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

ESA member states committed a record €22.07–22.1 billion at the Bremen Ministerial Council, funding that represents roughly 99% of the agency's €22.25 billion proposal and covers the next three years. The package underpins exploration programmes and formalises a broader defence role for the agency.

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

Ars Technica

Unsecured 20‑ton service platform discovered ahead of Soyuz launch

2025-11-28T08:45:43.278733-08:00

SpaceNews.com

ESA secures record €22bn ministerial package, but exploration programmes face funding shortfalls

2025-11-27T12:22:30.681208-08:00

Space.com

Soyuz MS-28 launches from Baikonur with NASA's Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts for eight-month ISS mission

2025-11-27T01:42:52.684380-08:00

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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

Ars Technica

Voyager's Dylan Taylor: why private space stations can be a viable business Voyager Technologies chairman Dylan Taylor checked in with Ars from the "space station frontier" to argue privately operated space stations can be a viable business. He lays out a commercial case for low Earth orbit habitats as potential successors to the International Space Station and a path to sustainability.

2025-12-01T10:49:16.986074-08:00

Voyager's Dylan Taylor: why private space stations can be a viable business

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

Reuters

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Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection China will send the damaged Shenzhou-20 return vehicle back to Earth without crew so experts can closely inspect the damage after the spacecraft was ruled unfit to fly mid-mission, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday. The move enables hands-on forensic assessment that cannot be completed on orbit.

2025-12-01T06:39:36.239458-08:00

Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection

SpaceNews.com

EU Space Act Explained: What 'Strategic Fairness' Means for Industry The EU Space Act, framed around a principle of 'strategic fairness', proposes to recalibrate Europe's space regulatory and procurement landscape — aiming to level industrial competition, tighten oversight of licences and liabilities, and reshape how public funding and contracts are awarded across EU space projects.

2025-12-01T04:08:50.223444-08:00

EU Space Act Explained: What 'Strategic Fairness' Means for Industry

SpaceWatch Global

Portugal doubles ESA commitment at CM25, hails 'most successful' ministerial — Hugo Costa Portugal has doubled its financial commitment to the European Space Agency at the ESA CM25 ministerial, a move its Executive Director Hugo Costa calls the country's most successful ministerial outcome. In an interview, Costa explained why the increased pledge signifies a step-change for Portugal's national space strategy.

2025-12-01T03:37:24.380440-08:00

Portugal doubles ESA commitment at CM25, hails 'most successful' ministerial — Hugo Costa

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

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International roadmap for lunar and Martian plant systems targets Artemis III greenhouse in 2027 An international team published a roadmap for plant cultivation on the Moon and Mars to address NASA's priority for long-duration missions. Plants would provide fresh food, recycle air and water, produce medicines, process waste and support crew mental health ahead of a lunar greenhouse planned for Artemis III in 2027.

2025-11-30T15:06:45.087032-08:00

International roadmap for lunar and Martian plant systems targets Artemis III greenhouse in 2027

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