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- Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket NASA · 24 Dec 2025 Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The O...
- Avio Launch Deal Highlights Uncertainty in Vega Upgrade Roadmap European Spaceflight · 24 Dec 2025 With the announcement of two new launch contracts for its Vega C rocket, totalling more than €100 million, Italian rocket builder Avio appears to have revealed that the launcher could remain operational until 2031. This,...
- Indian rocket launches AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen BlueBird-6 satellite SpaceNews · 24 Dec 2025 An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever...
- Flight 12 vehicles readying for 2026 opener NASASpaceflight · 23 Dec 2025 SpaceX is rapidly advancing the assembly of Super Heavy Booster 19 at its Starbase facility,…
- ESA to hire 520 new staff as workforce expansion begins in 2026 SpaceNews · 23 Dec 2025 MILAN — The European Space Agency announced plans to hire approximately 520 new staff members starting in 2026, following decisions approved at ESA’s 342nd Council meeting earlier this month. The recruitment will result...
- OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data NASA · 23 Dec 2025 Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to address critical satellite data needs identified by federal agencies. Estab...
- Get In, We’re Going to the Moon: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew NASA · 23 Dec 2025 For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the Moon, the process of getting inside and secured – in this case, in NASA’s Orion spacecraft – requires hel...
- Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal NASA · 23 Dec 2025 From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman stand outside before boarding their Orion spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly...
- Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch NASA · 23 Dec 2025 NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year. The astronauts, supported by...
- NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires NASA · 23 Dec 2025 NASA astronaut Brig. Gen. Nick Hague has retired from the agency, concluding a distinguished career that included two spaceflight missions, 374 days in space, and multiple spacewalks in support of the International Space...
- How physics AI is transforming the future of space engineering SpaceNews · 23 Dec 2025 In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Juan Alonso — CTO and Co-founder of Luminary Cloud and professor at Stanford University — about the rapid transformation underway in aerospace engineering.
- NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets NASA · 23 Dec 2025 Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. For the first time in visible light, Hubble has revealed the disk is unexpectedly chaotic a...
- I Am Artemis: Grace Lauderdale NASA · 23 Dec 2025 Listen to this audio excerpt from Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office at NASA Johnson: In preparation for their mission around the Moon inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the Artemi...
- Ariane 6 and Vega C P160C Booster Upgrade Fully Qualified European Spaceflight · 23 Dec 2025 The European Space Agency has completed the qualification review of the P160C solid-fuel booster upgrade for Ariane 6 and Vega C, confirming that it is ready for operational use. The booster is expected to be used for th...
- Long March 12A reaches orbit in first reusable launch attempt, but landing fails SpaceNews · 23 Dec 2025 A first launch of the Long March 12A Chinese state-owned reusable rocket reached orbit late Monday, but attempted recovery of the first stage downrange failed.
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun NASA · 23 Dec 2025 Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team member, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 As we all prepare for the holiday season here on Earth, we have been plan...
- Launch Roundup: International launches fill manifest during last full week of 2025 NASASpaceflight · 23 Dec 2025 The last full week of 2025 will be a busy one, with nine launches scheduled…
- Tory Bruno Leaves ULA, John Elbon Takes Over As Interim CEO SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Dec 2025 The owners of the United Launch Alliance rocket company announced today that CEO Tory Bruno has left the company to pursue another opportunity. In the surprise statement, Lockheed Martin and
- Sentinels in the Sky: 50 Years of GOES Satellite Observations NASA · 22 Dec 2025 Introduction In an era where satellite observations of Earth are commonplace, it’s easy to forget that only a few decades ago, the amount of information available about the state of Earth’s environment was limited; obser...
- Tory Bruno Steps Down as ULA CEO following impressive tenure NASASpaceflight · 22 Dec 2025 United Launch Alliance (ULA), jointly owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, announced today that President…
- Keeping Up with PACE: Summary of the 2025 PAC3 Meeting NASA · 22 Dec 2025 Introduction Launched in Feb. 2024, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission is a cornerstone of Earth system science designed to deepen our understanding of how these environmental and biological...
