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• Tereza Pultarova
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• Tereza Pultarova
Today In Space
Last Updated: Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, 7:09 AM PDT
2025-10-17T07:09:47.215569-07:00 2025-10-17T07:09:47.215569-07:00 (2025-10-17T07:09:47.215569-07:00)
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Viridian Wins $1.7M DoD SBIR to Advance Air-Breathing Propulsion for VLEO Satellites
By Payload: Viridian Space Corporation has won a $1.7M Phase II SBIR award to keep developing the air breathing propulsion tech for sats in VLEO.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Arianespace pushes Ariane 64 maiden launch into 2026
By SpaceNews.com: Arianespace has confirmed that the first flight of the more powerful version of the Ariane 6 rocket has been delayed until next year.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Open Cosmos to Build Spanish Component of the Atlantic Constellation
By European Spaceflight: Open Cosmos has been selected over Deimos to build Spain’s eight-satellite contribution to the Atlantic Constellation, with delivery expected by 2027.
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
Orion spacecraft arrives at VAB ahead of stacking for Artemis 2
By Spaceflight Now:  NASA Orion spacecraft made its penultimate terrestrial roadtrip late Thursday evening when it cruised into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Ars Technica
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Astron Systems’ Launches Are Booked Through 2030
By Payload: Astron Systems, a UK-based launch startup working on cheap, reusable, small-lift rockets, has booked flights through the end of the decade.
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Shutdown Heightens Long-Term Budget and Program Risks for NASA and Federal Science Agencies
By SpaceNews.com: As the government shutdown drags on, scientists and advocates remain focused on the long-term effects of proposed budget cuts at NASA and other agencies.
ISS
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
Space Debris & Traffic Management
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Space.com
• Robert Z Pearlman
Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISS
By Space.com: Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky spent six hours working in the vacuum of space on Thursday (Oct. 16).
