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Lockheed Martin posts $5B profit and $194B backlog in 2025 as defense demand lifts space and missile businesses

Lockheed Martin reported a $5 billion profit for 2025 and a record $194 billion backlog, driven by strong demand for fighter jets, missile‑defense systems and NASA's Orion program; its Space segment revenue rose 4% year‑over‑year. Q4 results beat expectations and included a DoD deal to expand missile production capacity.

2026-01-29T04:45:48.239539-08:00

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NASA advances SpaceX Crew-12 launch to Feb. 11; four-person crew begins quarantine

2026-01-28T15:14:50.310306-08:00

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NASA moves Artemis II SLS wet dress rehearsal to Jan. 31 ahead of potential Feb. 6 launch

2026-01-27T05:56:21.902866-08:00

Space.com

Challenger 40 Years On: Engineers' O‑Ring Warnings Ignored and Cultural Failures Echo into the Artemis Era

2026-01-27T21:14:59.991165-08:00

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Lockheed Martin posts $5B profit and $194B backlog in 2025 as defense demand lifts space and missile businesses Lockheed Martin reported a $5 billion profit for 2025 and a record $194 billion backlog, driven by strong demand for fighter jets, missile‑defense systems and NASA's Orion program; its Space segment revenue rose 4% year‑over‑year. Q4 results beat expectations and included a DoD deal to expand missile production capacity.

2026-01-29T04:45:48.239539-08:00

Lockheed Martin posts $5B profit and $194B backlog in 2025 as defense demand lifts space and missile businesses

Space.com

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NASA advances SpaceX Crew-12 launch to Feb. 11; four-person crew begins quarantine NASA's four-person SpaceX Crew‑12 team began a two-week quarantine at Johnson Space Center as the agency advanced the Crew‑Dragon launch to an earliest window of Feb. 11. The multinational flight, including a Roscosmos cosmonaut, will serve as a relief rotation following a recent medical evacuation from the ISS.

2026-01-28T15:14:50.310306-08:00

NASA advances SpaceX Crew-12 launch to Feb. 11; four-person crew begins quarantine

Space.com

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Challenger 40 Years On: Engineers' O‑Ring Warnings Ignored and Cultural Failures Echo into the Artemis Era On Jan. 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. Engineers had warned that cold weather risked O‑ring failure; investigations exposed cultural and management flaws at NASA, reforms followed but concerns linger into the Artemis era.

2026-01-27T21:14:59.991165-08:00

Challenger 40 Years On: Engineers' O‑Ring Warnings Ignored and Cultural Failures Echo into the Artemis Era

orbitaltoday.com

Engineered biofilms: a case for harnessing microbial communities to support long‑duration missions An international study published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes argues biofilms—microbial communities usually targeted for removal—should be engineered, not eliminated, aboard spacecraft. Researchers outline how managed biofilms could protect crew health, support crop systems and reshape microbiome management for Moon and Mars missions.

2026-01-27T17:13:43.899192-08:00

Engineered biofilms: a case for harnessing microbial communities to support long‑duration missions

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NASA moves Artemis II SLS wet dress rehearsal to Jan. 31 ahead of potential Feb. 6 launch NASA advanced the Artemis II campaign by moving the SLS wet dress rehearsal fueling test to Jan. 31 — a final, full-up countdown and propellant loading simulation — ahead of a potential Feb. 6 launch; the four Artemis II astronauts have entered quarantine and NASA is livestreaming pad activities.

2026-01-27T05:56:21.902866-08:00

NASA moves Artemis II SLS wet dress rehearsal to Jan. 31 ahead of potential Feb. 6 launch

SpaceWatch Global

WSW 2026 — Markus Wandt (ESA/Saab): Why space needs purpose, not hype At WSW 2026, Daniela Jovic interviews Markus Wandt — an ESA astronaut and Saab's Head of Group Strategy & Technology — arguing the space sector must prioritise clear purpose over hype to align programs, partnerships and investments with measurable outcomes rather than speculative enthusiasm.

2026-01-26T22:12:10.420302-08:00

WSW 2026 — Markus Wandt (ESA/Saab): Why space needs purpose, not hype

Space.com

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2 NASA will fly a piece of the Wright Brothers' original airplane on Artemis 2, the agency's upcoming crewed lunar flyby, symbolically linking the dawn of powered flight to modern lunar exploration. The artifact honors the generations of innovators whose work enabled today's crewed missions.

2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

Universe Today

Comparative study ranks techniques to extract water on Mars A University of Strathclyde comparative study evaluates technologies to extract water from Martian underground ice, near‑surface soil moisture and atmospheric vapour, comparing energy requirements, scalability and operational suitability under Mars' harsh conditions. It ranks methods by power demand and practicality for future robotic and crewed missions.

2026-01-26T07:18:12.234332-08:00

Comparative study ranks techniques to extract water on Mars

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Lockheed Martin posts $5B profit and $194B backlog in 2025 as defense demand lifts space and missile businesses

NASA advances SpaceX Crew-12 launch to Feb. 11; four-person crew begins quarantine

NASA moves Artemis II SLS wet dress rehearsal to Jan. 31 ahead of potential Feb. 6 launch

Challenger 40 Years On: Engineers' O‑Ring Warnings Ignored and Cultural Failures Echo into the Artemis Era

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