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Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, 2:44 PM PST
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Varda Space launches its fifth mission, extends run of AFRL test flights
By SpaceNews.com: Varda Space launches its fifth mission, extends run of AFRL test flights Varda Space launches its fifth mission, extends run of AFRL test flights.
Unsecured 20-ton service platform discovered before Soyuz launch
By Ars Technica: “We are going to learn just how important the ISS is to leadership.”….
SpaceX to launch 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Nov. 28, 5:45 p.m. EST (2345 UTC): SpaceX deployed all payloads designed to separate from the rocket.
Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches 140 payloads
ESA Funds Two ISS Cargo-Return Demos, Agrees to Be Anchor Customer for Commercial LEO Return Services
By European Spaceflight: ESA has committed to funding two ISS cargo return service demo missions and to serve as an anchor customer for a future commercial LEO cargo return service.
ArianeGroup succeeds in the first flight of SyLEx
By air-cosmos.com: ArianeGroup a annoncé ce vendredi 28 novembre le succès du premier vol de la fusée-sonde SyLEx (Système de Lancement d’Expériences), depuis le site d’essais de missile de Biscarosse.
Nancy Grace Roman Has Been Shaken, Frozen, and Screamed At. Now It's Ready For Its Next Round of Tests
By Universe Today: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope continues its inexorable march toward launch. It recently completed another series of tests that brings it a few steps closer to a launch pad in Florida.
Germany Eyes Rival to EU’s Iris2 as It Pledges Major ESA Funding at Ministerial
By Space Intel Report: BREMEN, Germany — The idea that German frustrations with the European Commission’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity….