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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

NASA completes first major nuclear reactor propulsion tests in 50 years

NASA completed its first major tests of nuclear reactor hardware for spacecraft propulsion in more than 50 years, running over 100 2025 'cold‑flow' trials on a full‑scale reactor engineering unit at Marshall Space Flight Center to characterize propellant flow and support development of nuclear thermal/electric deep‑space propulsion.

2026-01-29T14:12:20.604359-08:00
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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

American Airlines to Resume Flights to Venezuela as U.S. Pushes for Venezuelan Oil Investment

By Skift: American’s announcement comes as the Trump administration is pushing for more investment in Venezuelan oil from U.S. oil companies.

Also: Reuters, Wings, Aviation Source, FlightGlobal, Air Data News, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, Airways Magazine, CNBC, Airline Geeks, Aviacionline, One Mile at a Time, newsable.asianetnews.com and 19 more
2026-01-29T10:13:42.167041-08:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA at crossroads over lunar Gateway logistics, explores alternative supply and transport approaches

By SpaceNews.com: NASA is at a “crossroads” in deciding how to handle logistics for the lunar Gateway as it considers alternative approaches.

2026-01-29T14:41:17.299919-08:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

York Space Systems Goes Public in $629M IPO to Fund 'Proliferation at Scale'

By Via Satellite: York Space Systems raised $629 million in an upsized initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, which CEO Dirk Wallinger says will enable the company to manufacturer satellites “to meet large proliferation at scale, at an affordable price.”.

Also: SpaceNews.com and SpaceWatch Africa
2026-01-29T13:32:32.879738-08:00