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

SpaceX has begun stacking Booster 19 at its Starbase production site while an investigation continues into the anomaly that affected Booster 18. The company is proceeding with booster construction to sustain production flow and preserve momentum in its Starship integrated test campaign amid troubleshooting.

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

Space.com

South Korea's Nuri completes fourth flight, lofts largest national Earth‑observation satellite and 13 smallsats

2025-11-26T08:40:51.105236-08:00

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europeanconservative.com

Think tank warns Europe must act now to secure space-based data centre industry A European think tank warns that without a coordinated strategy Europe risks ceding the emerging space-based data centre market—a core element of future digital infrastructure—to foreign competitors. The report calls for urgent policy, industrial and investment measures to build sovereign on‑orbit data and processing capacity.

2025-11-29T16:22:07.360931-08:00

Think tank warns Europe must act now to secure space-based data centre industry

greekcitytimes.com

Greece launches five micro‑satellites on SpaceX Transporter‑15, advancing national micro‑satellite program Greece placed five micro‑satellites into orbit on 28 November at 21:00 Greek time aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter‑15 rideshare from Vandenberg. The launches, carried out under Greece’s National Micro‑Satellite Program, represent a significant milestone in the country’s space strategy and capability development.

2025-11-29T16:21:19.495049-08:00

Greece launches five micro‑satellites on SpaceX Transporter‑15, advancing national micro‑satellite program

SpaceNews.com

Varda Space launches fifth mission, extends AFRL test-flight campaign Varda Space has launched its fifth mission, extending a run of test flights conducted for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The flight advances Varda's AFRL campaign to validate flight hardware and operational procedures while the company builds repeated mission experience.

2025-11-28T14:44:11.165672-08:00

Varda Space launches fifth mission, extends AFRL test-flight campaign

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SpaceX begins stacking Booster 19 as investigation into Booster 18 anomaly continues SpaceX has begun stacking Booster 19 at its Starbase production site while an investigation continues into the anomaly that affected Booster 18. The company is proceeding with booster construction to sustain production flow and preserve momentum in its Starship integrated test campaign amid troubleshooting.

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

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

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX Transporter‑15 lofts 140 payloads from Vandenberg, including ESA, NASA CubeSat and D‑Orbit ION vehicles A Falcon 9 launched SpaceX's Transporter‑15 from Vandenberg carrying about 140 payloads on a dedicated rideshare, including an ESA mission, NASA's R5‑S7 CubeSat, D‑Orbit's ION in‑space transportation vehicles and three Canadian satellites — underscoring continuing demand for low‑cost, frequent LEO access.

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

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

European Spaceflight

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ESA backs two ISS cargo-return demos and signs on as anchor customer for commercial LEO return service The European Space Agency will fund two demonstration missions to return cargo from the International Space Station and has agreed to be an anchor customer for a future commercial low‑Earth‑orbit cargo‑return service, providing institutional demand to validate commercial payload‑return capabilities from LEO.

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

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

Space.com

NASA astronauts test Axiom's new Extravehicular Mobility Unit in neutral‑buoyancy training ahead of Artemis NASA astronauts are conducting neutral‑buoyancy training using Axiom Space's new Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) as part of validation for upcoming crewed Artemis missions. Tests focus on mobility, life‑support integration and EVA procedures to confirm the suit for lunar surface and deep‑space operations.

2025-11-28T06:10:06.585402-08:00

NASA astronauts test Axiom's new Extravehicular Mobility Unit in neutral‑buoyancy training ahead of Artemis

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ArianeGroup completes maiden flight of SyLEx suborbital test rocket for France's DGA ArianeGroup conducted the first flight of SyLEx, a sovereign sounding rocket developed for France's DGA since 2021, from the Biscarrosse missile test range. The suborbital vehicle establishes a national test capability for civil applications, including high-speed and supersonic experiments and rapid flight qualification of instruments.

2025-11-28T03:10:08.354146-08:00

ArianeGroup completes maiden flight of SyLEx suborbital test rocket for France's DGA

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