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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX’s newest Starship booster heavily damaged during test, jeopardizing upgrade timeline

Ars Technica reports: SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

SpaceX Starship Booster 18 suffers anomaly during ground proof test

Satellite News Network • Space com

SpaceX Version 3 Super Heavy booster buckles in pressure test, threatening Starship schedule

Also: Space.com, webpronews.com and cavenewstimes.com

2025-11-21T04:25:09.639866-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Emma Gatti

ESA selects Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to build Argonaut lunar lander

By SpaceNews.com: ESA unveils Thales Alenia Space-led consortium for its Argonaut lunar lander.

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Thales Alenia Space Signs Multiple Contracts to Build Argonaut Lander, Securing European Autonomous Access to the Moon

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ESA selects all‑European consortium for €600M Argonaut lunar cargo lander, applying lessons from past crashes

2025-11-21T09:09:12.318971-08:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

Canada allocates $130M in defence budget to kickstart sovereign orbital‑launch capability

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is making sovereign launch capability….

2025-11-21T10:42:38.489175-08:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

MSSA Issues Standards-Focused Recommendations to Advance Interoperable Non‑Terrestrial Networks

By Via Satellite: Industry group the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has released new strategic recommendations for standards-based and interoperable non-terrestrial network (NTN) solutions.

2025-11-21T10:42:40.880973-08:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Orbit Fab Lands ESA, UK Space Agency Refueling Contract

By Payload: Orbit Fab won the first stage of the ASTRAL contract to demonstrate Xenon refueling in orbit with a consortium of European partners.

Also: Via Satellite and aeromorning.com

2025-11-21T05:42:38.707877-08:00

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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

How Mega-Constellations Are Learning to Manage Themselves

By Universe Today: Satellite megaconstellations are quickly becoming the backbone of a number of industries. Cellular communication, GPS, weather monitoring and more are now, at least in part, reliant on the networks of thousands of satellites cruising by in low Earth orbit.

2025-11-21T07:06:53.707083-08:00

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Space.com • Robert Lea

JWST Detects Rapidly Feeding Supermassive Black Hole in the Infant Universe, Challenging Formation Models

By Space.com: "This challenges our understanding of black hole and galaxy formation in the early universe.".

2025-11-20T13:10:21.138902-08:00

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Spaceflight Now • Steven Young

Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251120-Falcon-9-Fog-Streak.jpg) A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center Thursday evening on a milestone mission marking the 100th launch from the Space Coast this year.

Satellite News Network

SpaceX marks 100th launch of the year with Falcon 9 liftoff from Cape Canaveral

Space.com

SpaceX hits 100th Space Coast launch of 2025 as Falcon 9 records its 149th flight

2025-11-20T14:45:43.342523-08:00

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ESA selects Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to build Argonaut lunar lander

Thales Alenia Space Signs Multiple Contracts to Build Argonaut Lander, Securing European Autonomous Access to the Moon

ESA selects all‑European consortium for €600M Argonaut lunar cargo lander, applying lessons from past crashes

Canada allocates $130M in defence budget to kickstart sovereign orbital‑launch capability

MSSA Issues Standards-Focused Recommendations to Advance Interoperable Non‑Terrestrial Networks

Orbit Fab Lands ESA, UK Space Agency Refueling Contract

How Mega-Constellations Are Learning to Manage Themselves

JWST Detects Rapidly Feeding Supermassive Black Hole in the Infant Universe, Challenging Formation Models

Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast

SpaceX marks 100th launch of the year with Falcon 9 liftoff from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX hits 100th Space Coast launch of 2025 as Falcon 9 records its 149th flight

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MSSA Issues Standards-Focused Recommendations to Advance Interoperable Non‑Terrestrial Networks

Canada allocates $130M in defence budget to kickstart sovereign orbital‑launch capability

ESA selects Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to build Argonaut lunar lander

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JWST Detects Rapidly Feeding Supermassive Black Hole in the Infant Universe, Challenging Formation Models

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