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Reuters • David Shepardson

NTSB: Suspected weather balloon shatters United 737 windshield at 36,000 ft; pilots showered with glass

The NTSB says a suspected weather balloon struck a United Airlines Boeing 737 at 36,000 ft on Oct. 16 near Moab, Utah, shattering the cockpit windshield and showering both pilots with glass. The crew made an emergency landing and investigators are reconstructing the sequence of events.

2025-11-20T15:09:29.808207-08:00

Via Satellite

SES and Infinite Orbits to conduct Europe’s first commercial GEO satellite life‑extension mission

2025-11-13T13:16:51.991098-08:00

Universe Today

Cold‑War Liability Rules Leave Civilians Without Recourse After SpaceX Debris Strikes Polish Warehouse

2025-11-12T11:24:48.768867-08:00

SpaceNews.com

China closes airspace as Shenzhou-20 prepares for landing after suspected debris strike

2025-11-12T14:53:44.968382-08:00

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NTSB: Suspected weather balloon shatters United 737 windshield at 36,000 ft; pilots showered with glass The NTSB says a suspected weather balloon struck a United Airlines Boeing 737 at 36,000 ft on Oct. 16 near Moab, Utah, shattering the cockpit windshield and showering both pilots with glass. The crew made an emergency landing and investigators are reconstructing the sequence of events.

2025-11-20T15:09:29.808207-08:00

NTSB: Suspected weather balloon shatters United 737 windshield at 36,000 ft; pilots showered with glass

rocketlabcorp.com

Rocket Lab hits 18 Electron launches in 2025 with back-to-back hemispheric missions Rocket Lab completed its 18th Electron launch of 2025 after consecutive missions from Mahia, New Zealand and Wallops, Virginia — launches from two hemispheres that set a new annual cadence record. The flights carried a confidential commercial satellite and a BlackSky Gen‑3 Earth‑imaging payload.

2025-11-20T06:50:12.155890-08:00

Rocket Lab hits 18 Electron launches in 2025 with back-to-back hemispheric missions

SpaceNews.com

Next‑generation radar to detect micro‑debris and enable safer operations in LEO Developers are advancing next‑generation radar to detect micro‑debris in low Earth orbit, closing a sensing gap that leaves small fragments untracked and increases collision risk. Improved radar returns aim to enhance LEO situational awareness, feed collision‑avoidance systems and support active debris‑removal efforts.

2025-11-18T08:09:39.281859-08:00

Next‑generation radar to detect micro‑debris and enable safer operations in LEO

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Launch Roundup: Innospace set to debut new launcher as SpaceX lines up five Falcon 9 missions This week’s schedule includes Innospace’s debut of a new orbital launcher and SpaceX’s plan for five Falcon 9 missions, adding to an intense launch cadence across commercial providers. The concentrated activity underscores rising operational tempo and capacity buildup in the commercial launch market.

2025-11-17T13:16:50.517309-08:00

Launch Roundup: Innospace set to debut new launcher as SpaceX lines up five Falcon 9 missions

latribune.fr

Aldoria and ONERA launch €12m RAMSES to field five multispectral LEO surveillance stations Aldoria and France’s ONERA have launched RAMSES, a €12 million programme to develop and deploy five multispectral, multi‑telescope ground stations designed to detect and track low‑Earth‑orbit satellites day and night, providing persistent optical sensing capability for France’s space‑domain awareness.

2025-11-17T05:26:43.677655-08:00

Aldoria and ONERA launch €12m RAMSES to field five multispectral LEO surveillance stations

Payload

Slingshot detects uncataloged Russian satellite in MEO, exposes five‑week SDA gap Slingshot Aerospace identified a previously uncataloged Russian satellite operating in medium Earth orbit (MEO) that evaded the U.S. public Space Domain Awareness (SDA) catalog for five weeks. The detection underscores a gap in public SDA coverage and the growing role of commercial optical sensors in orbital tracking.

2025-11-17T04:52:47.455505-08:00

Slingshot detects uncataloged Russian satellite in MEO, exposes five‑week SDA gap

technologyreview.com

Chance a passenger jet is struck by space debris: very low, but not zero The probability that a commercial airliner will be struck by falling space debris is very low, but not zero. While actual hits are rare, the residual risk remains a consideration for aviation safety, regulatory oversight and airline operators worldwide.

2025-11-17T02:11:35.619013-08:00

Chance a passenger jet is struck by space debris: very low, but not zero

Leonard David

China schedules uncrewed Shenzhou-22 launch Nov. 24–25 to replace debris‑damaged return vehicle at Tiangong China will launch an uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on Nov. 24–25 to replace the Shenzhou-20 crew return capsule that was damaged by a suspected orbital-debris strike while docked at the Tiangong space station. The mission will deliver supplies, equipment and act as a lifeboat to enable the Shenzhou-20 crew's return.

2025-11-16T10:53:43.949839-08:00

China schedules uncrewed Shenzhou-22 launch Nov. 24–25 to replace debris‑damaged return vehicle at Tiangong

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