Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 3:20 AM PST
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Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
Firefly Plans Alpha Return-to-Flight Late 2025–Early 2026 After September Explosion
By Bloomberg: Firefly Aerospace Inc. said it plans to resume launches of its Alpha rocket between late 2025 and early next year, after implementing fixes following the explosion of one of its vehicles in September.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China Closes Airspace as Shenzhou Prepares for Landing Following Suspected Debris Strike
By SpaceNews.com: Airspace closure suggests China is preparing for a Shenzhou landing after debris impact scare China issued an airspace closure notice, suggesting preparations for a spacecraft landing days after a suspected debris strike delayed the planned return of Shenzhou-20.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
France pledges $4.9B for 2026–2030 military space and $18.5B for civil space, including ESA/EU contributions
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — French President Emmanuel Macron said France had reshuffled its budget to provide….
relativityspace.com
• Elliott Davis
SES Expands Multi-Launch Agreement with Relativity Space for Terran R to Serve GEO and MEO Satellites
By relativityspace.com: New contract adds launch services for SES’s GEO or MEO satellites.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin
Firefly Aerospace identifies cause of Alpha test anomaly
By NASA Spaceflight: Firefly Aerospace has pinpointed a minor hydrocarbon contamination as the root cause of a combustion….
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
When Space Junk Comes Home
By Universe Today: When a chunk of SpaceX rocket debris crashed into a Polish warehouse this year, it exposed a troubling reality, that the international laws governing space accidents were written for a world where only governments launched rockets.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Busiest spaceport sets new launch and payload records — pressure grows on range capacity and orbital congestion
By Ars Technica: It’s not just the number of rocket launches, but how much stuff they’re carrying into orbit.
