SpaceX moves Starlink Group 11-23 smallsats launch to Friday from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-30 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is now targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, October 31. The forecast calls for a temperature of 65°F, clear skies, 7% cloud cover and a wind speed of 13mph. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
Send your Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards Nominations to MSUA before December 31st – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-30 00:00
2026 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards will be held on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Nominations are now open for this year’s top innovators. Nominations close on December 31, 2025 Award Categories Industrial IoT Mobile Innovation Land Mobile Innovation Maritime Mobile Innovation Consumer Maritime Mobile Innovation Government Mobile Innovation Aerospace Mobile Innovation On-Orbit Connectivity.
Intuitive Machines secures $8.2 million AFRL contract extension – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-30 00:00
Intuitive Machines, Inc. Has received an $8.2 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate. The funding will accelerate readiness of compact nuclear power conversion technology that overcomes solar power limitations and enables lengthier missions on the Moon and in deep space.
stc group + AST SpaceMobile announce 10-year commercial agreement + long-term revenue commitment for space-based cellular broadband connectivity – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-30 00:00
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) and stc group have signed a 10-year commercial agreement to enable direct-to-device satellite mobile connectivity across Saudi Arabia and key regional markets. The partnership aims to eliminate connectivity gaps by delivering 5G and 4G LTE services directly to standard mobile phones. Commercial services are anticipated to launch during the fourth Q of 2026.
Artemis spacesuits tested as existing ISS suits are showing their age
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-29 23:17
The Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), the long-serving Shuttle-era spacesuit, is currently used aboard the International Space Station. The EMU is out of production, and the suits are aging, with issues forcing cancellations and delays of some recent spacewalks. A new inspector general report detailed risks to the Station’s extra vehicular activity (EVA) capability caused by contractor and suit issues.