Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 9:17 PM PDT
2025-10-30T21:17:08.788948-07:00 2025-10-30T21:17:08.788948-07:00 (2025-10-30T21:17:08.788948-07:00)
Europe
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Policy & Regulation
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
UK Space Agency to Receive £618M Under DSIT, Marking Budget Growth
By Payload: The UKSA was allocated a budget of £618M from the UK government's Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology.
Blue Origin
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch
By Spaceflight Now:  Blue Origin lit up a pocket of Florida’s Space Coast Thursday night when it hot fired its New Glenn rocket for an engine test lasting roughly 40 seconds in duration.
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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news.bgov.com
• Loren Grush
SpaceX Proposes Accelerated Crewed Moon-Landing Plan After NASA Criticism Amid US–China Race
By news.bgov.com: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has proposed a faster way to take astronauts to the moon’s surface, following NASA criticism over delays with the company’s rocket development as the US races China to the lunar surface.
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Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa
By Space.com: A laser-based ice drill can bore deep, narrow channels into ice while keeping both mass and energy requirements lower than traditional tools.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
US Electrodynamics pauses Cailabs optical ground‑segment deployment pending government backing
By Space Intel Report: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Teleport operator US Electromagnetics Inc. (USEI) has put on hold a pioneering….
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs
By SpaceNews.com: Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, making borrowing cheaper for a capital-intensive industry already buoyed by rising defense investment.
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
By SpaceNews.com: China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of space domain awareness and satellite computing solutions.
