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France commits $4.9B to military space, $18.5B to civil programmes; unveils Space Command and National Space Strategy

President Emmanuel Macron announced a reshaped budget committing $4.9 billion to 2026–2030 military space programmes and $18.5 billion to civil space (including ESA/EU contributions), while inaugurating a French Space Command in Toulouse and unveiling a National Space Strategy to pursue strategic autonomy in orbit.

2025-11-12T12:15:40.315890-08:00

TechCrunch

Solar storms delay Blue Origin's New Glenn launch of NASA's ESCAPADE Mars probes

2025-11-12T07:39:51.616555-08:00

ESA

Intense solar flare and fast CME observed — ESA warns of potential impacts to satellites, GNSS, HF comms and aviation

2025-11-12T07:31:51.616016-08:00

European Spaceflight

U-Space raises €24M Series A to scale production and target global smallsat constellations

2025-11-12T06:54:27.203187-08:00

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OHB posts double‑digit revenue, profit and backlog growth; upbeat ahead of ESA ministerial LA PLATA, Maryland — OHB SE said it posted double‑digit increases in revenue, profit and backlog in its latest results and said it was upbeat ahead of the upcoming ESA ministerial meeting. Management highlighted the enlarged order book and improved profitability as underpinning its positive outlook.

2025-11-13T09:16:27.371581-08:00

OHB posts double‑digit revenue, profit and backlog growth; upbeat ahead of ESA ministerial

Runway Girl

Lufthansa to retrofit 150+ narrowbodies with EAN hybrid ATG/S‑band connectivity, installs due within a year Lufthansa Group is fitting more than 150 narrowbody aircraft with the European Aviation Network's hybrid air‑to‑ground/S‑band satellite inflight connectivity, starting retrofits now and targeting completion within a year. The programme standardises onboard broadband across its short‑haul fleet and strengthens operational connectivity for crew and systems.

2025-11-13T09:14:39.119852-08:00

Lufthansa to retrofit 150+ narrowbodies with EAN hybrid ATG/S‑band connectivity, installs due within a year

Space.com

DARPA launches cislunar tracking program to detect threats transiting lunar space DARPA has launched a new program to improve U.S. ability to detect and track potential threats and objects of interest originating from or transiting cislunar space, seeking persistent situational awareness beyond Earth orbit to inform defensive posture and support future lunar operations.

2025-11-13T08:06:43.814542-08:00

DARPA launches cislunar tracking program to detect threats transiting lunar space

Spaceflight Now

ULA to launch ViaSat‑3 F2 on Atlas V 551 Nov. 13 after LOX vent‑valve replacement United Launch Alliance will attempt to launch a ULA Atlas V 551 carrying Viasat's ViaSat‑3 F2 on Nov. 13, 2025, at 10:04 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral's SLC‑41. The mission was rescheduled after replacement of a faulty liquid‑oxygen tank vent valve; liftoff opens a 44‑minute window.

2025-11-13T05:49:52.263041-08:00

ULA to launch ViaSat‑3 F2 on Atlas V 551 Nov. 13 after LOX vent‑valve replacement

Universe Today

IAU's Lunar Coordinate Time (TCL) recommended to solve relativistic timekeeping for Moon–Earth operations A new paper by Pascale Defraigne at the Royal Observatory of Belgium endorses the IAU’s Lunar Coordinate Time (TCL) as the framework to reconcile relativistic differences in timekeeping between Earth and the Moon, addressing how gravitational time dilation affects cesium‑based seconds across the two bodies.

2025-11-13T05:17:17.414539-08:00

IAU's Lunar Coordinate Time (TCL) recommended to solve relativistic timekeeping for Moon–Earth operations

SpaceNews.com

Study: Spacecraft reentry injects harmful metals into upper atmosphere A new study finds spacecraft reentries release transition and other harmful metals into the upper atmosphere, potentially altering stratospheric chemistry and climate-relevant processes. Authors call the cumulative deposition an 'uncontrolled experiment' and warn the scale of reentries merits regulatory scrutiny and targeted mitigation.

2025-11-13T04:14:34.126441-08:00

Study: Spacecraft reentry injects harmful metals into upper atmosphere

SpaceNews.com

Lux Aeterna secures two U.S. government partnerships to advance reusable satellite heat‑shield technology Lux Aeterna, a startup developing heat‑shield technology to enable fully reusable satellites, has signed two U.S. government partnership agreements since emerging from stealth in June. The deals reflect growing federal interest in recoverable, return‑to‑Earth capability and reusability for small satellites and on‑orbit hardware.

2025-11-13T04:14:33.568815-08:00

Lux Aeterna secures two U.S. government partnerships to advance reusable satellite heat‑shield technology

SpaceNews.com

Ground truth: Lunar program needs a resilient Earth‑based network Lunar exploration depends as much on a resilient, globally distributed Earth‑based network for communications, tracking and data processing as it does on rockets and landers. That terrestrial infrastructure provides the “ground truth” — real‑time telemetry, precise positioning and mission support crucial to safe operations and science return.

2025-11-13T03:19:18.695813-08:00

Ground truth: Lunar program needs a resilient Earth‑based network

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