Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, 11:53 AM PDT
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Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
NASA laser communication demo shows promise for Mars missions
By Space.com: Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
Commercial Space
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Leonard David
• Leonard David
Virgin Galactic, Purdue Announce Purdue 1 — First All‑Purdue Crew for Suborbital Research Flight in 2027
By Leonard David: Virgin Galactic and Purdue University announced today a groundbreaking partnership to send an all-Boilermaker crew on a suborbital research flight, the first of its kind for a U.S.
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Space.com and
press.virgingalactic.com
fireflyspace.com
• Risa Schnautz
Firefly Aerospace Awarded $10M NASA Addendum to Acquire Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Data
By fireflyspace.com: Firefly received a $10M NASA contract addendum for additional data collected beyond the contractual requirements for Blue Ghost Mission 1.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Italy Completes Phase A Development of LAORIE Lunar Lander Mission
By European Spaceflight: Thales Alenia Space Italia has successfully completed Phase A development of Italy's LAORIE lunar lander mission.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Firefly to resume Alpha launches in coming weeks, plans two flights before year‑end
By SpaceNews.com: Firefly Aerospace expects to resume Alpha launches in the “coming weeks,” with two flights planned before the end of the year.
Satellite Evolution
• Satellite Evolution Group
Space Forge and United Semiconductors partner to build supply chain for space-grown semiconductors
By Satellite Evolution: Space Forge and United Semiconductors LLC partner to develop the supply chain for space-grown semiconductor materials for Quantum computing, power electronics, sensors, and display markets.
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Payload and
SpaceWatch Global
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Space42 & Viasat detail their D2D joint venture's advantages for regional spectrum holders, governments & investors
By Space Intel Report: PARIS —Satellite fleet operators Viasat Inc. and Space42 are pooling their combined 100 MHz-plus of globally….
