Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 6:03 AM PST
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CNBC
• Samantha Subin
Firefly Aerospace Q3 revenue beats expectations, raises guidance; shares surge 15%
By CNBC: Firefly Aerospace, which went public in August on the Nasdaq, issued better-than-expected third-quarter results and lifted its guidance.
Space.com
• Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
Ariane 6 successfully launches on Nov. 13, 2025 — major milestone for European launch capability
By Space.com: Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasts off | Space photo of the day for Nov. 13, 2025.
ULA to launch Atlas V carrying ViaSat‑3 after liquid‑oxygen vent valve replacement
By Spaceflight Now:  United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch an Atlas 5 rocket Thursday night, which will carry a communications satellite for California-based communications company, Viasat.
SpaceNews.com
• Mathew Montiel
Countering China’s 'Space Silk Road' in the Middle East: A U.S. Partnership Blueprint
By SpaceNews.com: Countering China’s Space Silk Road: a U.S. partnership model for the Middle East.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
IAU’s Lunar Coordinate Time (TCL): Solving Relativistic Timekeeping for Moon–Earth Operations
By Universe Today: Tracking time is one of those things that seems easy, until you really start to get into the details of what time actually is. We define a second as 9,192,631,770 oscillations of a cesium atom.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Isar Aerospace Delivers Spectrum Rocket Stages to Norwegian Launch Site Ahead of Second Flight
By European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace has delivered the stages for the second flight of its Spectrum to its launch facilities in Norway and is gearing up for pre-flight testing.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Lux Aeterna secures two U.S. government partnerships for reusable‑satellite heat‑shield technology
By SpaceNews.com: Lux Aeterna is attracting growing interest from across the U.S. government for heat shield technology designed to make satellites fully reusable, securing two partnership agreements since emerging from stealth in June.
