Monthly Dose of Space - May 2025
Welcome to our twentieth Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you major news from the past month. May has been
Jack C.
Jack C. is Proxima Reports' generalist.
Weekly Dose of Space (25/5-31/5)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw eight launches taking place, including one flying into deep space. News from the week
NASA is Directionless, the Moon is Chinese
Congratulations to the People's Republic of China on returning humans to the lunar surface! But they haven't performed a crewed
SpaceX Loses Starship and Super Heavy in Ninth Flight
SpaceX's prototype fully-reusable Starship-Super Heavy blasted off from South Texas on May 27th at 23:36 pm Universal Standard Time
Weekly Dose of Space (18/5-24/5)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw seven launches taking place worldwide, with one failure. News from the week saw the
SpaceX to Attempt Third 'Block 2' Starship Flight Following Repeat Failures
SpaceX is currently working toward the ninth flight test of its in-development fully reusable Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle. This flight test is
How Has SpaceX Benefited From Trump's Return?
Elon Musk, the billionaire head of SpaceX, annouced recently that he will become less involved with politics following around a year long effort to
Weekly Dose of Space (11/5-17/5)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw nine launches taking place, with only one carrying a single satellites. News from the
Trump Has No Space Plans, Politico Reports
Politico reported on May 14th that the Trump Administration has no unified plan or individual in charge of its space policy. This is in
Australia Prepares to Launch First Domestically Made Rocket
Gilmour Space, an Australian space launch company, is preparing to launch its Eris-1 rocket on its first flight, as soon as May 15th.
Weekly Dose of Space (4/5-10/5)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw four launches taking place, all in support of the Starlink constellation. News from the
SpaceX Succeeds in Company Town Move at Starbase, Cleared for More Launches
SpaceX head Elon Musk has long endeavored to gain greater control over the company's Starbase facility, where the Starship-Super Heavy rocket