Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, 10:04 AM PST
2025-11-27T10:04:36.493934-08:00 2025-11-27T10:04:36.493934-08:00 (2025-11-27T10:04:36.493934-08:00)
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
NASA reaffirms support for Europe’s life-detection Mars rover despite proposed U.S. budget cuts
By Space.com: "These confirmations have been given to us in writing, so this is a very important step.".
Satellite
Europe
ESA
Defense Budgets & Spending
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Defense & Militarization
Policy & Regulation
Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
ESA ministers approve funding for IRIS2 secure satellite communications technology, with Germany among backers
By Space Intel Report: BREMEN, Germany — European Space Agency (ESA) governments have agreed to support the agency’s continued contributions….
European Spaceflight
ESA CM25 Sets Record €22.1bn Budget — Exploration Programs and the UK Come Up Short
SpaceNews.com
• Tereza Pultarova
ACME Space to test balloon‑launched space manufacturing platform in 2026
By SpaceNews.com: ACME Space plans test run for balloon-launched space factory next year.
ISS
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
Space Policy & International Cooperation
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Space.com
• Robert Z Pearlman
Soyuz launches U.S. astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev to ISS on Thanksgiving liftoff
By Space.com: NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev arrived at the ISS just in time for a holiday feast.
Europe
ESA
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
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European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
ESA Announces Space Rider Reusable Vehicle Inaugural Flight Targeted for 2028
By European Spaceflight: During the agency’s Ministerial Council meeting in Bremen, ESA announced that the inaugural flight of its reusable Space Rider vehicle was expected in 2028.
Satellite
Europe
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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ESA
• European Space Agency
ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre
By ESA: N° 78–2025: ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre 27 November 2025 The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø.
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Satellite
Europe
ESA
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Sustainability & Climate Initiatives
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ESA
Copernicus Sentinel-1D returns first high-resolution radar images, showcased at ESA Ministerial
By ESA: The first high-resolution images have been received from Copernicus Sentinel-1D and were shared publicly for the first time at the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council, held today in Bremen, Germany.
SpaceWatch Global
Copernicus Sentinel‑1D Returns First High‑Resolution 'First Light' Images, Showing Antarctic Glaciers
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