75 Mice, a Secret Spaceplane & a New Moon: Major Space News Roundup (Aug 19–20, 2025)
CAS Space launched Lijian-1 Y10 from Jiuquan on August 19, deploying seven satellites including Mexico’s ThumbSat-1 and ThumbSat-2. Roscosmos sent the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite with mice and fruit flies into orbit on August 20. NASA moved the Artemis III SLS core stage into assembly, targeting a 2027 lunar mission. NASA and ESA announced the discovery of a new Uranus moon, S/2025 U1.