Space News for Wednesday, August 27, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:25) SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean” – SatNews
(00:50) SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California – SatNews
(01:26) L3Harris begins sensor system manufacturing in Poland – SatNews
(01:59) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews
(02:27) Mercury awards AV $1.4 billion in new hardware production agreement to support U.S. Space Force’s SCAR Program – SatNews
(02:58) Forrester’s Digest: Belgium vs France for IRIS2 LEO contract – SatNews
(03:30) Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler
(03:57) Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned