Today In Space
Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 2:56 PM PST
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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….
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.
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.
Satellite Evolution
SES and Relativity Space expand multi-launch agreement for Terran R
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….
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Signs Deal With Connected Farms to Deliver LEO Connectivity to Agriculture
By Via Satellite: Agricultural connectivity company Connected Farms has a new deal with Amazon to bring Project Kuiper’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity to farmers.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
SES Stake Spurs Consolidation: Lynk Global to Merge with Omnispace — Analysts Assess D2D Market Impact
By Via Satellite: The direct-to-device (D2D) market recently saw a significant piece of consolidation with Lynk Global and Omnispace’s plans to merge, along with a strategic bet from SES.
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.
