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Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars

Blue Origin is set to launch the second New Glenn no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 2:45 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE smallsats on an interplanetary mission to study Mars’ interaction with the solar wind.

2025-11-09T08:13:27.827783-08:00

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Blue Origin sets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch for NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars smallsats

2025-11-06T01:57:24.930290-08:00

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ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2

2025-11-01T21:13:31.234691-07:00

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ESA’s Sentinel‑1D on Ariane 6 pad in French Guiana; liftoff set for 4:03 p.m. ET Nov. 4

2025-11-03T10:29:57.239050-08:00

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Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars Blue Origin is set to launch the second New Glenn no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 2:45 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE smallsats on an interplanetary mission to study Mars’ interaction with the solar wind.

2025-11-09T08:13:27.827783-08:00

Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars

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China breaks its annual orbital-launch record with weekend test-flight surge China conducted multiple launches over the weekend, surpassing its previous annual record for orbital launch attempts after Lijian‑1 Y9 placed two technical experiment satellites and a Long March‑11H sea launch delivered three optical test satellites — including VLEO Chutian and Shiyan demonstrators — into planned low Earth orbits.

2025-11-09T04:27:35.439787-08:00

China breaks its annual orbital-launch record with weekend test-flight surge

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Blue Origin CEO vows to 'move heaven and earth' to help NASA accelerate Moon return Blue Origin's CEO vowed the company will "move heaven and earth" to help NASA accelerate a return to the Moon, saying "we have some ideas that we think could accelerate the path to the Moon." The remarks frame an explicit offer of company support to speed lunar plans.

2025-11-08T14:51:50.407031-08:00

Blue Origin CEO vows to 'move heaven and earth' to help NASA accelerate Moon return

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Blue Origin seeks FAA exemption to clear New Glenn for NASA's low‑cost ESCAPADE Mars launch Blue Origin has asked the FAA for an exemption to secure additional launch opportunities and allow its New Glenn heavy‑lift rocket to proceed with NASA's ESCAPADE mission — a low‑cost Mars science effort developed with UC Berkeley — as it works with government partners to clear regulatory hurdles.

2025-11-08T14:36:58.233741-08:00

Blue Origin seeks FAA exemption to clear New Glenn for NASA's low‑cost ESCAPADE Mars launch

European Spaceflight

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo to Demonstrate Orbital Cargo Deployment on HyPrSpace’s Baguette One in 2026 Germany's ATMOS Space Cargo will fly a technology-demonstrator mission to test orbital cargo deployment aboard HyPrSpace’s Baguette One test flight in 2026, validating hardware and operational procedures for commercial low‑Earth orbit logistics and informing commercial supply‑chain services and satellite‑servicing concepts.

2025-11-07T21:20:18.733260-08:00

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo to Demonstrate Orbital Cargo Deployment on HyPrSpace’s Baguette One in 2026

Space Intel Report

MDA/Rocket Lab push Globalstar 17 deployment to mid‑2026; Globalstar to seek liquidated damages MDA Space and Rocket Lab USA have pushed the launch and deployment of Globalstar's 17‑satellite Globalstar 17 mission into mid‑2026 after repeated program delays. Globalstar said it will pursue liquidated damages from the contracting team as the slip affects its constellation schedule.

2025-11-07T10:51:22.837413-08:00

MDA/Rocket Lab push Globalstar 17 deployment to mid‑2026; Globalstar to seek liquidated damages

The War Zone

Can U.S. intelligence keep pace with China’s rapid weapons surge? Beijing's rapid fielding of hypersonic strike systems, larger satellite constellations and advanced electronic-warfare and ISR capabilities is compressing U.S. intelligence timelines and exposing gaps in detection, attribution and timely warning. Experts warn that collection, analysis and acquisition cycles must accelerate to preserve operational advantage.

2025-11-07T10:15:25.624565-08:00

Can U.S. intelligence keep pace with China’s rapid weapons surge?

Payload

Exolaunch to manage 58 satellites for 30+ customers on Transporter‑15 — its largest rideshare yet Exolaunch is managing 58 satellites for more than 30 customers across 16 countries on the Transporter‑15 rideshare, marking the company's busiest mission to date. The flight will be Exolaunch's largest rideshare by satellite count and customer diversity, consolidating a highly international payload manifest.

2025-11-07T06:04:19.586487-08:00

Exolaunch to manage 58 satellites for 30+ customers on Transporter‑15 — its largest rideshare yet

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