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Aerospace News News 18 September 2025 - 10 November 2025

Anduril’s Fury (YFQ‑44A) Completes First Flight in 556 Days, Accelerating the Air Force’s CCA Program — What’s New Today (Nov. 10, 2025)

Anduril’s Fury (YFQ‑44A) Completes First Flight in 556 Days, Accelerating the Air Force’s CCA Program — What’s New Today (Nov. 10, 2025)

Published: November 10, 2025 Key takeaways Fury is flying — and where it flew The Air Force confirmed Anduril’s YFQ‑44A completed its first flight on Oct. 31 and is now in the flight‑test phase of the CCA program. The sortie occurred from Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville—near Edwards AFB, where much of the envelope expansion will continue. Air & Space Forces Magazine What “semi‑autonomous” meant on Day One During the debut, Anduril’s prototype managed its own flight controls and throttle and could return to land at the push of a button—while a human monitored, rather than remotely piloted, the
Europe’s $7.5 Billion Space Alliance: Airbus, Thales & Leonardo Join Forces to Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Europe’s $7.5 Billion Space Alliance: Airbus, Thales & Leonardo Join Forces to Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Europe Builds a Space Powerhouse to Take on Starlink Europe is finally uniting its space champions. In a landmark agreement announced on October 23, aerospace giants Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo unveiled plans to combine their satellite divisions into a single joint venture worth €6.5 billion in annual sales reuters.com. The move wraps up months of negotiations (code-named “Project Bromo”) and seeks to create a European “one-stop-shop” for satellites and space systems that can compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink megaconstellation and other rivals reuters.com. It’s a strategic play to regain ground in the global space race, where Europe’s once-leading satellite firms have fallen
SpaceX’s Mega Starship Aces Final V2 Test – ‘One Step Closer to Moon!’

SpaceX’s Mega Starship Aces Final V2 Test – ‘One Step Closer to Moon!’

The Final Starship V2 Test Flight At 6:23 p.m. local time on Oct. 13, SpaceX lit the engines on Starship Flight 11. The vehicle — fully stacked and standing ~121 m (400 ft) tall space.com ts2.tech — roared off the Starbase launch tower under 33 ground-level Raptor engines, generating about 16 million pounds of thrust (over twice that of the Saturn V moon rocket) ts2.tech. The Super Heavy booster carried its upper-stage “Ship 38” clear of the pad in a plume of flame. The only anomaly during ascent was one Raptor failing to reignite during a planned boost-back burn; that engine later relit during the landing
Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts Major Launches and Missions SpaceX’s relentless launch pace hit a new high this weekend. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 rocket roared off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. This mission marked SpaceX’s 125th Falcon 9 flight of the year, already a record-setting cadence, and the booster successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship ~8 minutes later space.com. The reused booster (serial B1097) completed its second flight space.com. Starlink deployment was confirmed about an hour after liftoff, adding to SpaceX’s ever-growing internet constellation space.com. With over 8,500
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Roars Back: 40+ Experiments Soar on NS-35 After Delay

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Roars Back: 40+ Experiments Soar on NS-35 After Delay

Launch at Last After Avionics Delays Blue Origin’s NS-35 mission finally blasted off on September 18, 2025, after weeks of anticipation and troubleshooting. The New Shepard suborbital rocket lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (8:01 a.m. local) space.com. This launch came after a “stand down” period of nearly four weeks – the company had attempted to fly the mission in late August but scrubbed the Aug. 23 and Aug. 26 launch attempts when an issue arose with the booster’s avionics system space.com. Engineers worked to resolve the technical glitch, and the
Swiss Space Industry Soars: Inside Switzerland’s Satellite & NewSpace Revolution

Swiss Space Industry Soars: Inside Switzerland’s Satellite & NewSpace Revolution

Introduction Switzerland may be known for its precision watches and banks, but it’s also quietly becoming a powerhouse in the space and satellite industry. With a dynamic ecosystem that blends academic excellence, deep-tech entrepreneurship, and strong public support, the Alpine nation is making its mark beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Renato Krpoun, head of the Swiss Space Office, attributes this success to Switzerland’s unique environment: “Switzerland’s stable political environment, neutrality and high standard of living are fundamental pillars for the success of the Swiss space ecosystem.” globalairspaceradar.com. In recent years, the Swiss space sector has seen record investments, pioneering start-ups, and major
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