Happy Winter Solstice!

#Planet acquired Bedrock Research, deepening its #geospatial #AI capabilities and integrating proven workflows across its constellation for global monitoring and security. 🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/planet-acquires-bedrock-research-to-expand-its-ai-driven-solutions/ #SpaceWatchNews

News from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana 🗞️ The Bâtiment Assembleur Lanceur (BIL) building will now be refurbished by Avio to assemble the Vega-C and future Vega-E launchers, allowing more Vega rockets to be launched a year. The building will be rebranded as the Vega Assembly Building (VAB).

According to Amazon Leo, the stages for the first Ariane 64 rocket are en route to French Guiana aboard the transport ship Canopée. The rocket is expected to be launched in early 2026 for the first of 18 planned missions for Amazon LEO. Image credit: Amazon LEO

📷 This was our #WeekInImages 17-21 November 2025 👇 www.esa.int/About_Us/Wee...

Blue and Gold are now more than a million kilometers from Earth on their way to Mars 🛰️🛰️

France announces almost $5B in new military space funding https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/france-announces-almost-5b-in-new-military-space-funding/

And they confirmed the Dream Chaser Tow Test video is coming Source: Sierra Space on the other site.

The official release of the German Space Security Strategy is scheduled for November 19. From what I am hearing, they will not be beating around the bush as in other similar documents. Expect some interesting points! table.media/berlin/talk-...

Another European satellite manufacturer joins the recent funding wave. This time, France’s U-Space has secured €24 million to ramp up production and expand into international markets. europeanspaceflight.com/french-satel...

Hit the wrong button. Meant to retweet this, not reply. Second try. Here's a link to the Space News story about the FAA restricting launches and reentries to certain times of the day because of the shutdown, with the relevant paragraph of the FAA order attached.

Tonight's ViaSat-3 F2 launch attempt has been scrubbed. Launch is now planned for Thursday, November 6 at 10:16 p.m. EST at the opening of a 44-minute window. Learn more: www.viasat.com/news/latest-... #VS3 #VS3F2 #ViaSat3 #ViaSat3F2

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D ‘Network Countdown’ has begun. Launch, communication and control facilities around the world have begun a synchronised sequence of activities to prepare for liftoff at 22:02 CET tonight and the crucial hours that follow. 🚀Watch live at esawebtv.esa.int 📷ESA - J. Mai

Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems Intuitive Machines, a lunar lander company, announced Nov. 4 it is buying Lanteris Space Systems, a satellite builder formerly known as Maxar.

At the Kennedy Space Center this morning, SpaceX is rolling out the Orbital Launch Mount for its first Florida Starship launch pad. Watch live: youtube.com/live/pRs0gDL...

German start-up Reflex Aerospace closed a €50M Series A to expand its production capacity. Reflex will use the capital to expand the manufacturing capacity at its facility in Bavaria, which "will be able to churn out 60 to 70 highly complex satellites per year."

This is some incredible cover art. I don't always agree with Gottlieb's takes, but I've had innumerable conversations over the past five years that feel like this. Simply put: many satellite companies have no idea how to win against Starlink.

Mars isn’t easy. Orbit gaps could leave explorers out of contact. Power’s always a challenge. And reliable communication is in demand. Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will change that. 🌎➡️🔴 bit.ly/41NH6lV

ESA released a new metric - the space environment health index. For space to be "sustainable," it should be at a 1; apparently it's at a 4. I have questions about this www.esa.int/Space_Safety...

A message from JPL Director Dave Gallagher announces a JPL layoff of 500 people has been announced that is "not related to the current government shutdown". www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/jpl-wor...

🚀It’s almost time to shape the next chapter of Europe’s journey in space. The European Space Agency’s Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, known as #CM25, will take place in Bremen, Germany, on 26 and 27 November 2025. Journalists register here 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

It’s LVOS day! 🛰️🚀 The ViaSat-3 F2 campaign is officially underway for ULA as stacking of the Atlas V commences at CCSFS. The 172 foot rocket is getting prepared for vertical integration of the ViaSat-3 F2 payload. 🔗 VS-3 F2 launch updates: https://t.co/9nKuWuVkx1 https://t.co/u2DFdeQS2F

We’re boosting 23 international projects with £6.5m! 🚀 These collaborations with global partners span cutting-edge areas from lunar agriculture to orbital threat detection - demonstrating the UK's commitment to global partnerships and innovation. 🤝🌍 Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...

Astroscale and HEO Expand SDA Partnership A 3-year MoU extends #Astroscale & #HEO’s monitoring and servicing collaboration into GEO, reinforcing allied space security. 🔗https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/astroscale-and-heo-advance-space-monitoring-capabilities-for-allied-nations/ #SpaceWatchNews

This is a big deal for Germany. I remember when no German politician would be willing to mention the words space and military in the same paragraph, much less the same sentence. breakingdefense.com/2025/09/germ...

