Space News 25 June 2025

Beaming the Watts Down: NASA × Ascent Solar’s Thin-Film Array Sets the Stage for Space-to-Earth Power Transmission

The space-based solar power (SBSP) concept was proposed in 1968 by Peter Glaser to place satellites in orbit and beam power to Earth. In 2023 Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) conducted three beaming tests in May, June, and July

27 June 2025

Technology Trends 2025: Global Innovations in AI, Green Tech, Space, and More (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

The global AI market is estimated at $758 billion in 2025 and is projected to rise to multiple trillions in the next decade. Apple’s 2025 software enables an iPhone to run a local large language model for Siri, marking edge

26 June 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Innovation · Green Tech · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:ERIC · Space · Technology Trends

State of Space and Satellite Technologies in 2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

Artemis I launched on November 16, 2022, marking NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) first flight and sending an uncrewed Orion around the Moon. The global space economy reached about $570 billion in 2023, with roughly 80% of that value produced

26 June 2025

2025 Trends · Industry Updates · Innovation · NYSE:SPCE · Satellites · Space · Space Technology

Global Technology Trends in June-2025: AI, Quantum, EVs, Space & Beyond

The global AI market is valued around $758 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $3.68 trillion by 2034. Generative AI and large language models drove a 76% increase in spending in 2025. 78% of companies use AI in

26 June 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Electric Vehicles · Quantum Computing · Space · Space Exploration · Technology

Bridging 5G and Space: Inside France 2030’s End-to-End NTN Pilot With Dual LEO Satellites

France 2030, launched in 2021 as a €30 billion investment plan, prioritizes converging 5G with space through end-to-end NTN pilots. The European Commission’s IRIS² programme, approved in 2022, will deploy hundreds of satellites (about 270 LEO and 18 MEO) and

26 June 2025

5G Technology · France 2030 · NASDAQ:QCOM · NTN · Satellite Communication · Space · Space Innovation

Orbiting Eyes: How Space-Based ADS-B Is Revolutionizing Air Traffic Surveillance

Space-based ADS-B became operational in 2019 with Aireon using Iridium NEXT’s 66 low Earth orbit satellites at about 780 km, each carrying an ADS-B receiver listening at 1090 MHz and delivering data to ground stations with latency under 1.5 seconds

26 June 2025

ADS-B · Air Traffic · Aviation Innovation · NASDAQ:IRDM · NYSE:SPIR · Space · Space Technology · Surveillance

Latest Satellite News & Insights 26.06.2025

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured images of exoplanet TWA 7b, a Saturn-mass planet orbiting the young star TWA 7, using high-contrast imaging and a coronagraph. Israeli airstrikes on western Iran targeted military satellites, air defense systems, and missile infrastructure,

26 June 2025

Insights · NASDAQ:TMUS · News · NYSE:T · NYSE:VZ · Satellites · Space · Technology

Orbital Quantum Leap: First Photonic Edge-Computing Satellite Set to Transform Space Data Processing

The ROQuET payload, a photonic quantum computer no larger than a shoebox, was developed by Philip Walther’s team at the University of Vienna and measures about 15 × 15 × 45 cm, weighing roughly 9.5 kg with an aluminum frame

25 June 2025

Data Processing · Edge Computing · Quantum Computing · Satellites · Space · Space Technology

China’s “Night‑Light” Laser vs. Starlink: What a 2‑Watt Beam Really Means for the Coming Orbital Arms Race

Laser Leapfrog: Inside China’s Record-Breaking 1 Gbps Geo-Laser Link and the Post-Starlink Future of Space Internet

On June 17, 2025, a team led by Prof. Wu Jian (Peking University of Posts & Telecommunications) and Dr. Liu Chao (Chinese Academy of Sciences) achieved a 1 Gbps downlink from a geostationary satellite using a 2-watt optical laser. The

25 June 2025

China Tech · Future Networks · Laser Communication · Space · Space internet · Starlink Alternatives

EU Declares War on Space Junk: A Deep Dive into the New Space Act, the Starlink Dilemma and the Hidden Climate Costs of Orbital Debris

The EU Space Act was presented on 25 June 2025 and would impose EU-wide rules on launch licensing, debris-mitigation, end-of-life disposal, cybersecurity and environmental impact, with fines up to 2% of global turnover. If approved, most provisions would apply from

25 June 2025

Climate Change · Environmental Impact · Satellite Technology · Space · Space Law · Space Policy

Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the Inside Details on the Ax-4 Mission, Crew and Experiments

SpaceX’s ‘Grace’ Roars to Orbit: Axiom Mission 4 Sends India, Poland & Hungary Back to Space — and Signals the Dawn of a Truly Global Commercial ISS Era

Liftoff occurred at 2:31 a.m. EDT (06:31 UTC) on 25 June 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, and the Falcon 9 booster landed at LZ-1 eight minutes later. Dragon C213, the fifth and final production Crew Dragon,

25 June 2025

Commercial Spaceflight · International · ISS · Space · SpaceX

Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the Inside Details on the Ax-4 Mission, Crew and Experiments

On June 25 at 08:31 CEST, SpaceX Crew Dragon “Grace” launched from Pad 39A with four astronauts on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Peggy Whitson (USA) commands Ax-4 and is on her fifth spaceflight, with a U.S. orbital record of 675

25 June 2025

Astronauts · Science · Space · SpaceX · Technology

Space News 25 June 2025 - 27 June 2025