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Russian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX Crew-12 amid alleged national‑security breach; interdepartmental probe opened

A Russian cosmonaut was removed from SpaceX Crew‑12 after allegations of a national‑security breach, and an interdepartmental investigation has been opened, sources say. Contacts confirm a violation occurred; authorities are now probing the incident’s implications for the mission and bilateral crewed‑flight cooperation.

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

Ars Technica

Chinese private firm aims to land reusable Zhuque-3 orbital rocket, echoing Falcon 9

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

Reuters

Isaacman urges Congress to fund nuclear propulsion and speed commercial Moon push to beat China

2025-12-02T10:32:41.907210-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Senate Puts NASA’s 'Athena Plan' on Trial — What It Means for Funding, Programs and Industry

2025-12-02T07:44:16.158450-08:00

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Space.com

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (Starlink 6‑95) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 at 5:18 p.m. EST Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, deploying 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit on the Starlink 6‑95 mission. The flight underscores SpaceX's sustained launch cadence and ongoing constellation buildout from Florida's Space Coast.

2025-12-02T19:05:31.346147-08:00

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (Starlink 6‑95)

SpaceNews.com

NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology NASA’s Starling mission, awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Innovative Technology on Dec. 2, demonstrated multiple breakthroughs in spacecraft swarm operations — including autonomous formation flying, inter-satellite coordination and mission-level tasking — validating distributed small-satellite concepts for responsive LEO missions and distributed sensing.

2025-12-02T16:08:43.403786-08:00

NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology

SpaceNews.com

Blue Ghost wins 2025 Icon Award — a vindication for NASA's CLPS and a commercial victory for Firefly NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander was awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Commercial Space Achievement on Dec. 2, an industry accolade recognizing the mission's performance. The prize is being framed as a vindication of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) approach and a business win for Firefly Aerospace.

2025-12-02T16:08:42.901249-08:00

Blue Ghost wins 2025 Icon Award — a vindication for NASA's CLPS and a commercial victory for Firefly

Ars Technica

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Chinese private firm aims to land reusable Zhuque-3 orbital rocket, echoing Falcon 9 A Chinese private firm is developing the Zhuque-3, an orbital-class reusable rocket the company aims to recover by vertical landing; from the outside the vehicle closely resembles SpaceX's Falcon 9. The programme underscores China's private launch sector pushing into booster-recovery capability.

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

Chinese private firm aims to land reusable Zhuque-3 orbital rocket, echoing Falcon 9

Space.com

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Russian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX Crew-12 amid alleged national‑security breach; interdepartmental probe opened A Russian cosmonaut was removed from SpaceX Crew‑12 after allegations of a national‑security breach, and an interdepartmental investigation has been opened, sources say. Contacts confirm a violation occurred; authorities are now probing the incident’s implications for the mission and bilateral crewed‑flight cooperation.

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

Russian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX Crew-12 amid alleged national‑security breach; interdepartmental probe opened

NASA Spaceflight

Blue Origin unveils new spacecraft and New Glenn upgrades after NG‑2 ESCAPADE mission Blue Origin unveiled a new spacecraft alongside upgrades to its New Glenn launcher after the NG‑2 mission successfully placed NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes. The company framed the changes as capability and production steps to raise New Glenn's performance and operational cadence.

2025-12-02T14:52:17.957760-08:00

Blue Origin unveils new spacecraft and New Glenn upgrades after NG‑2 ESCAPADE mission

Via Satellite

Space Force awards Iridium up to $85.8M, 5-year contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure The U.S. Space Force has awarded Iridium Communications a five-year, up-to-$85.8 million contract to modernize and hybridize system infrastructure, funding upgrades to the company’s Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) service center. The work covers system infrastructure transformation and hybridization to support Space Force satcom needs.

2025-12-02T13:50:17.581638-08:00

Space Force awards Iridium up to $85.8M, 5-year contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure

Via Satellite

Inmarsat Maritime expands NexusWave bonded connectivity with ViaSat‑3 capacity Inmarsat Maritime announced the next phase of its NexusWave bonded connectivity service, integrating capacity from Viasat’s ViaSat‑3 satellite network. The move will “dramatically increase” bonded throughput for maritime customers and extend the service to aviation subscribers, leveraging ViaSat‑3’s high‑capacity Ka‑band footprint.

2025-12-02T13:43:24.736184-08:00

Inmarsat Maritime expands NexusWave bonded connectivity with ViaSat‑3 capacity

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