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ESA says data breach limited to external science servers with unclassified documents

The European Space Agency says a recent cyber intrusion affected a limited number of external science servers and involved only unclassified documents, downplaying the incident's severity as contained. ESA said internal systems and classified data were not impacted, and investigations are ongoing.

2025-12-30T01:43:49.776238-08:00

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 16th passenger flight, carries first wheelchair user Michi Benthaus

2025-12-20T08:24:57.734726-08:00

European Spaceflight

Avio Vega C launch deals cast doubt on Vega E and Vega Next timeline

2025-12-23T22:03:57.991566-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079496-08:00

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ESA says data breach limited to external science servers with unclassified documents The European Space Agency says a recent cyber intrusion affected a limited number of external science servers and involved only unclassified documents, downplaying the incident's severity as contained. ESA said internal systems and classified data were not impacted, and investigations are ongoing.

2025-12-30T01:43:49.776238-08:00

ESA says data breach limited to external science servers with unclassified documents

European Spaceflight

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Avio Vega C launch deals cast doubt on Vega E and Vega Next timeline Avio's recent Vega C launch agreements prompt fresh scrutiny of the firm's planned launch roadmap, calling into question the timeline, operational role and commercial value of the Vega E and the proposed Vega Next. The deals may reshape Avio's product strategy and investor roadmap for mid‑small payload markets.

2025-12-23T22:03:57.991566-08:00

Avio Vega C launch deals cast doubt on Vega E and Vega Next timeline

SpaceWatch Global

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026 NASA confirmed the four-person crew for SpaceX Crew-12: a multinational team from NASA, ESA and Roscosmos set to launch to the International Space Station on a long-duration science expedition with liftoff targeted as early as Feb. 15, 2026. French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will make her first orbital flight.

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079496-08:00

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026

Universe Today

ESA's JUICE uses five instruments to probe activity and composition of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS In November 2025 ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) targeted interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with five science instruments, collecting remote‑sensing data on the object’s activity, coma chemistry and dust to characterise its behaviour and composition during the visitor’s inner‑solar‑system passage.

2025-12-21T12:07:40.370229-08:00

ESA's JUICE uses five instruments to probe activity and composition of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 16th passenger flight, carries first wheelchair user Michi Benthaus Blue Origin’s New Shepard completed its 16th passenger flight, carrying 33‑year‑old European Space Agency engineer Michaela “Michi” Benthaus — the first wheelchair user to fly on the suborbital tourism vehicle. Benthaus, paralyzed in a mountain‑bike accident seven years ago, described the flight as a long‑held dream realized.

2025-12-20T08:24:57.734726-08:00

Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 16th passenger flight, carries first wheelchair user Michi Benthaus

Space.com

X‑rays from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal solar‑wind interaction and hidden gases Two X‑ray space telescopes — ESA's XMM‑Newton and a JAXA instrument — have detected X‑ray emission from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it approaches Earth. The high‑energy glow, extending roughly 250,000 miles, indicates solar‑wind charge‑exchange and reveals otherwise hidden volatile gases in the comet's coma.

2025-12-18T07:09:56.656558-08:00

X‑rays from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal solar‑wind interaction and hidden gases

Universe Today

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to sweep past Earth on 19 December as global observation campaign intensifies Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on 19 December, triggering a coordinated observation campaign by NASA, ESA and multiple telescopes and spacecraft. Recent releases of images — including ESA XMM-Newton’s Dec. 3 snapshot from ~283 million km — feed urgent trajectory and composition studies.

2025-12-17T11:47:43.973563-08:00

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to sweep past Earth on 19 December as global observation campaign intensifies

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PLD Space outlines plans for €169m in European Launcher Challenge funds PLD Space has outlined how it will deploy €169m allocated under ESA’s European Launcher Challenge; Raúl Verdú, the company’s head of business development, said the real value lies in extracting ESA knowledge to accelerate development and industrialisation of its launcher programmes.

2025-12-16T22:09:21.600707-08:00

PLD Space outlines plans for €169m in European Launcher Challenge funds

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ESA says data breach limited to external science servers with unclassified documents

Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 16th passenger flight, carries first wheelchair user Michi Benthaus

Avio Vega C launch deals cast doubt on Vega E and Vega Next timeline

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026

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