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 […]

The Polish rocket company SpaceForest took the initiative to create a permanent launch pad on the territory of the country. According to the developers, its own spaceport is needed to support at least three suborbital rockets, created by Polish companies and scientific institutes. SpaceForest is developing the Perun suborbital rocket, which recently made its third launch from the Central Aviation Test Site of the Polish Air Force in Ustka. Despite the fact that […]

19 December 2025 Axelspace Corporation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Nara Space Technology (Seoul, South Korea) for products based on satellite imagery. Image from the constellation of small Earth observation satellites GRUS-1, operated by Axelspace, will be provided through EarthPaper, geospace platform, which is managed by Nara Space. Thanks to this cooperation, the two companies aim to strengthen […]

Long March 12A rocket launched on 21:00 in the Eastern time 22 December (02:00 UTC, 23 December) from a dedicated site in the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area at the Jiuquan Spaceport. It was expected, that the first stage will re-enter the atmosphere after separation and land on the pad, located about 250 kilometers from the take-off zone in the county […]

Shenzhou-21 crew completes eight-hour spacewalk outside China's Tiangong Space Station, performing installation tasks, inspections and maintenance as part of ongoing on-orbit mission operations. Mission Commander Zhang Lu and Space Flight Engineer Wu Fei left the station, to install additional debris protection devices and replace external equipment, while […]

24 December 2025 year Fr. 03:25 UTC from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, India launched the "BlueBird Block" communication spacecraft using the "LVM-3" launch vehicle 2 FM1». Satellites of the new generation "BlueBird Block 2 FM1" of the AST SpaceMobile company in 10 times will exceed the bandwidth of BlueBird satellites, that are in orbit today, which will accelerate the achievement of the provision goal […]

Planet Labs has released the first image, received from its satellite DZZ Pelican 6, showing Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, and the image characteristics of the new spacecraft are revealed. Pelican Satellite 6 is part of Planet's Pelican constellation, fleet of next-generation Earth observation spacecraft, intended for obtaining high-resolution images with the possibility of quick re-viewing […]

The H3 rocket launched on 20:51 in the Eastern time 22 December (01:51 UTC, 23 December) From the Tanegasim Space Center, carrying satellite Michibiki 5 (QZS-5 (quasi-zenithal satellite system 5 (QZS-5))). First degree, which runs on liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, worked nominally, but problems with the second degree meant, that the satellite was not brought to the planned geosynchronous transition […]

23 December 2025 year Fr. 02:00 (UTC) From Juzuan Cosmond, China The Chinese company CASC conducted a demonstration launch of its new Long March 12A reusable rocket. Long March 12A (CZ-12A) – modified RN Long March 12, which was developed as part of China's transition to more environmentally friendly and commercially oriented launch systems. The rocket is built according to a two-stage scheme and […]

Blue Origin made a historic flight, sending the first person in the world, who uses a wheelchair, into the cosmos. German aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus (Michaela Benthaus) made a suborbital flight aboard the New Shepard rocket 20 December 2025 year. Female passenger: 33-year-old Michaela Benthouse, the European Space Agency engineer had a mountain bike accident seven years ago. The mission demonstrates the inclusiveness of space […]

22 December 2025 year Fr. 01:51 (UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, with the help of the H3 launch vehicle, the Michibiki space vehicle was launched 5 (QZS-5)». «MICHIBIKI 5 (QZS-5)» – is a Japanese navigation satellite of the QZSS system (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), designed to improve positioning accuracy and reliability in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. It transmits navigation and correction signals, that are used in […]

21 December 2025 year Fr. 06:36 (UTC) From the starting ground on the Mahia Peninsula, UTC, Japan's QPS-SAR 14 radar surveillance spacecraft was launched using the Electron launch vehicle. «QPS-SAR» – is a grouping of land surveillance satellites, which use radar (SAR) To mapping the Earth's surface in two modes: In a strip mode with a resolution 1,8 city, […]

SDA signed firm fixed agreements (Other Transaction Authority, OTA) with L3Harris Technologies companies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab for creation in general 72 satellites for the third tracking echelon (Tacking Layer Tranche 3, TRKT3) within the PWSA satellite architecture (Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture) in low Earth orbit. The third echelon of tracking, after integration with the transport echelon […]

20 December 2025 year Fr. 12:30 (UTC) from Wenchang Cosmodrome, China, the launch of the "TJSW-23" communication satellite was carried out using the "Long March 5" launch vehicle. "TJSW-23" is the twenty-third satellite in a series of Chinese communication technology test satellites. These satellites, known as TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan), used for different purposes, including technology demonstration, missile launch warning […]

In Germany, a contract has been signed for the creation of a new satellite surveillance system using SAR technology (synthetic aperture radar) for the amount of approx 1,9 A billion dollars of US. This contract was concluded between the Federal Office for Equipment of the Bundeswehr, information technology and use (BAAINBw) and joint venture, created by the defense concern Rheinmetall and the Finnish aerospace company ICEYE. System, what […]

Президент США Дональд Трамп у четвер підтвердив, що хоче якомога швидше відправити астронавтів на Місяць, postponing missions to Mars until later. In an executive order on his space policy, Trump said, that wants to get Americans to the moon before 2028 year as part of the NASA Artemis program, запущеної під час його першого терміну на посаді в […]

BlackSky entered commercial service with its third Gen-3 satellite three weeks after launch, continuing the trend of reduced satellite deployment times compared to previous launches. The latest Gen-3 spacecraft and its predecessor, launched in June, received the first images already during 12 hours. For comparison, the first Gen-3 satellite, launched earlier this year, надав перші зображення через п’ять […]

Космічна спільнота привітала затвердження Джареда Айзекмана на посаду адміністратора NASA, висловлюючи надію, that he will be able to lead the agency forward. The Senate voted to confirm Isaacman as the agency's 15th administrator 17 December. Expected, that Isaacman will be officially sworn in shortly, though not NASA, ні Білий дім не оголосили дату. Голосування завершило шлях, що розпочався трохи більше року […]

18 December 2025 year Fr. 05:03 (UTC) from the LC-2 launch complex at the Wallops Space Center in Virginia, USA. за допомогою ракети-носія «Electron» було здійснено запуск 4 КА США місії «Don’t Be Such A Square (STP-S30)». «Don’t Be Such A Square (STP-S30)» – is a test space mission of the Space Test Program-S30 program of the US Space Force, яка спрямована […]