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China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 separate after pioneering geostationary refueling tests

China's experimental Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites have separated in geostationary orbit after months docked conducting on-orbit refueling tests, state-tracked observers reported. The maneuver is among the first sustained refueling demonstrations at GEO and signals progress toward satellite life-extension capabilities.

2025-11-30T11:25:03.863485-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

SpaceX begins stacking Booster 19 as investigation into Booster 18 anomaly continues

2025-11-28T12:27:50.472849-08:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX Transporter‑15 lofts 140 payloads from Vandenberg, including ESA, NASA CubeSat and D‑Orbit ION vehicles

2025-11-28T09:45:03.850364-08:00

European Spaceflight

ESA backs two ISS cargo-return demos and signs on as anchor customer for commercial LEO return service

2025-11-28T06:23:59.224213-08:00

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Ars Technica

Voyager's Dylan Taylor: why private space stations can be a viable business Voyager Technologies chairman Dylan Taylor checked in with Ars from the "space station frontier" to argue privately operated space stations can be a viable business. He lays out a commercial case for low Earth orbit habitats as potential successors to the International Space Station and a path to sustainability.

2025-12-01T10:49:16.986074-08:00

Voyager's Dylan Taylor: why private space stations can be a viable business

Space.com

Cygnus XL completes inaugural ISS resupply, delivering 11,000 lb to station Northrop Grumman’s new Cygnus XL completed its first resupply run to the International Space Station, delivering roughly 11,000 lb (about 5 tonnes) of supplies, experiments and station hardware. The flight marks the debut operational use of the enlarged Cygnus variant to support expanded LEO logistics.

2025-12-01T06:11:06.945374-08:00

Cygnus XL completes inaugural ISS resupply, delivering 11,000 lb to station

Payload

Reditus Space emerges from stealth with reusable reentry vehicle for rapid-turnaround flights Reditus Space has emerged from stealth to unveil plans for a reusable reentry vehicle designed to offer quick-turnaround flights. The startup says the concept aims to shorten time between missions, reduce ground turnaround times and support a higher cadence of atmospheric returns.

2025-12-01T05:47:54.456447-08:00

Reditus Space emerges from stealth with reusable reentry vehicle for rapid-turnaround flights

Space.com

SpaceX launches Starlink 6‑86 from KSC, deploys 29 satellites in predawn Dec. 1 liftoff SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A at 2:44 a.m. EST on Dec. 1 on the Starlink 6‑86 mission, deploying 29 Starlink satellites into low‑Earth orbit. The predawn launch produced vivid contrail visuals captured across Florida's Space Coast.

2025-12-01T04:50:34.864445-08:00

SpaceX launches Starlink 6‑86 from KSC, deploys 29 satellites in predawn Dec. 1 liftoff

SpaceNews.com

EU Space Act Explained: What 'Strategic Fairness' Means for Industry The EU Space Act, framed around a principle of 'strategic fairness', proposes to recalibrate Europe's space regulatory and procurement landscape — aiming to level industrial competition, tighten oversight of licences and liabilities, and reshape how public funding and contracts are awarded across EU space projects.

2025-12-01T04:08:50.223444-08:00

EU Space Act Explained: What 'Strategic Fairness' Means for Industry

SpaceWatch Global

Portugal doubles ESA commitment at CM25, hails 'most successful' ministerial — Hugo Costa Portugal has doubled its financial commitment to the European Space Agency at the ESA CM25 ministerial, a move its Executive Director Hugo Costa calls the country's most successful ministerial outcome. In an interview, Costa explained why the increased pledge signifies a step-change for Portugal's national space strategy.

2025-12-01T03:37:24.380440-08:00

Portugal doubles ESA commitment at CM25, hails 'most successful' ministerial — Hugo Costa

techfundingnews.com

Marble Imaging raises €5.3M seed to build Europe VHR hourly Earth‑observation constellation Marble Imaging, a Bremen-based startup, closed an oversubscribed €5.3 million seed round led by HTGF to develop a very-high-resolution LEO satellite constellation providing hourly revisit for defence and climate intelligence. The company is targeting a first launch in Q4 2026 as it matures sensor and mission design.

2025-11-30T21:05:19.460609-08:00

Marble Imaging raises €5.3M seed to build Europe VHR hourly Earth‑observation constellation

Universe Today

Radiation‑hardening method could significantly extend space solar cell lifetime and performance An international research team reports in Joule a radiation‑hardening method that improves both lifetime and performance of space solar cells by protecting them from space weather and radiation damage. The study outlines techniques that could inform next‑generation spacecraft power systems as commercial and government activity in space grows.

2025-11-30T16:09:39.585092-08:00

Radiation‑hardening method could significantly extend space solar cell lifetime and performance

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