Space News for Friday, October 17, 2025
In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Southern Launch + Varda Space sign contract for a further 20 spacecraft returns to the Koonibba Test Range – SatNews(01:07) Gilat Satellite Networks’ $42 million order for SkyEdge IV platform from an unnamed satellite operator – SatNews(01:39) Orbotic Systems recently won a NASA Phase II award for an advanced active space debris removal system – SatNews(02:15) UPDATE GO! at Thursday’s launch of Starlink Group 10-52 from the Cape on a dark morning + more upcoming launches –…
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