Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Today In Space
Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 9:17 PM PDT
2025-10-30T21:17:08.788948-07:00 2025-10-30T21:17:08.788948-07:00 (2025-10-30T21:17:08.788948-07:00)
Europe
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Policy & Regulation
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
UK Space Agency to Receive £618M Under DSIT, Marking Budget Growth
By Payload: The UKSA was allocated a budget of £618M from the UK government's Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology.
Blue Origin
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch
By Spaceflight Now:  Blue Origin lit up a pocket of Florida’s Space Coast Thursday night when it hot fired its New Glenn rocket for an engine test lasting roughly 40 seconds in duration.
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Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa
By Space.com: A laser-based ice drill can bore deep, narrow channels into ice while keeping both mass and energy requirements lower than traditional tools.
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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news.bgov.com
• Loren Grush
SpaceX Proposes Accelerated Crewed Moon-Landing Plan After NASA Criticism Amid US–China Race
By news.bgov.com: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has proposed a faster way to take astronauts to the moon’s surface, following NASA criticism over delays with the company’s rocket development as the US races China to the lunar surface.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
US Electrodynamics pauses Cailabs optical ground‑segment deployment pending government backing
By Space Intel Report: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Teleport operator US Electromagnetics Inc. (USEI) has put on hold a pioneering….
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs
By SpaceNews.com: Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, making borrowing cheaper for a capital-intensive industry already buoyed by rising defense investment.
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
By SpaceNews.com: China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of space domain awareness and satellite computing solutions.
