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Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions

Africa is emerging as a strategic node in the global launch ecosystem, and several governments and private actors are eyeing commercial spaceports. Without clear legal and regulatory frameworks, those ambitions risk stalling as policy gaps will shape investor confidence, operational timelines and access.

2025-12-25T09:08:57.055399-08:00

European Spaceflight

Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth‑observation satellites for Taiwan aboard Vega C

2025-12-24T21:03:36.644311-08:00

Yomiuri Japan News

H3 rocket failure strands Michibiki No.5, disrupts Japanese QZSS timeline

2025-12-24T20:23:22.480256-08:00

Space.com

China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue

2025-12-24T09:10:37.842674-08:00

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Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions Africa is emerging as a strategic node in the global launch ecosystem, and several governments and private actors are eyeing commercial spaceports. Without clear legal and regulatory frameworks, those ambitions risk stalling as policy gaps will shape investor confidence, operational timelines and access.

2025-12-25T09:08:57.055399-08:00

Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions

European Spaceflight

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Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth‑observation satellites for Taiwan aboard Vega C Taiwan Space Agency has contracted Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth‑observation satellites aboard Vega C rockets. The order commits four dedicated remote‑sensing spacecraft to Vega C flights and advances Taiwan’s space‑based imaging capability through a multi‑satellite launch campaign.

2025-12-24T21:03:36.644311-08:00

Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth‑observation satellites for Taiwan aboard Vega C

Yomiuri Japan News

H3 rocket failure strands Michibiki No.5, disrupts Japanese QZSS timeline Japan's H3 rocket failed Monday while carrying Michibiki No.5, a Quasi-Zenith Satellite System navigation satellite, preventing orbital insertion and disrupting the schedule to complete a high-precision regional positioning network often dubbed 'Japanese GPS.' The loss is a setback for national navigation autonomy.

2025-12-24T20:23:22.480256-08:00

H3 rocket failure strands Michibiki No.5, disrupts Japanese QZSS timeline

Space.com

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China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue China’s 2025 space campaign combined a record launch cadence with reusable‑rocket flight tests and critical lunar hardware trials — and overcame a human‑spaceflight emergency with a successful crewed‑flight rescue. The sequence advances Beijing’s crewed‑lunar ambitions and validates higher‑frequency launch operations.

2025-12-24T09:10:37.842674-08:00

China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue

Space.com

Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo Targeted No Earlier Than Feb 2026 NASA's Artemis II — the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo — is now targeted to launch no earlier than February 2026. The four-person crew will undertake a roughly 10-day lunar flyby aboard Orion to validate crew operations, imaging systems and an early docking practice.

2025-12-24T07:07:43.666333-08:00

Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo Targeted No Earlier Than Feb 2026

European Spaceflight

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Avio Vega C launch deals cast doubt on Vega E and Vega Next timeline Avio's recent Vega C launch agreements prompt fresh scrutiny of the firm's planned launch roadmap, calling into question the timeline, operational role and commercial value of the Vega E and the proposed Vega Next. The deals may reshape Avio's product strategy and investor roadmap for mid‑small payload markets.

2025-12-23T22:03:57.991566-08:00

Avio Vega C launch deals cast doubt on Vega E and Vega Next timeline

spacecoastdaily.com

SpaceX targets Jan. 3 Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral to deploy 29 Starlink satellites SpaceX's Falcon 9 is targeting Jan. 3 liftoff from Cape Canaveral to deploy 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The launch — announced by Space Coast Daily — will be broadcast on Space Coast Daily TV and continues the company's steady constellation deployments.

2025-12-23T21:28:40.199328-08:00

SpaceX targets Jan. 3 Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral to deploy 29 Starlink satellites

swarajyamag.com

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ISRO’s LVM3 launches AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block‑2 — heaviest commercial payload yet on an Indian rocket On 24 December ISRO's LVM3 'Baahubali' successfully placed AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block‑2 into orbit, a roughly 6.1–6.5 tonne next‑generation direct‑to‑device communications satellite. ISRO said it was the heaviest payload ever on an Indian rocket and marks the opening deployment of a large‑antenna LEO constellation.

2025-12-23T21:25:45.187790-08:00

ISRO’s LVM3 launches AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block‑2 — heaviest commercial payload yet on an Indian rocket

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Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions

Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth‑observation satellites for Taiwan aboard Vega C

H3 rocket failure strands Michibiki No.5, disrupts Japanese QZSS timeline

China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue

News Timeline