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Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 2:56 PM PST
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
France pledges $4.9B for 2026–2030 military space and $18.5B for civil space, including ESA/EU contributions
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — French President Emmanuel Macron said France had reshuffled its budget to provide….
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin
Firefly Aerospace identifies cause of Alpha test anomaly
By NASA Spaceflight: Firefly Aerospace has pinpointed a minor hydrocarbon contamination as the root cause of a combustion….
relativityspace.com
• Elliott Davis
SES Expands Multi-Launch Agreement with Relativity Space for Terran R to Serve GEO and MEO Satellites
By relativityspace.com: New contract adds launch services for SES’s GEO or MEO satellites.
Satellite Evolution
SES and Relativity Space expand multi-launch agreement for Terran R
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Busiest spaceport sets new launch and payload records — pressure grows on range capacity and orbital congestion
By Ars Technica: It’s not just the number of rocket launches, but how much stuff they’re carrying into orbit.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
When Space Junk Comes Home
By Universe Today: When a chunk of SpaceX rocket debris crashed into a Polish warehouse this year, it exposed a troubling reality, that the international laws governing space accidents were written for a world where only governments launched rockets.
TechCrunch
• Sean O'Kane
Blue Origin again delays New Glenn's second launch due to solar storms
By TechCrunch: The same solar activity that's been lighting up the night sky in North America is causing this particular delay.
Satellite News Network
Intense solar storm delays Blue Origin New Glenn launch carrying NASA Mars probes
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Signs Deal With Connected Farms to Deliver LEO Connectivity to Agriculture
By Via Satellite: Agricultural connectivity company Connected Farms has a new deal with Amazon to bring Project Kuiper’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity to farmers.
