JUL 26
1 ITEM
Nearly 4,000 NASA Employees Accept Voluntary Buyouts
NASA confirmed that about 3,870 staff—roughly 20 percent of its workforce—have opted for early-retirement and buyout packages aimed at restructuring the agency. Officials stress...
REUTERS
NASA
JUL 25
1 ITEM
Starlink Restores Service After Rare 2.5-Hour Global Outage
SpaceX’s Starlink network went dark for roughly 2 ½ hours on Thursday afternoon, cutting off tens of thousands of users worldwide. Company engineers traced the disruption to “fa...
REUTERS
Starlink
JUL 23
2 ITEMS
Global space economy tops $600 billion for the first time
The Space Foundation’s latest Space Report pegs the 2024 space economy at $613 billion, a 7.8 percent year-on-year jump driven by commercial launch frequency and rising governme...
SPACENEWS
Pentagon broadens Golden Dome bidding beyond SpaceX
Reuters reports that the POTUS' administration has asked Amazon’s Project Kuiper, major defense primes and several launch startups to submit proposals for Golden Dome, the $175 ...
REUTERS
Politics
Regulatory
JUL 22
2 ITEMS
AST SpaceMobile and AT&T File FCC Plan to Extend FirstNet via Satellite
New FCC filings show AST SpaceMobile and ATT’s FirstNet are advancing direct-to-cell coverage for first responders. Documents outline spectrum use and interference-mitigation st...
LIGHTREADING
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SpaceX Wallet Relocates 1,308 BTC (~$153 M) in First Activity Since 2022
Arkham Intelligence flagged a transfer of 1,308 Bitcoin from a wallet it associates with SpaceX to a new address, the account’s first outbound move in more than three years. At ...
JUL 20
1 ITEM
Musk Doubles Down on AI Integration and Hands-On Leadership at SpaceX
Elon Musk wrote on X that he is “game on” for embedding generative AI across all SpaceX operations after previously taking a cautious stance. He said he is “back to working 7 da...
INDIATIMES
JUL 19
3 ITEMS
Trump Administration Review Confirms SpaceX Contracts Too Critical to Cut
An internal review initiated under President Trump evaluated SpaceX’s federal contracts following a political fallout with Elon Musk, finding that the company remains indispensa...
INDIATIMES
Politics
Regulatory
SpaceX
NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars probes booked on New Glenn’s second flight
Blue Origin announced that its partially reusable New Glenn rocket will carry the twin ESCAPADE probes on its NG-2 mission, targeted no earlier than 15 August from Cape Canavera...
SPACE
Senate Bill Shields NASA Science Portfolio from Deep Cuts With One Notable Exception
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science bill restores nearly all of the $3.4 billion in science cuts proposed by the White House, keeping NA...
SPACENEWS
Politics
Regulatory
