The following construction and launch orders for the space industry were announced in June 2025: Construction Orders: Despite a regulatory probe by the FCC into its spectrum licenses, EchoStar has ordered a new geostationary satellite, EchoStar XXVI, to provide...
A test stand at SpaceX’s Starbase facility was severely damaged in an explosion, marking a potentially major setback to the SpaceX Starship programme. A refuelled Starship upper stage (Ship 36) was awaiting the start of an engine test at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas...
A Japanese lunar lander crashed on the Moon after it failed to sufficiently slow its descent. Hakuto-R M2’s collision, at 1915 GMT on 5 June, created a 16-metre-wide crater in the Mare Frigoris region of the Moon. The collateral of the crash included a mini rover,...
The following construction and launch orders for the space industry were announced in May 2025: Construction Orders: Chinese satellite developer MinoSpace won a major contract, valued at CNY804 million (around US$111 million), to build a remote sensing satellite...
