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Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos win 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space AI Breakthrough

Ubotica Technologies, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Open Cosmos have been awarded the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space AI Breakthrough for their work on AI‑powered dynamic targeting for Earth‑observation missions. The recognition highlights a partnership applying onboard and mission‑level AI to select and task satellites for responsive EO collections.

2025-12-03T03:54:58.335159-08:00

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Cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev removed from SpaceX Crew‑12 for violating U.S. national‑security rules

2025-12-02T15:12:30.898134-08:00

Ars Technica

LandSpace's Zhuque‑3 reaches orbit; reusable first stage catches fire and recovery fails

2025-12-02T15:24:25.776154-08:00

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ISS simultaneously hosts eight spacecraft for first time after Cygnus XL reinstallation

2025-12-02T13:08:11.716168-08:00

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Istari, led by ex‑ASAF Will Roper, says AI can turn lunar regolith into batteries for Blue Origin Istari, led by former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Will Roper, says it has developed an AI‑driven process to convert lunar regolith into battery material for Blue Origin. The technology aims to enable in‑situ resource utilization to produce energy storage components for Blue Origin's lunar infrastructure.

2025-12-03T13:49:55.309380-08:00

Istari, led by ex‑ASAF Will Roper, says AI can turn lunar regolith into batteries for Blue Origin

Space.com

Blue Origin's NS-37 to fly first wheelchair-using tourist; ex‑SpaceX engineer Hans Koenigsmann aboard Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 suborbital tourist flight will include the first wheelchair user to fly as a tourist and former SpaceX rocket engineer Hans Koenigsmann among its manifest. The mission underscores accessibility advances in commercial suborbital operations and brings a high‑profile engineering figure into Blue Origin's crewed cadence.

2025-12-03T13:08:22.594869-08:00

Blue Origin's NS-37 to fly first wheelchair-using tourist; ex‑SpaceX engineer Hans Koenigsmann aboard

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South Korea pledges full government backing for domestic space‑launch system‑integrator after Nuri success Science Minister Bae Kyung‑hoon pledged full government backing for South Korea’s domestic space‑launch system‑integrator following last week’s successful Nuri launch, saying Seoul will continue support for the nascent launch sector. The commitment signals state intent to accelerate commercial launch capabilities and industry integration.

2025-12-03T12:40:05.895437-08:00

South Korea pledges full government backing for domestic space‑launch system‑integrator after Nuri success

Space Intel Report

Eutelsat CEO presses EU talks on IRIS² duplicate, GEO support for Ukraine, OneWeb competition and case for Falcon 9 From Tupper Lake, NY, Eutelsat says it has opened negotiations with the European Commission as its CEO pushed for a duplicate IRIS² capability, proposed using GEO capacity to support Ukraine, framed competition with OneWeb, and made the commercial case for Falcon 9 launches.

2025-12-03T09:24:36.233752-08:00

Eutelsat CEO presses EU talks on IRIS² duplicate, GEO support for Ukraine, OneWeb competition and case for Falcon 9

Ars Technica

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Planned LEO megaconstellations could severely degrade Hubble and other space telescopes, NASA study finds A NASA study and simulations warn that an exponential surge of low‑Earth‑orbit satellites — with more than half a million launches planned by the late 2030s — will produce optical "light pollution" that can severely degrade Hubble‑class images and undermine space‑based astronomy across multiple observatories.

2025-12-03T08:42:40.926999-08:00

Planned LEO megaconstellations could severely degrade Hubble and other space telescopes, NASA study finds

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ESA confirms industrial partners for Argonaut lunar lander; Nammo UK to supply main engine for 2030 mission ESA and prime integrator Thales Alenia Space have picked industrial partners for the Argonaut robotic lunar lander, confirming Nammo UK will supply the main propulsion engine. The lander is targeted for a first mission in 2030 to support NASA’s Artemis programme; the deal was signed 20 November in Cologne.

2025-12-03T08:04:42.446964-08:00

ESA confirms industrial partners for Argonaut lunar lander; Nammo UK to supply main engine for 2030 mission

Payload

Forbes Space opens Turin office to drive advertising and commercial partnerships for Italy's space sector Forbes Space has opened a new office in Turin, Italy to connect Italian space companies with non-space firms, pursuing advertising and commercial partnerships to monetise space content and services. The move targets cross‑industry deals intended to broaden revenue streams for Italy’s growing space supply chain.

2025-12-03T06:10:31.166146-08:00

Forbes Space opens Turin office to drive advertising and commercial partnerships for Italy's space sector

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SLI commits more than $200M to lease two small GEO satellites from AscendArc Asset-financing firm SLI will buy two small geostationary satellites from U.S. startup AscendArc in a deal valued at more than $200 million, betting operators will increasingly lease spacecraft rather than buy them outright. The move underscores growing demand for leased GEO capacity and shifts in capital models.

2025-12-03T06:03:39.487058-08:00

SLI commits more than $200M to lease two small GEO satellites from AscendArc

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