Reuters
Reuters reports: Driven to the brink by Elon Musk's SpaceX, Europe's biggest satellite firms are setting aside longtime rivalries in a do-or-die $7 billion merger that some insiders are already calling Project FOMO.
Last Updated: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 7:25 AM PDT
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: Officials from the Chinese National Space Agency confirmed this week that its Chang’e 7 spacecraft is expected to launch in August 2026.
SpaceQ
• Marc Boucher
By SpaceQ: The CSA awarded two contracts totalling over $5.4 million to ABB Inc. and Honeywell (Canada) for the TICFIRE instrument on the HAWC mission.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: A South Korean rocket startup will soon make its first attempt to reach low-Earth orbit.
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
By Payload: It’s earnings season for Q3. This week, a pair of primes—Lockheed Martin ($LMT) and Northrop Grumman ($NOC)—and satcom operator Iridium ($IRDM) reported This week, a pair of primes—Lockheed Martin ($LMT) and Northrop Grumman ($NOC)—and satcom operator Iridium ($IRDM) reported their revenues for the third quarter.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: The 7th Summit for Space Sustainability, co-hosted by the Secure World Foundation, the Centre National D’études Spatiales (CNES), and the Government of France, is a high-level, multi-day international forum focused on advancing solutions for the long-term sustainability of space activities.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT are collaborating on the commercialization of in-space manufacturing for private industry.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin; Ryan Caton
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Courtney Albon
