Varda looks Down Under to land.

Varda Space enters an agreement with Southern Launch to land their orbital factory at the Koonibba Test Range in Australia. The US Space Force says it has finalized a plan for its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. Pakistan signs a cooperation agreement with China to partner on a research station on the Moon's south pole, and more.

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Selected Reading

Varda looks to Australia after delays in obtaining US reentry approval- Ars Technica

SpaceX aims to launch 144 missions next year- Space

Space Force finalizes plan for commercial surge capacity during crisis- C4ISRNET

Pakistan joins China's club of lunar base partners- Reuters

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Selects ispace, inc. for Innovation Grant

Gaganyaan TV-D1 Mission

ESA Pushes Ahead with Ariane 6 Testing - European Spaceflight

Spain's PLD Space expects first orbital launch in Q1 2026 from French Guiana- Reuters

SmallSpark Space Systems successfully demonstrates AI-Designed Solid Rocket Motors with its Digital Fusion Technology- PR

Aerospike demonstrator MIRA conducts its first roll testing and tests its flight termination system

Space Force launches effort to harness allied supply chain

Mars Mission Aims to Solve Mystery of Its Leaky Atmosphere- Gizmodo

NASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, Thrusters

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