DEC 3
2 ITEMS
Senate Begins Confirmation Process For Jared Isaacman As NASA Administrator
On December 2, the U.S. Senate formally initiated the confirmation process for Jared Isaacman, founder of Shift4 and commander of Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, following Presid...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
NASA
Regulatory
China’s Reusable Rocket Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) Reaches Orbit But Stage 1 Crash-Lands After Landing Burn Failure
China’s private launch company LandSpace conducted the maiden orbital flight of its methane powered Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) rocket on December 3, successfully placing its test payload i...
SCMP
China
Launch
DEC 2
2 ITEMS
Moonshot Space Raises Twelve Million Dollars To Develop Electromagnetic Launch
On December 2, Israeli startup Moonshot Space emerged from stealth with a twelve million dollar funding round to advance an electromagnetic launch system that accelerates a hard...
PAYLOADSPACE
Launch
Electromagnetic Launch
Independent Observer Detects Starlink Signals Near 2010 MHz Ahead Of Formal FCC Authorization
On December 2, independent satellite observer Scott Tilley reported detecting continuous emissions at approximately 2010.5 MHz that he attributes to Starlink, not Starshield, ba...
DEC 1
1 ITEM
SpaceX Receives Approval To Convert SLC-37 Into Third Starship Launch Site In Florida
SpaceX announced on December 3 that it has received formal authorization to redevelop Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into a fully operati...
NOV 27
2 ITEMS
Blacksky Reveals It Was Confidential Customer On Recent Rocket Lab Electron Mission
Earth observation company BlackSky confirmed that it was the previously unnamed commercial customer on Rocket Lab’s Electron mission Follow My Speed, which launched from Launch ...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
Defense
Earth Observation
Rocket Lab
European Nations Approve Thirty Percent ESA Budget Increase To Strengthen Space Autonomy
On November 27, European Space Agency member states agreed a new three year budget of 22.1 billion euros, a roughly thirty percent increase over the 16.9 billion euros allocated...
REUTERS
Europe
NOV 25
1 ITEM
AST SpaceMobile Sets December Launch Date For BlueBird‑6
AST SpaceMobile announced that its next‑generation satellite BlueBird‑6 will launch on December 15 from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Center.The satellite features a phased‑array ...
SPACEDAILY
AST Spacemobile
DTC
Launch
NOV 21
1 ITEM
SpaceX’s Booster 18 Fails During Gas-System Pressure Test At Starbase
SpaceX confirmed that Booster 18, a next-generation V3 Starship booster, experienced an anomaly during gas-system pressure testing at Starbase on Nov 21. The company stated that...
NOV 20
1 ITEM
Elon Musk Projects 300 To 500 GW Per Year Of Orbital AI Compute Deployment
Elon Musk stated that Starship could deliver 300 gigawatts to 500 gigawatts per year of solar-powered AI compute satellites into orbit, framing annual deployment rate rather tha...