- H3 rocket suffers upper stage anomaly, fails to correctly deploy navigation satellite Spaceflight Now · 22 Dec 2025 The Dec. 22 launch was the fourth and final flight of an H3 rocket in 2025.
- Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA Spaceflight Now · 22 Dec 2025 The announcement was made by Robert Lightfoot, the ULA Lockheed Martin Board Chair, in a statement on Monday. The board now begins a search for his permanent replacement.
- Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record NASA · 22 Dec 2025 Introduction On November 16, 2025, the Sentinel-6B satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. The mission is a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
- CACI to buy space technology firm ARKA for $2.6 billion SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2025 Deal deepens contractor’s push into space-based sensing and optical communications.
- NASA Kennedy Top 20 Stories of 2025 NASA · 22 Dec 2025 Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent 2025 preparing the launch vehicle and its powerhouse SLS (Space Launch System) rocket to launch four astronauts around the Moon for Artemis II in early 2026. The cent...
- United Launch Alliance chief Tory Bruno resigns SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2025 Tory Bruno, the longtime chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is leaving the joint venture for another opportunity.
- A Dance of Galaxies NASA · 22 Dec 2025 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured two nearby dwarf galaxies interacting with each other in this image released on Dec. 2, 2025. Dwarf galaxies can give us insights into galaxies in the early universe, which were...
- NASA Armstrong Advances Flight Research and Innovation in 2025 NASA · 22 Dec 2025 In 2025, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, exploration technologies, and emerging aviation systems, reinforcing its role as one of the agency...
- Microgravity Research Rideshare Program Launched by Genesis, Experiments from €6K to and from SSO SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2025 21 December 2025, Čakovec — Genesis Space Flight Laboratories launches its Microgravity Research Rideshare Program, making it easier and more affordable to conduct retrievable experiments in space. From now on, […]
- It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2025 The time is ripe to end the “Wolf Amendment,” a congressional bar inhibiting civil collaboration between the United States and China in space. The impetus for the law was noble — an attempt to challenge human rights cond...
- Desert Works Propulsion expands U.S. ion propulsion capability through domestic manufacturing partnership and test capacity growth SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2025 New Mexico — December 22, 2025 — Desert Works Propulsion (DWP) today announced the expansion of its domestic electric propulsion development and testing capabilities to address growing demand for advanced […]
- Euclid’s galaxy garland ESA · 22 Dec 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations NASA · 22 Dec 2025 In the quarter century that humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated countless holidays more than 250 miles above Earth while trav...
- Japan’s H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2025 Japan’s flagship H3 rocket suffered an issue with its second stage late Sunday resulting in the loss of the Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) navigation satellite.
- Hungary’s 4iG to Invest $100 Million in Axiom Space European Spaceflight · 22 Dec 2025 Budapest-based 4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT) has committed to investing $100 million in US space infrastructure company Axiom Space. In early October, 4iG SDT and Axiom Space signed a preliminary, non-binding commitmen...
- Possible "superkilonova" exploded not once but twice SpaceDaily · 22 Dec 2025 Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another typ...
- Clues to the migration path of hot Jupiters in their orbits SpaceDaily · 22 Dec 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 The first exoplanet discovered in 1995 was a hot Jupiter, a Jupiter mass planet orbiting its star every few days. Today, models indicate that hot Jupiters form far from their stars, simila...
- Smart modeling framework targets 6G spectrum chaos in space air and ground networks SpaceDaily · 22 Dec 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 As wireless systems evolve from 5G to 6G, engineers are working toward networks that connect satellites in orbit, airborne platforms such as drones, and dense constellations of ground devi...
- Search for life should be top science priority for first human landing on Mars report says SpaceDaily · 22 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2025 The search for evidence of past or present life on Mars should be the highest scientific priority for the first human missions to the planet, according to a new report from the National...