Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 1:58 AM PST
2025-11-06T01:58:33.304631-08:00 2025-11-06T01:58:33.304631-08:00 (2025-11-06T01:58:33.304631-08:00)
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS radar-imaging satellite aboard Electron
By SpaceNews.com: A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS on Nov. 5.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
NOAA: Surprise geomagnetic storm arrives early; further solar impacts may disrupt satellites, GNSS and power systems
By Space.com: Northern lights danced overnight and more displays may follow tonight, as solar storms continue.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Google engineers propose orbital data centers to power AI workloads
By Ars Technica: Google engineers think they already have all the pieces needed to build a data center in orbit.
Via Satellite
• Sscott; Jeffrey Hill
Space42 Activates Thuraya‑4 Mobile Communications Satellite, Launches Global Service for Commercial and Defense Customers
By Via Satellite: Satellite operator and AI tech company Space42 has officially rolled out global service on its new mobile communications satellite, Thuraya-4.
Aerospace America
• Paul Brinkmann
SpaceX aiming for 170 Falcon 9 launches this year, exec says
By Aerospace America: Stay Up to Date Submit your email address to receive the latest industry and Aerospace America news. ORLANDO — SpaceX is on track to launch its Falcon 9 rockets up to 170 times by the end of the year, after surpassing its 2024 total in late October.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacific
By Space.com: The back-to-back eruptions caused radio blackouts across two hemispheres as the active sunspots turn to face Earth.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Satellite operators scramble to shore up cybersecurity as attacks rise
By SpaceNews.com: The race to defend satellites from cyberattacks.
