Eris, a 25m tall rocket, slowly lifted itself into the air on its maiden flight from Bowen, Abbot Point, in Queensland Australia at 2035 GMT on 29 July. The rocket, built by Australian startup Gilmour space, cleared its launch pad but then its climb stopped abruptly....
Frazer-Nash has announced that it is leading a new spaceplane programme called INVICTUS, with the help of the European Space Agency (ESA). Funded by €7 million from ESA, the plan is to use air-breathing rocket technology to build a test aircraft capable of Mach 5 by...
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,...
