kennedy Space Center
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Sierra Space announced completion of a series of critical pre-flight tests for its Dream Chaser spaceplane at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, marking progress toward the vehicle's first uncrewed mission.
Dream Chaser underwent Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility testing in NASA's Space Systems Processing Facility to confirm the spacecraft's operation in expected ele
Sierra Space announced completion of a series of critical pre-flight tests for its Dream Chaser spaceplane at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, marking progress toward the vehicle's first uncrewed mission.
Dream Chaser underwent Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility testing in NASA's Space Systems Processing Facility to confirm the spacecraft's operation in expected ele Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2025
Following a handful of troubling valve issues that pushed a launch back for a week, an Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:04 p.m. EST on Thursday night, carrying a communications satellite for Viasat.
The 6-ton Viasat 3 satellite will be deployed from the Atlas rocket about 3 1/2 hours after launch, and eventually reach geostationary orbit
Following a handful of troubling valve issues that pushed a launch back for a week, an Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:04 p.m. EST on Thursday night, carrying a communications satellite for Viasat.
The 6-ton Viasat 3 satellite will be deployed from the Atlas rocket about 3 1/2 hours after launch, and eventually reach geostationary orbit Our Solar System Is Moving Faster Than Expected
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Bielefeld, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by astrophysicist Lukas Bohme at Bielefeld University has now found new answers, ones that challenge the established standard model of cosmology. The study's findings have just been published in the journal
How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by astrophysicist Lukas Bohme at Bielefeld University has now found new answers, ones that challenge the established standard model of cosmology. The study's findings have just been published in the journal Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Europe finds itself in the midst of a new space race, one defined less by exploration and more by the imperative to safeguard critical orbital infrastructure from the mounting threats of Russian and Chinese satellite activities. While the world has watched the rollout of advanced technology and military escalation in space, recent years have shown just how vulnerable the continent remains - and
Europe finds itself in the midst of a new space race, one defined less by exploration and more by the imperative to safeguard critical orbital infrastructure from the mounting threats of Russian and Chinese satellite activities. While the world has watched the rollout of advanced technology and military escalation in space, recent years have shown just how vulnerable the continent remains - and Europe commercial satellite life extension mission set for 2027
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
London, UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Infinite Orbits and SES have agreed to conduct a geostationary satellite life extension mission, marking the first commercial undertaking of its kind in Europe. The operation will use Endurance, a 750kg docking satellite designed for in-orbit services. Launch is planned for 2027, and docking with a SES satellite is set to follow an in-orbit demonstration.
The agreement establishes Infinite
Infinite Orbits and SES have agreed to conduct a geostationary satellite life extension mission, marking the first commercial undertaking of its kind in Europe. The operation will use Endurance, a 750kg docking satellite designed for in-orbit services. Launch is planned for 2027, and docking with a SES satellite is set to follow an in-orbit demonstration.
The agreement establishes Infinite NASA twin spacecraft depart Earth orbit to begin Mars mission
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
NASA's ESCAPADE mission has initiated its journey as two identical spacecraft, designed to study Mars' magnetosphere, separated and deployed from Blue Origin's New Glenn upper stage. Both probes will spend the next year in a unique Earth-bound orbit before executing a trans-Mars injection burn in November 2026, employing the Oberth Effect to maximize mission fuel efficiency.
The paired orb
NASA's ESCAPADE mission has initiated its journey as two identical spacecraft, designed to study Mars' magnetosphere, separated and deployed from Blue Origin's New Glenn upper stage. Both probes will spend the next year in a unique Earth-bound orbit before executing a trans-Mars injection burn in November 2026, employing the Oberth Effect to maximize mission fuel efficiency.
The paired orb Solar storm brings new chance of vivid auroras, signal disruptions
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:57
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Spectacular displays of auroras at abnormally low latitudes were expected again Wednesday night into Thursday, a result of intense solar activity which also carries risks to communication networks.
After kicking off earlier this week, the rare event could continue until Thursday, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The phenomenon, which could be se
Spectacular displays of auroras at abnormally low latitudes were expected again Wednesday night into Thursday, a result of intense solar activity which also carries risks to communication networks.
After kicking off earlier this week, the rare event could continue until Thursday, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The phenomenon, which could be se