NASA is at an inflection point. 2026 will now begin with a newly-confirmed Jared Isaacman as a NASA Administrator with the White House directive to beat China back to the moon with astronauts. On the science side, we hope that NASA will continue its in-depth exploration of the Earth, solar system and universe. While the […]
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The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator Dec. 17, concluding arguably the most unusual effort to select a leader in the space agency’s history. The post Senate confirms Isaacman as NASA administrator appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Denver-based Lux Aeterna announced plans Dec. 17 to land its debut reusable satellite at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, shortly after launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission in early 2027. The post Lux Aeterna to land first reusable satellite in Australia appeared first on SpaceNews.
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In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss moderates a timely panel discussion at the Spacepower conference on how commercial space capabilities are reshaping national security, civil space, and military decision-making. The post Speed, risk, and the future of national security space appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Max Space, a startup developing expandable module technologies, plans to build a commercial space station that could launch on a single Falcon 9 rocket. The post Max Space unveils plans for commercial space station appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Germany’s first national space security strategy was unveiled last month to much fanfare. And who’s surprised? It was long overdue, and puts into plain language a simple but vital truth: space is now a theatre of power. With Russia and China long having treated orbit as contested territory, and the United States preparing daily for
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An Ariane 6 rocket placed two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit Dec. 17. The post Ariane 6 launches Galileo navigation satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Luxembourg-based OQ Technology said Dec. 17 it has connected a commercial IoT chipset directly to one of its LEO satellites, using internally developed software based on 3GPP mobile standards. The post OQ Technology links commercial IoT chipset to LEO satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The STP-S30 mission will test flat, disk-shaped smallsat design for sustained operations in very low orbit The post Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Digantara Industries, an Indian space situational awareness company, has raised $50 million as it expands into the United States and pursues opportunities in missile defense. The post Digantara raises $50 million to expand from space surveillance to missile defense appeared first on SpaceNews.
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