Galactic Energy – one of the leading private Chinese aerospace companies, known for its Ceres-1 rockets and the development of the Pallas family of larger liquid-launched ballistic missiles, targeting the commercial launch market and large satellite constellations has completed its new liquid engine CQ-90 (Cangqiong-90), intended for the promising Pallas-2 launch vehicle. Details of the CQ-90 project and engine (Cangqiong-90) – it is bigger and […]

The US Space Force does not offer “the new Vandenberg Spaceport” in the sense of building a completely new base from scratch. Instead, they are implementing a large-scale initiative called “Cosmodrome of the future” (Spaceport of the Future), which involves a significant modernization and expansion of the existing Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. The main goal of this initiative – turn Vandenberg into a high-performance, sustainable and flexible spaceport, capable […]

30 December 2025 year Fr. 22:40 (UTC) from the Wenchang Launch Center, China launched two Chinese "Shijian 29AB" space vehicles using the "Long March 7A" launch vehicle. «Shijian 29АВ» – classified experimental Chinese satellite of unknown purpose. According to the CCS

30 December 2025 year Fr. 04:12 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, Китайська Народна Республіка за допомогою ракети-носія «Long March 4В» було здійснено запуск супутника ДЗЗ Китаю «Tianhui 7». «Tianhui 7» – it is a satellite about which little is known, as it is China's secret state-owned KA. За неофіційними даними ці супутники призначені для дистанційного […]

The European Space Agency canceled the call for proposals for the purchase of commercial services for the transportation of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). Ці послуги мали допомогти агентству виконати свої зобов’язання згідно з рамковими правилами загальних системних операційних витрат (CSOC) station, які визначають спільну відповідальність партнерів МКС за внесок у загальне утримання станції, включаючи перевезення екіпажу та вантажу. У минулому […]

The Japanese company Synspective was selected by the Ministry of Defense of Japan as a partner in the project of creating a new military satellite group. Details of cooperation: The purpose of the project: Create groupings of satellites, which will provide the Japan Self-Defense Forces with priority access to surveillance data, enhancing their situational awareness and intelligence capabilities. Technology: Synspective will provide data from its synthetic aperture radar satellites (SAR). This technology makes it possible to obtain high-quality images of the surface […]

The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate a leading atmospheric science center will also have implications for space science. Key aspects of influence: Space weather research: NCAR is one of the world's leading centers, that study the connection between the Sun and the Earth (heliophysics). The center's researchers are working on forecasting powerful solar storms, which may pose a threat to modern technologies, including GPS signals, satellite communication and […]

26 December 2025 p. – Starlab Space LLC (Starlab) announces the receipt of investment from Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (SuMi TRUST Bank). As part of its wider project support initiatives, that solve social and industrial problems, including impact investments, SuMi TRUST Bank promotes efforts to provide financial support to innovative enterprises. Унікальне середовище космічної станції дає змогу […]

Казахстанські вчені та інженери працюють над розробкою ракети-носія надлегкого класу, яка дозволить республіці самостійно виводити корисне навантаження у космос. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiyev. "Our own Kazakh development – це ракета-носій надлегкого класу, програма розрахована до 2030 year. Ми поетапно розвиваємо її, щоб створити незалежний […]

SpaceX is preparing the Vandenberg Space Base in California to fly the Falcon in the final days of this year 9 with an Earth observation satellite for Italy. Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model spacecraft 3 (CSG-FM3), located in the fairing of the rocket payload, is an Earth observation satellite, which performs dual functions for the civil and military sectors of the Italian government. The start is planned 28 […]

Супутники на базі штучного інтелекту (NE) докорінно змінюють те, як людство стежить за Землею, переходячи від пасивного збору даних до інтелектуального аналізу в режимі реального часу, який може рятувати життя під час стихійних лих та підвищувати продуктивність сільського господарства. Космічні агентства та дослідники повідомляють, що супутники з інтегрованим штучним інтелектом тепер обробляють терабайти інформації безпосередньо […]

Президент Володимир Зеленський заявив про зв’язок між зображенням території України китайськими супутниками та російськими ударами по об’єктах енергетичної інфраструктури. Повідомлення про це з’явилось у Telegram після брифінгу голови Служби зовнішньої розвідки України Олега Іващенка, Ukrinform reports. «Зокрема, ми фіксуємо посилення зв’язків між росією та організаціями в Китаї, які можуть надавати дані космічної розвідки. Unfortunately, […]

Axelspace Corporation signs multi-launch program agreement with Exolaunch to support series of missions using Axelspace microsatellites. Ця угода охоплює багатозапускові програми та призначена для забезпечення доступу до запусків та управління місіями для програм Axelspace, включаючи нові космічні апарати, призначених для послуг демонстрації технологій на орбіті. According to the agreement, один супутник планується запустити в рамках […]

26 December 2025 year Fr. 16:07 (UTC) From the Sican Spacemoder, China, за допомогою ракети-носія «Long March 3B/E» здійснено запуск метеорологічного КА Китаю «Fengyun-4C». «Fengyun» – is a series of Chinese meteorological satellites. China launches satellites of this series into polar and geostationary orbits from 1988 year. In January 2007 року один із супутників був зруйнований в ході випробування […]

Taiwan Space Agency (BOWL) concluded a contract with the Italian rocket company Avio for the launch of FORMOSAT-8C and 8D Earth observation satellites, and FORMOSAT-9A and 9B. 19 In December, Avio announced the signing of two launch contracts with undisclosed customers, the total cost of which exceeds 100 millions of euros. Although the company left the opportunity to announce it to the customers themselves, she reported, […]

The Italian rocket manufacturer Avio announced the signing of two new contracts for the launch of the Vega C rocket for a total amount of more than 100 millions of euros. According to the terms of the agreements, launches will be performed between 2028 and 2031 for years, indicating the possible operation of Vega C until 2031 year and raises questions about the timing of the appearance of its successor Vega E and […]

This decision was approved at the 342nd meeting of the ESA Council, which happened 17-18 December 2025 year. The agency plans to hire approx 520 new employees. This will lead to an increase in staff by approx 400 positions, because close 120 positions will be replaced by employees, who will retire. With this expansion, the total number of full-time ESA employees (excluding contractors) will grow to approx […]

25 December 2025 year Fr. 23:27 (UTC) from the Wenchang Launch Center, China was launched using the "Long March 8A" launch vehicle 9 Chinese communications satellite "SatNet LEO Group 17". «SatNet LEO Group 17» – the next batch of communication satellites within the framework of the global project "GuoWang". Communication satellites, will be deployed in low Earth orbit for the Chinese state group […]

23 December Future Space Transportation Systems company (ISC) (Japan) announced the cancellation of ASCA takeoff and landing tests 1.0 in the United States, which were scheduled for 2025 The financial year. It was unclear due to the US government shutdown, whether approval will be obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the originally planned terms. The company will switch to a rocket engine, designed […]