Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, May 12, 2025, 6:17 AM PDT
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SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
How smaller satellites are reshaping the geostationary orbit market
By SpaceNews.com: For decades, geostationary orbit (GEO) was the undisputed home of satellite communications. From television broadcasts to internet backhaul and voice services, GEO satellites formed the backbone of….
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SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
U.S. Budget Proposal’s Global Impact and Why ESA Must Rethink Its Future
By SpaceWatch Global: In this week’s Space Nugget, Torsten Kriening breaks down the global impact of the May 2nd U.S. budget proposal and why ESA must rethink its future.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
UK Space Agency Publishes Planetary Protection Technical Framework
By SpaceWatch Global: UKSA has published the Planetary Protection Technical Framework to safeguard Earth and space from potential harmful contamination.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Poland Launches Demonstration of Suborbital Research Rocket
By European Spaceflight: Poland tests a single-stage suborbital rocket as part of a project to develop a three-stage launch system capable of exceeding 100 kilometres in altitude.
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
28 Starlink satellites to launch on Falcon 9 booster making record breaking 28th flight
By Spaceflight Now: Update May 12, 2 a.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt and is now targeting Monday night for liftoff. SpaceX had to scrub its overnight launch of another 28 Starlink satellites.
Space.com
• Leonard David
New Mexico's Spaceport America looks up and into the future
By Space.com: "At Spaceport America we have a much larger vision.".
Space Daily
• Allen Cone
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California, Florida over six hours
By Space Daily: Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2025 - SpaceX launched two batches of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in a little more than six hours late Friday and early Saturday from California and Florida.
