THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WILL FALL TO EARTH IN 2030. CAN A PRIVATE SPACE STATION REALLY FILL ITS GAP? - When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's ambitions for it. By the time that the International Space Station (ISS) is safely and deliberately ... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 5)
ROCKET LAB READY TO LAUNCH JAPAN’S “THE NATION GOD NAVIGATES” SATELLITE - “The Nation God Navigates” is the name of a Rocket Lab mission launching on November 5, 2025, which will deploy a Japanese satellite for its operator, iQPS. The mission’s name and the satellite’s nickname, YACHIHOKO-I, are inspired by YACHIHOKO, the Japanese god of nation-building and naviga... More (Source: SatNews - Nov 5)
COPERNICUS SENTINEL-1D EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED - The Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by Arianespace with an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s spaceport, in French Guiana. Sentinel-1D is part of Co... More (Source: Thales Alenia Space - Nov 5)
TURKISH FIRM LAUNCHES ITS 2ND SATELLITE INTO SPACE - Turkish private space company, Fergani Space, founded by Baykar’s Selçuk Bayraktar, launched its second fully domestic satellite, FGN-100-D2, into space, it announced on Monday. "FGN-100-D2, the second satellite fully developed with national resources by Fergani Space and also Türkiye’s lar... More (Source: Daily Sabah - Nov 4)
FOURTH SATELLITE OF KOREA “425 PROJECT” CONSTELLATION SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED - The fourth Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite of Korea 425 Project constellation was successfully launched yesterday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Thales Alenia Space contributes to this program cooperating with the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hanwha Syst... More (Source: Thales Alenia Space - Nov 4)
CHINA LAUNCHES FIRST GEO YAOGAN SATELLITE AS INDIA LOFTS RECORD-MASS COMMSAT - China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date. A Long March 7A lifted off at 10:47 p.m. Eastern, Nov. 2 (0347 UTC, Nov. 3) from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on the southern island province of H... More (Source: SpaceNews - Nov 4)
COMMERCIAL SPACE STATION DEMO, DATA CENTER PRECURSOR LAUNCH ON SPACEX BANDWAGON-4 MISSION - An Nvidia-backed data center demo, a testbed for Vast’s future commercial space station and artificial intelligence-powered weather satellites were among the spacecraft deployed on SpaceX’s latest Bandwagon ride share mission to low Earth orbit. Bandwagon-4 was the fourth multi-customer fligh... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 3)
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WHILE THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN? - Although the U.S. government is shut down, NASA's astronauts in space are still expected to show up for work every day. As the shutdown continues into its second month, many federal employees are furloughed. Some, however, keep working (mostly without pay at the moment), because they're considere... More (Source: Space.com - Nov 3)
SOON 100 POCKETQUBE SATELLITES WILL BE ON-ORBIT FOR THE POCKETQUBE COMMUNITY - Four PocketQubes will be deployed by PocketQube broker, Alba Orbital, in collaboration with SEOPS as part of the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The PocketQube standard was first developed in 2009 at Morehead State University (MSU) and Kentucky Space to help universities and researc... More (Source: SatNews - Nov 3)
LVM3-M5 LAUNCH: ISRO SHOOTS OFF INDIA’S HEAVIEST COMMUNICATION SATELLITE ON ‘BAHUBALI’ - India's space ambitions received a significant boost with ISRO's launch of its heaviest satellite, the 4,410 kg GSAT-7R, aboard the LVM3-M5 rocket. This mission is crucial for enhancing the Indian Navy's communication capabilities and maritime domain awareness across the Indian Ocean Region. ... More (Source: The Economic Times - Nov 3)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 100TH STARLINK FLIGHT OF 2025 - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Halloween afternoon marking its 100th Starlink mission of the year. This was also its 15th orbital launch during the month of October. The Starlink 11-23 mission added another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into the low Earth o... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 3)
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MARKS 25 YEARS OF NONSTOP HUMAN PRESENCE IN ORBIT - It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional ... More (Source: Military.com - Nov 1)
CHINA LAUNCHES SHENZHOU 21 MISSION, CARRYING 3 TAIKONAUTS - AND 4 MICE - TO REPLACE SPACE STATION CREW - China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man the country's Tiangong space station on a mission focused on scientific research. The replacement crew includes China's youngest-ever taikonaut — as China's space program calls its astronauts — and, for ... More (Source: CBS News - Nov 1)
CHINA REVEALS CREW FOR SHENZHOU 21 MISSION TO TIANGONG SPACE STATION, INCLUDING NATION'S YOUNGEST ASTRONAUT - China has named the three astronauts set to fly to the Tiangong space station at a pre-launch press conference one day ahead of the Oct. 31 flight of the Shenzhou 21 mission. Astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang will be aboard the Shenzhou 21 spacecraft, currently scheduled to launch o... More (Source: Space.com - Oct 31)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MARKS 25 YEARS OF NONSTOP HUMAN PRESENCE IN ORBIT - It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional ... More (Source: PBS - Oct 31)
JAPAN'S 1ST HTV-X CARGO CRAFT ARRIVES AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time ever today (Oct. 28), delivering thousands of pounds of payloads and supplies to astronauts aboard. The robotic HTV-X was captured by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm — operated by NASA astronaut... More (Source: Space.com - Oct 30)
AI CHALLENGE ADVANCES SATELLITE-BASED DISASTER MAPPING - Four teams from different countries have been recognised for their breakthrough work in using artificial intelligence to detect earthquake damage from space, marking the conclusion of a global competition organised by the European Space Agency in collaboration with the International Charter ‘Space... More (Source: European Space Agency - Oct 30)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 29 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX its penultimate Falcon 9 rocket launch of October, which flew from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around lunchtime on Wednesday. The Starlink 10-37 mission carried 29 of the company’s Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 ... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Oct 30)
SPACEX MARKS 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST STARLINK CUSTOMER WITH SUNDAY SATELLITE LAUNCH - SpaceX completed a Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, flying more of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. The mission coincided with the fifth anniversary of SpaceX acquiring its first paying customer to use the broadband internet serv... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Oct 28)
