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Last Updated: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 9:58 AM PDT
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Reuters
• Tim Hepher
Europe’s biggest satellite firms near $7B merger to counter SpaceX
By Reuters: Driven to the brink by Elon Musk's SpaceX, Europe's biggest satellite firms are setting aside longtime rivalries in a do-or-die $7 billion merger that some insiders are already calling Project FOMO.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
China’s Chang’e‑7 on Track to Beat US to Extract Lunar Water (Launch Expected Aug 2026)
By Payload: Officials from the Chinese National Space Agency confirmed this week that its Chang’e 7 spacecraft is expected to launch in August 2026.
SpaceQ
• Marc Boucher
Canadian Space Agency awards $5.4M to ABB and Honeywell Canada for TICFIRE instrument on HAWC mission
By SpaceQ: The CSA awarded two contracts totalling over $5.4 million to ABB Inc. and Honeywell (Canada) for the TICFIRE instrument on the HAWC mission.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
7th Summit for Space Sustainability (2025) — International Forum on Long‑Term Space Operations
By SpaceWatch Global: The 7th Summit for Space Sustainability, co-hosted by the Secure World Foundation, the Centre National D’études Spatiales (CNES), and the Government of France, is a high-level, multi-day international forum focused on advancing solutions for the long-term sustainability of space activities.
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• Joshua Faleti
Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT partner to commercialize in-space manufacturing capacity for private industry
By SpaceWatch Global: Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT are collaborating on the commercialization of in-space manufacturing for private industry.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs amid surge in investor interest
By SpaceNews.com: Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
ESA’s New Space Health Index Reveals Much Higher Orbital Congestion Than Expected
By Payload: ESA shared a new metric this week to describe the current state of orbital congestion, and the number is a lot higher than you'd want.
