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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX’s newest Starship booster heavily damaged during test, jeopardizing upgrade timeline

Ars Technica reports: SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.

Also: Space.com, webpronews.com and cavenewstimes.com
2025-11-21T04:25:09.639866-08:00

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Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, 8:18 PM PST

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SpaceNews.com • Emma Gatti

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.

2025-11-21T09:09:12.318971-08:00
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Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

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….

2025-11-21T10:42:38.489175-08:00
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NASA • Rachel H Kraft

NASA Progresses Toward Artemis II Moon Mission

By NASA: As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching and flying Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next.

Also: Satellite News Network and miragenews.com
2025-11-20T09:32:06.016805-08:00
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Reuters • Joey Roulette

Blue Origin unveils plan for bigger New Glenn rocket variant to take on SpaceX

By Reuters: Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said on Thursday it will build a bigger, more powerful variant of its New Glenn rocket, drawing early plans for a family of orbital satellite launchers akin to the fleet of Falcon rockets from Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX.

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2025-11-20T09:00:43.070535-08:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Eutelsat Signs Broadcast Renewal with du in UAE

By Via Satellite: Eutelsat has announced a new broadcast deal UAE telecoms company du, one of its major partners in the Middle East.

2025-11-21T12:42:31.966461-08:00