Satellite   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation  
Payload • Payload Staff

Europe’s Top 5 Space Moves of 2025: Sovereign Tech, New Partners and Dual‑Use Hardware

In 2025 Europe accelerated its drive for sovereign space capabilities, investing in homegrown technology, building new international partnerships, and reclassifying commercial systems as dual‑use hardware suitable for defence roles. The shifts reflect coordinated policy and industrial moves to reduce reliance on non‑European providers.

2025-12-25T05:35:31.747178-08:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations  
Space.com • Andrew Jones

China’s 2025 Space Push: Record Launches, Reusable Rockets, Lunar Hardware Tests and a Crewed-Flight Rescue

By Space.com: China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests.

Also: South China Morning Post, South China Morning Post and moderndiplomacy.eu
2025-12-24T09:10:37.842674-08:00
Satellite   LEO   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
swarajyamag.com • Arun Dhital

ISRO’s LVM3 ‘Baahubali’ launches record 6,100‑kg BlueBird‑2 for AST SpaceMobile

By swarajyamag.com: News Brief Arun Dhital Dec 24, 2025, 10:53 AM GMT+5:30 | Updated 10:53 AM GMT+5:30 Save & read from anywhere! Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.

Also: isro.gov.in, satnews, India Defense News, ANI News Agency, Economic Times and 19 more
2025-12-23T21:25:45.187790-08:00
Moon   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations  
Space.com • Roger Guillemette

NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026?

By Space.com: On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

2025-12-24T07:07:43.666333-08:00
North America   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
New York Times • Maxine Joselow

US President Trump Administration May Pursue Land Swap to Give SpaceX Property in Texas Wildlife Refuge

By New York Times: In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.

2025-12-23T02:26:25.456105-08:00