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Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 6:36 AM PST
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Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
Viasat Confirms ViaSat-3 F2 Launch for November 5, 2025
By Runway Girl: Viasat has confirmed the scheduled launch date of its ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is November 5, 2025, during a window opening at 10:24PM ET.
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
As the ISS turns 25, a looming gap threatens humanity’s continuous presence in low Earth orbit
By SpaceNews.com: On the eve of the ISS’s 25th anniversary, humanity stares down a gap in its presence in space.
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Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Workforce & Skills Development
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Payload
• Rachael Zisk
NASA Lays Off ISS Staff at Marshall as Agency Prepares for ISS Decommissioning
By Payload: In anticipation of the ISS decommissioning and deorbit planned for the end of this decade, NASA has made a sweeping round of layoffs targeting staff working on programs related to the space station at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
China
Satellite
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Defense & Militarization
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat
By SpaceNews.com: China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date.
aerospaceglobalnews.com
ISRO launches GSAT-7R on LVM3; cryogenic stage tested for India’s future human spaceflight
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
SpaceX’s $17B EchoStar S‑band Buy Upends Mobile Satellite Market, Puts Pressure on Lynk and SES
By Space Intel Report: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — September's $17-billion purchase by SpaceX of EchoStar’s mobile satellite spectrum has had….
Europe
Defense Budgets & Spending
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Defense & Militarization
Policy & Regulation
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SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
Europe as a Space Power — SpaceWatch Conference Highlights on Directionality & Strategic Autonomy
By SpaceWatch Global: The conference carried a tone of urgency and ambition under this year’s theme: "Europe as a Space Power: Directionality & Priorities of Strategic Autonomy.”.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
OHB to Acquire TechniSat Plant to Expand Production Capacity
By European Spaceflight: OHB will acquire the TechniSat plant in Schöneck to expand its capacity to produce electronic components for its satellites amid growing demand.
