On Friday, October 3 at 7:06 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) […]
Archives for October 2025
Firefly Aerospace announces acquisition of SciTec
Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec, Inc., a leader in advanced national security technologies, for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 […]
New Shepard’s crewed NS-36 mission targets liftoff for October 8th
Blue Origin has announced its next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-36, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Wednesday, October 8. The launch window opens at […]
CNSA Initiates First-Ever Collision Avoidance Call with NASA at IAC 2025
By Sean Payne – SatNews Events Reporter SYDNEY, Australia — In a significant shift regarding orbital safety protocols, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) proactively contacted NASA on October 1 to […]
Galileo R&D tests new uplink antenna
Galileo relies on ground-based uplink stations (ULS) to maintain accurate positioning for users worldwide—these stations transmit essential data to the satellites, including the information required to compute the satellites’ orbits […]
Exolaunch to deploy 13 satellites on the Bandwagon-4 Mission
Exolaunch will deploy 13 satellites for global customers on the upcoming SpaceX Bandwagon-4 mission—the flight is scheduled to lift off no earlier than November 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
Cosmic Shielding Corporation awarded TACFI contract to speed deployment of advanced space electronics
Cosmic Shielding Corporation (CSC), has been awarded a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract from the U.S. Department of War, managed through AFWERX to accelerate the development of next-generation radiation protection […]
AccelerComm + Radisys secure funding from UK Space Agency for next generation 5G satellites
AccelerComm and Radisys® Corporation have announced that a joint project to support the development of the next generation of Non-Terrestrial Networks have been funded through the UK Space Agency’s International […]
US and Australia Sign Treaty-Level Space Framework Agreement at IAC Sydney
SYDNEY — The United States and Australia have signed a treaty-level “Space Framework Agreement” at the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), establishing a new legal foundation for bilateral cooperation in lunar exploration, earth science, and commercial spaceflight.
Vantor rebrands from Maxar Intelligence
Vantor has rebranded from Maxar Intelligence and has unveiled Tensorglobe, an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform. The rebrand represents the culmination of the company’s multi-year journey to productize its core operational […]