European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 12:09 AM PST
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Sky News
• Sky News
Starlink Outpaces Regulators: Widespread Unauthorised Use Raises Security and Space‑Traffic Risks
By Sky News: Elon Musk is winning the space race. SpaceX alone now dominates the majority of global rocket launches, and Starlink satellites make up more than half of the satellites in the sky.
astronomy.com
• Brooks Mendenhall
South Korea’s Innospace targets first commercial launch from Brazil
By astronomy.com: Here’s what’s launching Dec. 15–21: Innospace flies Hanbit-Nano, ULA launches for Amazon, and Arianespace deploys Galileo satellites.
ESA
• European Space Agency
A European Vision: ELDO, the Europa Launcher and the Origins of Europe’s Space Ambition
By ESA: The idea of creating an independent space organisation in Europe dates back to the early 1960s when six European countries – Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, associated with Australia – formed ELDO (the European Launcher Development Organisation) to develop and build a heavy launcher called ‘Europa’.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Cailabs and DataPath to develop transportable optical ground stations for laser communications
By Via Satellite: Cailabs is working to bring transportable optical ground stations to market through a new agreement with DataPath.
Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
Rocket Lab to launch second of three planned Electron missions this week, targeting record rapid cadence
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Dec. 16, 1:26 am EST (0626 UTC): Rocket Lab said they aborted the mission on Dec.
Space.com
• Stefanie Waldek
Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide
By Space.com: "The countries where we measure the largest oil and gas methane emissions are Turkmenistan, the U.S., Russia, Mexico and Kazakhstan.".
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Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Beeline Kazakhstan Completes Direct-to-Cell Call with Starlink in Central Asia
By Via Satellite: Beeline Kazakhstan, VEON’s digital operator in Kazakhstan, has completed the first Starlink Direct-to-Cell call in Central Asia.
