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Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation

Italy's minister has endorsed a proposed merger combining the space divisions of Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo, describing the tie‑up in Bremen as a model for European consolidation to boost industrial scale and competitiveness in satellite manufacturing and defence systems.

2025-12-01T11:27:20.830130-08:00

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

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

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ESA secures record €22.1bn at Bremen ministerial, delivering 99% of proposed €22.25bn

2025-11-27T03:42:31.985160-08:00

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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

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Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation Italy's minister has endorsed a proposed merger combining the space divisions of Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo, describing the tie‑up in Bremen as a model for European consolidation to boost industrial scale and competitiveness in satellite manufacturing and defence systems.

2025-12-01T11:27:20.830130-08:00

Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation

Runway Girl

EPFD limits in the spotlight as ITU selects Shanghai for WRC-27 With the ITU confirming Shanghai as host of the 11 October–12 November 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC‑27), stakeholders are preparing for a review of Equivalent Power Flux‑Density (EPFD) limits that govern satellite emissions. Any rule changes will directly affect spectrum access for broadband constellations and aviation systems.

2025-12-01T10:47:10.988407-08:00

EPFD limits in the spotlight as ITU selects Shanghai for WRC-27

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X1.9 solar flare from sunspot AR4299 knocks out HF radio across Australia as giant AR4294 rotates into view A powerful X1.9 solar flare from new sunspot AR4299 produced strong HF radio blackouts across Australia, disrupting high-frequency communications. Giant sunspot AR4294 is now rotating into view, and forecasters warn that additional flaring and radio impacts are likely as the active region becomes geoeffective.

2025-12-01T09:20:34.091418-08:00

X1.9 solar flare from sunspot AR4299 knocks out HF radio across Australia as giant AR4294 rotates into view

Breaking Defense

France's Safran.AI and UAE's TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence Safran.AI and the UAE's Technology Innovation Institute announced a partnership at the Dubai Airshow to develop agentic AI for geospatial intelligence. The collaboration aims to apply next‑generation AI agents to accelerate sensor‑to‑decision workflows and deliver anticipatory, operational ISR, TII's CIO said.

2025-12-01T09:20:27.288009-08:00

France's Safran.AI and UAE's TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence

Space.com

SpaceX launches Starlink 6‑86 from KSC, deploys 29 satellites in predawn liftoff SpaceX launched its Starlink 6‑86 mission from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A at 2:44 a.m. EST on Dec. 1, sending a Falcon 9 into a predawn ascent. The flight deployed 29 Starlink satellites into low‑Earth orbit and produced vivid contrail photos and video.

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

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

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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

koreatimes.co.kr

Arianespace's Vega C lofts South Korea's KOMPSAT‑7 into orbit Arianespace’s Vega C lifted off Dec. 1 at 12:21 p.m. ET and placed South Korea’s KOMPSAT‑7 into orbit for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The high‑resolution Earth‑observation satellite — with hardware supplied by Beyond Gravity — will deliver imagery for governmental and institutional use.

2025-11-30T20:51:00.374326-08:00

Arianespace's Vega C lofts South Korea's KOMPSAT‑7 into orbit

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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