Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Today In Space
Last Updated: Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, 8:08 PM PDT
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Blue Origin
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NASA
• Tiernan P Doyle
NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole
By NASA: As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an.
North America
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Policy & International Cooperation
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Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
SpaceX to route Starship launches over Florida with return trajectories over Mexico, avoiding major population centers
By Ars Technica: Starship’s next chapter will involve launching over Florida and returning over Mexico.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China promotes direct-to-device satellite services with new guidelines and licensing
By SpaceNews.com: China promotes direct-to-device satellite services with new guidelines and licensing China has moved to promote direct-to-device (D2D) services through issuing guidelines and licensing a telecommunications firm, signaling a strategic push into a globally competitive arena.
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
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Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
Perseverance Finds New Evidence Jezero Crater Could Have Supported Life — Implications for Mars Sample Return
By Space.com: "The results reported here can be crucial when down-selecting which samples, if not all, are returned to Earth.".
ArianeGroup
Europe
ESA
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Commercial Space
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ESA
ESA’s Themis reusable rocket demonstrator erected on launch pad in Kiruna, first time legs installed
By ESA: Themis stands on the launch pad In brief - The first model of ESA’s reusable rocket demonstrator Themis is standing on its own legs at its launch pad in Kiruna, Sweden.
Washington Post
• Christian Davenport
Inside the US Space Force as it prepares for a new kind of war
By Washington Post: An exclusive look at a Space Force training exercise offered rare insights into how the secretive branch is preparing to fight the next war in space — an arena that for decades was regarded as a peaceful sanctuary.
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Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
NOAA to launch purpose-built space‑weather satellite Sept. 23 to replace aging sentinels
By Space.com: After decades of relying on aging satellites, NOAA is launching a purpose-built eye on the sun.
