The global space industry’s most consequential moves of 2025

The global aerospace and satellite industry did not experience a single, earthshaking breakthrough in 2025. Instead, it advanced through a series of consequential developments—subtle in isolation, but collectively transformative. The year marked steady progress across multiple fronts. The race in low-Earth-orbit (LEO) communications intensified. Space militarization accelerated. Early experiments in orbital computing emerged. Together, these shifts pushed the industry toward a more crowded, contested, and commercially driven space economy.

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Commercial space race stumbles: South Korea and China face launch setbacks

The global space industry is accelerating toward commercialization. But recent developments in South Korea and China underscore how difficult—and uneven—that transition remains. In separate incidents late last year, South Korea’s startup Innospace failed to place its launch vehicle into orbit. Meanwhile, China’s new Long March 12A rocket fell short of recovering its first-stage booster on its maiden flight.

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Research insight: China’s carmakers narrow the refueling gap and push autonomous driving forward

After attending the 2025 Guangzhou Auto Show, DIGITIMES analyzed the latest strategies unveiled by leading automakers and suppliers in two pivotal areas: energy replenishment technologies and advanced intelligent driving. The conclusion was hard to miss. Chinese carmakers have accumulated deep technical capabilities in both domains and are moving steadily toward a long-held ambition: making electric vehicles refuel as quickly as gasoline cars, while bringing high-level autonomous driving into everyday use.

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Apple develops DarkDiff AI to enhance low-light photography with generative diffusion models

Apple Inc. has unveiled an AI imaging technology called DarkDiff, designed to improve photo clarity in low-light conditions by integrating generative diffusion models into the camera’s image signal processor (ISP). While effective in reducing blur and enhancing detail, the technology’s high computational demands currently limit its deployment on consumer devices.

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