Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, 4:53 AM PST
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Slingshot Aerospace Detects Previously Uncataloged Russian Satellite in MEO, Exposing SDA Blind Spot
By Payload: A Russian sat spent five weeks in MEO without the US public SDA database knowing its whereabouts. Slingshot Aerospace found it.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
Space weather disrupts GPS, inflicting ~$100M loss on U.S. peanut growers
By Space.com: Solar storms don't just trigger impressive auroras; they can scramble the GPS systems U.S. farmers rely on.
NASA Spaceflight
• William Graham
Sentinel-6B ocean monitoring satellite launches aboard Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base
By NASA Spaceflight: Sentinel-6B, a joint US-European ocean monitoring satellite, launched Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.….
SpaceX launches joint NASA-European sea level monitor
New York Times
• Cade Metz
Jeff Bezos launches Project Prometheus — AI start-up targeting engineering and manufacturing, including spacecraft
By New York Times: Called Project Prometheus, the company is focusing on artificial intelligence for the engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles and spacecraft.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
HyPrSpace raises €21M to fund Baguette One suborbital test and accelerate OB-1 rocket development
By European Spaceflight: HyPrSpace has raised €21 million to perform its Baguette One suborbital test flight and accelerate the development of its OB-1 rocket.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
OHB raises concerns about planned European space joint venture
By SpaceNews.com: The head of German space company OHB says he is concerned about a planned joint venture among three of his competitors.
NASA
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Scarney1
NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite
By NASA: Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect.
