SpaceNews : Lawmakers warn UK must act now to get space ambitions back on track
[[{“value”:” TAMPA, Fla. — The United Kingdom must move swiftly to turn ambition into action after falling short of a vision outlined three years ago to become a major global space power, a cross-party parliamentary committee warned Nov. 3. The committee of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the country’s Parliament, published a […]
SpaceNews : Latin America’s Space Momentum Takes Center Stage at LATSAT 2025
[[{“value”:” A Region in Motion The global space sector is evolving faster than ever, with new technologies, shifting geopolitics, and fresh investment cycles redefining what “doing space” means. Amid this transformation, Latin America is quietly but firmly finding its place. Across the region, new initiatives are reshaping the landscape: Mexico is redefining its national space entity, […]
SpaceNews : Johns Hopkins, SpaceNews launch discussion series focused on the future of space exploration
[[{“value”:” A panel of leading space industry executives will explore the trajectory of space technology over the next decade, examining how the long-imagined future depicted in comic books and science fiction is rapidly becoming reality. On Nov. 3, SpaceNews senior staff writer Jeff Foust will lead a discussion at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center about how […]
SpaceNews : Why the moon is not the South China Sea: reframing lunar space ahead of the next ‘race’
[[{“value”:” As the world watches the push for crewed lunar missions, it is tempting to frame the unfolding dynamic between the United States and China as a modern-day space race, with the lunar surface as the stage for a sovereignty contest. But equating the moon with contested maritime zones like the South China Sea, as […]
SpaceNews : China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat
[[{“value”:” HELSINKI — 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 Hainan, rising into a grey […]
SpaceNews : On the eve of the ISS’s 25th anniversary, humanity stares down a gap in its presence in space
[[{“value”:” On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. On board were Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd. They were known as Expedition 1, the first long-term crew to live on the ISS. Since their arrival, there have always […]
SpaceNews : Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test
[[{“value”:” MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Fresh questions are emerging over Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of German laser communications firm Mynaric as Europe doubles down on its push for domestic space and defense capabilities. How the U.S. company’s bid will fit into the region’s evolving industrial policy is a source of speculation while the German government […]
SpaceNews : SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included technology demonstration satellites for space stations and orbital data centers. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:09 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the mission, called […]
SpaceNews : Latvia to sign Artemis Accords
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries. In an Oct. 31 statement on a government-affiliated website, the Latvian government announced the country joined the Accords as part of efforts to raise its profile in the space sector. […]
SpaceNews : Semiconductor startup to fly payloads on Falcon 9 boosters
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — A startup plans to test technology to produce semiconductors in space on a series of Falcon 9 launches using payloads attached to the rocket’s booster. Besxar announced Oct. 28 it signed a launch agreement with SpaceX to fly payloads on 12 Falcon 9 missions that could begin before the end of the […]