China Marks 90th Launch of 2025 with Weather Satellite and Megaconstellation Expansion China has officially hit 90 orbital launches in 2025—a record pace that underscores its accelerating space ambitions. The
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Starship V3 Takes Shape at Starbase SpaceX is closing out 2025 with impressive speed on its next-generation Starship system. Super Heavy Booster 19—the first Block 3 vehicle—was fully stacked by
Falcon 9 rocket on launchpad with COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation satellite” style=”display:block; margin:0 auto;”> SpaceX Closes Out a Record-Breaking Year with Italian Earth Observation Mission Moon. Notably, this mission will test
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Commercial Launch Neighbors Stoke and Relativity Press Forward on the Space Coast Down in Florida’s Space Coast, two up-and-coming launch providers are putting steel in the ground—and doing it side
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Hubble Captures Rare Glimpse of Alien Asteroid Collisions For the first time in astronomical history, scientists have directly observed catastrophic collisions between massive objects in another planetary system. Using the
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Canada Tests Autonomous Lunar Logistics for Future Moon Missions While much of the country unwrapped gifts and sipped eggnog this week, Canadian space engineers were busy simulating moon logistics—because why
Artemis II Crew Completes Critical Countdown Rehearsal On December 20, 2025, the Artemis II crew—including Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen—completed a full Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) at NASA’s Kennedy
Canada Clears Path for First Orbital Launch Complex After a successful environmental review, NordSpace has received the green light to move forward with construction of its orbital launch complex in
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Starship’s Quiet Build-Up Between Launches While Starship hasn’t launched since Flight 9 in late November, SpaceX is clearly using the lull to refine its next-generation system. No new flight attempts