Liftoff of a Jielong-3 solid rocket from a barge in the past few minutes, expected to carry new Geesatcom satellites into orbit. live.bilibili.com/23118988

AND... WE HAVE LIFTOFF of NOAA’s #SWFOL1 satellite, riding along with NASA.gov's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (#IMAP) and Carruthers Geocorona Observatory! More about SWFO-L1: noaa.gov/SWFOL1 #LetsGoSWFO!

Pretty cool we have a bunch of high tech space robots that can observe, measure, and track our interstellar visitor

#ESA picks #WIVERN as its 11th Earth Explorer. The radar satellite will track winds in clouds & improve storm forecasts. 🔗 https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/esa-selects-wivern-science-mission-as-11th-earth-explorer-mission/ #SpaceWatchNews #ESA #EarthObservation #Satellite

🌌🛰️ Our two ESCAPADE spacecraft will soon be added to the list of spacecraft and satellite components we design, build & deliver that push the frontiers of space exploration & science. From Earth orbit to Mars — this is what end-to-end looks like. 🔗https://bit.ly/4fULfd9

The Progress MS-32 cargo ship was launched at 1554 UTC Sep 11 by Soyuz-2-1a from Baykonur, on its way to the ISS.

On Sunday, #ESAJuice will pass its closest point to Venus at 6:28 am BST as it completes the second of four gravity assists. 🌕 The spacecraft will use Venus' gravity to bend its orbit around the Sun and gain speed without using fuel. 🛰️ Read more 👉 esa.int/Enabling_Sup... 🎥: @esa.int

NEW: Brightest Ever Fast Radio Burst Allows Researchers To Identify Its Origin The FRB, discovered using the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) and NASA's JWST, has been nicknamed RBFLOAT - Radio Brightest FLash Of All Time. #Astronomy #FRB #FastRadioBurst

Today, Scientific American turns 180—the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S. 🎉 Since 1845, we’ve shared the wonders of science with the world. 💫 Dive into 180 years of discovery: sciam.com/180 🧬 Explore pivotal moments in science: bit.ly/4mNTpGY 🎁 Win prizes: sciam.com/180contest

Bion-M2 mission gets a rare official update: www.russianspaceweb.com/bion-m2.html...

AUG 28, 2025 | NordSpace plans to hold the first commercial rocket launch in Canada tomorrow, near the Town of St. Lawrence! #nlwx www.nordspace.com/info?fbclid=...

Rocket Lab opened their Neutron pad this morning, looks awesome!

With Starship Flight 10 (finally) in the books, enjoy a nice gallery of a few pre-launch, liftoff, and in-flight photos, taken by our team in the field. Thank you to Jack, Max, Ceaser, and Tyler for such incredible dedication to providing high-quality photos of such an exciting event!!

Are you an early-career scientist or engineer? Then the ESA Research #Fellowships in Space Science might be just the right opportunity for you. Check out the programme details here 👉 www.cosmos.esa.int/web/space-sc... 🔭 🧪 ☄️

80,000 words written, 40,000 to go; the latest OneWeb book update is live! open.substack.com/pub/chenrysp...

US Space Force has cataloged an additional payload, LIMASAT, associated with OTV-8. The orbit is secret but likely close to the 327 x 334 km x 49.5 deg of the OTV. LIMASAT is most likely a small satellite (10 to 50 kg range) ejected from OTV payload bay during first few orbits.

The launch activity is not over! 🚀 Our 3rd satellite scheduled for launch later this year is Copernicus Sentinel-6B, seen here arriving at the Vandenberg Space Force Base on 18 August. 🛰️ Keep up-to-date on its progress here: eumetsat.int/sentinel-6 📸U.S. Space Force Space/Chris Okula

The Exploration Company has contracted US-based Agile Space to supply hypergolic thrusters for its Nyx Earth spacecraft. europeanspaceflight.com/the-explorat...

2 shots of M17 last night; the 1st is a "stock" view from the Seestar S50; the 2nd is a fully "framed" shot for comparison; unfortunately the rising moon and clouds prevented the Seestar from finishing the framed view (note unfilled area at top left), but still a good field-of-view demo

Vulcan’s first Space Force launch to carry long-delayed experimental PNT satellite https://breakingdefense.com/2025/08/vulcans-first-space-force-launch-to-carry-long-delayed-experimental-pnt-satellite/

Belgium’s EDGX has raised €2.3M to develop an AI-powered on-board computer for satellites, with three demonstration missions planned for 2026. europeanspaceflight.com/edgx-secures...

this is actually one of the hubble images of all time

The Sentinel-5A satellite is now safely in orbit! Thanks to Sentinel-5A and other European Copernicus satellites, we will have more accurate pollution alerts to protect the most vulnerable, and improved aerosol forecasts for solar energy providers. 📷©ESA