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SpaceX to close 2025 with Falcon 9 launch of Italy's Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation FM3 from Vandenberg

SpaceX will close 2025 with a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying Italy's Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG‑FM3) Earth‑observation satellite, which is encapsulated in the rocket's payload fairing. The liftoff is scheduled as the company's final Falcon 9 mission of the year.

2025-12-27T06:00:25.663470-08:00

Universe Today

Kirigami-enabled solar sails let sailcraft turn without propellant

2025-12-27T03:54:23.461136-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

Stoke Space and Relativity advance redevelopment of historic Cape Canaveral launch sites

2025-12-26T16:08:11.246664-08:00

CNBC

Jared Isaacman says U.S. will return to the Moon within Trump's term to unlock an 'orbital economy'

2025-12-26T15:18:43.564794-08:00

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SpaceX to close 2025 with Falcon 9 launch of Italy's Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation FM3 from Vandenberg SpaceX will close 2025 with a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying Italy's Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG‑FM3) Earth‑observation satellite, which is encapsulated in the rocket's payload fairing. The liftoff is scheduled as the company's final Falcon 9 mission of the year.

2025-12-27T06:00:25.663470-08:00

SpaceX to close 2025 with Falcon 9 launch of Italy's Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation FM3 from Vandenberg

Universe Today

Kirigami-enabled solar sails let sailcraft turn without propellant A University of Pennsylvania preprint by Gulzhan Aldan and Igor Bargatin describes using kirigami — patterned structural cuts — to generate steering torques for solar sails, enabling turn maneuvers without propellant. The technique addresses a long-standing control limitation for propellant-free sailcraft.

2025-12-27T03:54:23.461136-08:00

Kirigami-enabled solar sails let sailcraft turn without propellant

NASA Spaceflight

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Stoke Space and Relativity advance redevelopment of historic Cape Canaveral launch sites Two commercial launch companies, Stoke Space and Relativity, are accelerating redevelopment of historic launch complexes along Florida’s Space Coast, converting legacy pads and support infrastructure into facilities to support their orbital launch vehicles and test programmes. The work highlights growing private investment in Cape Canaveral’s industrial footprint.

2025-12-26T16:08:11.246664-08:00

Stoke Space and Relativity advance redevelopment of historic Cape Canaveral launch sites

CNBC

Jared Isaacman says U.S. will return to the Moon within Trump's term to unlock an 'orbital economy' Jared Isaacman said the United States will return humans to the Moon within President Trump's term. He told senators a sustained lunar program is the key to unlocking a commercial 'orbital economy' through accelerated investment and expanded public–private partnerships.

2025-12-26T15:18:43.564794-08:00

Jared Isaacman says U.S. will return to the Moon within Trump's term to unlock an 'orbital economy'

Space Intel Report

Amazon Leo outlines AWS integration, targets 2026 service as 'bigger, badder' rockets prepare launches Amazon Leo officials said the LEO broadband constellation will integrate closely with AWS, promising secure, high-throughput links for enterprise and airline customers and targeting initial service in 2026. The company signalled an accelerated launch push using what it called 'bigger, badder' rockets to speed deployment.

2025-12-26T12:09:37.319575-08:00

Amazon Leo outlines AWS integration, targets 2026 service as 'bigger, badder' rockets prepare launches

Universe Today

Lawrence Livermore releases open-source dataset mapping 1 million cis‑lunar orbits Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory published an open-source dataset and software package enumerating one million cis‑lunar orbits, providing precomputed trajectories for three‑body dynamics between Earth and the Moon. The resource is designed to simplify trajectory selection and speed mission design for lunar and cislunar operations.

2025-12-26T07:01:58.180073-08:00

Lawrence Livermore releases open-source dataset mapping 1 million cis‑lunar orbits

Payload

Top 5 Launches of 2025 — The Year of the Super‑Heavy Launcher A roundup of the five most significant launches of 2025 shows the year was dominated by the emergence and flight tests of super‑heavy launchers, marking a turning point in heavy‑lift capability and operational focus across commercial and national space programs.

2025-12-26T05:37:58.462054-08:00

Top 5 Launches of 2025 — The Year of the Super‑Heavy Launcher

Reuters

China creates STAR Market fast lane for reusable-rocket IPOs The Shanghai Stock Exchange will give Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets a STAR Market fast lane for initial public offerings, exempting them from certain financial requirements and shortening listing timetables. The change aims to ease access to public capital for commercial reusable-launch developers.

2025-12-26T04:15:00.518590-08:00

China creates STAR Market fast lane for reusable-rocket IPOs

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SpaceX to close 2025 with Falcon 9 launch of Italy's Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation FM3 from Vandenberg

Kirigami-enabled solar sails let sailcraft turn without propellant

Stoke Space and Relativity advance redevelopment of historic Cape Canaveral launch sites

Jared Isaacman says U.S. will return to the Moon within Trump's term to unlock an 'orbital economy'

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