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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX’s newest Starship booster heavily damaged during test, jeopardizing upgrade timeline

Ars Technica reports: SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

SpaceX Starship Booster 18 suffers anomaly during ground proof test

2025-11-21T04:25:09.639866-08:00

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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

How Mega-Constellations Are Learning to Manage Themselves

By Universe Today: Satellite megaconstellations are quickly becoming the backbone of a number of industries. Cellular communication, GPS, weather monitoring and more are now, at least in part, reliant on the networks of thousands of satellites cruising by in low Earth orbit.

2025-11-21T07:06:53.707083-08:00

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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.

Space.com

Orion crew module stacked on SLS as Artemis II advances toward early‑2026 launch

Also: Satellite News Network and miragenews.com

2025-11-20T09:32:06.016805-08:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

FAA lifts daytime launch curfew as SpaceX next‑gen booster fails; Pegasus set to resume flights

By Ars Technica: With the government shutdown over, the FAA has lifted its daytime launch curfew.

2025-11-21T05:45:56.858165-08:00

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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.

2025-11-21T05:42:38.707877-08:00

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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.

Also: Business Wire

2025-11-20T23:25:38.202002-08:00

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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.

2025-11-20T23:30:43.095298-08:00

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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.

2025-11-20T10:07:43.424815-08:00

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