Today In Space
Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1:36 PM PDT
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Reuters
• Tim Hepher
Reuters
Dassault Aviation gets French government support for its VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator
By Reuters: Dassault Aviation and the French government signed on Friday an agreement whereby France's armed forces ministry would support the development of Dassault Aviation's VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator.
dassault-aviation.com
ESA and Dassault Aviation Pave the Way for Collaboration on LEO and Orbital Vehicles
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NASA Spaceflight
• Aaron McCrea
Relativity Space accelerates production and testing of first Terran R
By NASA Spaceflight: Relativity Space has been working diligently to prepare the Terran R Rocket and its supporting infrastructure for its first flight set for 2026. The company is concentrating on three key areas: Terran R infrastructure, Aeon R engine testing, and the production of Terran R.
Wall Street Journal
SpaceX’s Latest Starship Prototype Explodes in Fireball During Texas Engine Test
By Wall Street Journal: SpaceX's latest Starship exploded into a giant fireball during an engine test on June 18 at the company's Texas facility. The company blamed a "major anomaly" and said all personnel were safe.
Reuters
Macron challenges Europe to rival US, China in space
By Reuters: President Emmanuel Macron threw France's backing behind plans for a European satellite manufacturing champion and called for accelerated deployment of Starlink-type satellites as he declared space the new theatre for world power competition.
Space.com
• Victoria Corless
James Webb Space Telescope discovers planets forming in space's most punishing environments
By Space.com: The observations expand the range of environments where habitable worlds might emerge.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
From Brazil to Indonesia: How Hughes Is Scaling Satellite to Meet Global Demand
By Via Satellite: In this interview, Dan Losada of Hughes International explains how Hughes uses its JUPITER System to expand connectivity around the world.
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Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
SpaceX Set to Launch Transporter-14 Rideshare Mission After Starship Test Explosion
By Via Satellite: SpaceX is set to launch the Transporter-14 rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket, carrying payloads for a number of smallsat customers. This comes a few.
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