ESA appoints Amphinicy Technologies as ONEST’s prime contractor to create a modular optical ground station network testbed – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-21 00:00
Amphinicy Technologies has been appointed by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the prime contractor for the ONEST project. ONEST is a project under ESA’s ScyLight programdedicated to optical and quantum communications. The initiative aims to strengthen European capabilities in secure, high-throughput satellite communications.
Space-backed pilot program to ID how 24/7 connectivity can improve social care in the UK – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-21 00:00
Excelerate Technology has won research funding made available through a partnership between Space Wales, the UK Space Agency and the Welsh Government. Many community nurses, social workers and care staff currently struggle to access vital medical and social‑care records in locations where Wi‑Fi and mobile networks are unreliable. Care homes and older buildings can block mobile and satellite signals, forcing staff to pre‑download or print information.
25 Years of Scientific Discovery Aboard the International Space Station
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-21 10:00
November marks 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station. Since the first crew arrived on Nov. 2, 2000, NASA and its partners have conducted thousands of research investigations and technology demonstrations. More than 4,000 experiments have pushed the boundaries of science, sparked discoveries, and driven scientific breakthroughs.
China prepares to launch uncrewed Shenzhou as maiden launches slip for commercial launch providers
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-20 22:09
Shenzhou-22 will launch uncrewed on Nov. 25 at 04:11 UTC as the Shenzhou-22 mission. This will be the first uncrewed launch of a Shenzhou spacecraft since Shenzhou-8 in late 2011. The damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft will stay attached to Tiangong and act as an emergency lifeboat until this replacement spacecraft docks. Commercial launch providers continue to make progress toward maiden launches, though a number have slipped into early next year.