Today In Space
Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, 5:46 AM PST
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NASA
• Rachel H Kraft
NASA Progresses Toward Artemis II Moon Mission
By NASA: As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching and flying Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next.
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.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Janus Henderson invests in Starlab Space
By SpaceNews.com: Starlab Space has secured funding from an investment group as development of its proposed commercial space station reaches a critical phase.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Jan Wörner, former ESA DG, joins Space Cargo Unlimited as Chief Strategy Officer
By SpaceWatch Global: Space Cargo Unlimited appoints Jan Wörner, former ESA DG and former German Aerospace Center Chairman as Chief Strategy Officer.
Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast
By Spaceflight Now:  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
• 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.".
SpaceQ
• Marc Boucher
T‑Minus Engineering Barracuda hypersonic suborbital rocket launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia
By SpaceQ: A T-Minus Engineering Barracuda hypersonic suborbital rocket launched this morning on a beautiful day at 10:54 a.m.
