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Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, 8:18 PM PST
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ESA selects Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to build Argonaut lunar lander
By SpaceNews.com: ESA unveils Thales Alenia Space-led consortium for its Argonaut lunar lander.
Canada allocates $130M in defence budget to kickstart sovereign orbital‑launch capability
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is making sovereign launch capability….
Orbit Fab Lands ESA, UK Space Agency Refueling Contract
By Payload: Orbit Fab won the first stage of the ASTRAL contract to demonstrate Xenon refueling in orbit with a consortium of European partners.
MSSA Issues Standards-Focused Recommendations to Advance Interoperable Non‑Terrestrial Networks
By Via Satellite: Industry group the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has released new strategic recommendations for standards-based and interoperable non-terrestrial network (NTN) solutions.
JWST Detects Rapidly Feeding Supermassive Black Hole in the Infant Universe, Challenging Formation Models
By Space.com: "This challenges our understanding of black hole and galaxy formation in the early universe.".
Janus Henderson invests in Starlab Space
By SpaceNews.com: Starlab Space has secured funding from an investment group as development of its proposed commercial space station reaches a critical phase.
How Mega-Constellations Are Learning to Manage Themselves
By Universe Today: Satellite megaconstellations are quickly becoming the backbone of a number of industries. Cellular communication, GPS, weather monitoring and more are now, at least in part, reliant on the networks of thousands of satellites cruising by in low Earth orbit.