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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.

Also: Space.com, webpronews.com and cavenewstimes.com
2025-11-21T04:25:09.639866-08:00

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Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, 8:18 PM PST

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Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
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SpaceNews.com • Emma Gatti

ESA selects Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to build Argonaut lunar lander

By SpaceNews.com: ESA unveils Thales Alenia Space-led consortium for its Argonaut lunar lander.

2025-11-21T09:09:12.318971-08:00
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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.

Also: Satellite News Network and miragenews.com
2025-11-20T09:32:06.016805-08:00
North America   Defense Budgets & Spending   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization  
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Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

Canada allocates $130M in defence budget to kickstart sovereign orbital‑launch capability

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is making sovereign launch capability….

2025-11-21T10:42:38.489175-08:00
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Reuters • Joey Roulette

Blue Origin unveils plan for bigger New Glenn rocket variant to take on SpaceX

By Reuters: Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said on Thursday it will build a bigger, more powerful variant of its New Glenn rocket, drawing early plans for a family of orbital satellite launchers akin to the fleet of Falcon rockets from Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX.

Also: SpaceNews.com, Satellite News Network, Payload, Via Satellite, Space.com, Leonard David, The Verge, GeekWire, TechCrunch and 12 more
2025-11-20T09:00:43.070535-08:00
Satellite   AI   LEO   Commercial Space   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
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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