Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, 9:23 AM PST
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ACME Space to test balloon‑launched space manufacturing platform in 2026
By SpaceNews.com: ACME Space plans test run for balloon-launched space factory next year.
ESA ministers approve funding for IRIS2 secure satellite communications technology, with Germany among backers
By Space Intel Report: BREMEN, Germany — European Space Agency (ESA) governments have agreed to support the agency’s continued contributions….
Soyuz launches U.S. astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev to ISS on Thanksgiving liftoff
By Space.com: NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev arrived at the ISS just in time for a holiday feast.
ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre
By ESA: N° 78–2025: ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre 27 November 2025 The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø.
ESA Announces Space Rider Reusable Vehicle Inaugural Flight Targeted for 2028
By European Spaceflight: During the agency’s Ministerial Council meeting in Bremen, ESA announced that the inaugural flight of its reusable Space Rider vehicle was expected in 2028.
Copernicus Sentinel-1D returns first high-resolution radar images, showcased at ESA Ministerial
By ESA: The first high-resolution images have been received from Copernicus Sentinel-1D and were shared publicly for the first time at the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council, held today in Bremen, Germany.
Copernicus Sentinel‑1D Returns First High‑Resolution 'First Light' Images, Showing Antarctic Glaciers
Sentinel-1D delivers first images: from Antarctica to Bremen
ESA and 23 member states meet in Bremen to discuss future space investment levels
By deutschland.de: The European Space Agency (ESA) and its 23 member states are holding talks today in Bremen regarding future investment levels. Germany is the major contributor to the ESA.