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Jared Isaacman sworn in as NASA's 15th administrator after 67–30 Senate confirmation

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut who self‑funded two historic spaceflights, was sworn in as NASA's 15th administrator after the Senate confirmed him 67–30. The oath was administered in Washington at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building the day after the vote.

2025-12-18T10:11:06.248552-08:00

Reuters

SpaceX Starlink satellite 35956 tumbles after in-orbit anomaly at 418 km, sheds trackable debris

2025-12-18T09:55:24.907042-08:00

rocketlabcorp.com

Rocket Lab’s Electron lifts DoD STP‑S30 from Wallops, deploys four DiskSat demonstrators

2025-12-17T22:43:11.938064-08:00

Washington Post

U.S. and Chinese satellites are 'dogfighting' up to 22,000 miles as orbital militarization escalates

2025-12-18T02:14:37.333263-08:00

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Spire Global Q3 2025 revenue plunges 56% after maritime divestment and U.S. government shutdown delays Spire Global reported Q3 2025 revenue declined nearly 56% year‑over‑year, a drop the company attributed to divesting its maritime business and to U.S. government contract timing pushed into 2026 by the federal government shutdown. Results cover the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025.

2025-12-18T12:42:56.820961-08:00

Spire Global Q3 2025 revenue plunges 56% after maritime divestment and U.S. government shutdown delays

Via Satellite

Moody's downgrades SES credit rating, flags weak results and Intelsat integration costs Moody's downgraded SES's credit rating today, citing weaker-than-expected financial results and higher-than-anticipated costs tied to integrating Intelsat after the takeover. SES has issued a formal response to the downgrade; details of its rebuttal and next steps were included in the company statement.

2025-12-18T12:42:56.820412-08:00

Moody's downgrades SES credit rating, flags weak results and Intelsat integration costs

Space Intel Report

ESA to start system-definition work on EU military satellite constellation in January despite missing EU specs The European Space Agency will begin system-definition work in January on an EU military and security satellite constellation, moving ahead despite member states not having finalized formal technical specifications. ESA plans to seek member-state backing and funding in February, advancing Europe’s sovereign defence space timetable.

2025-12-18T12:11:05.765738-08:00

ESA to start system-definition work on EU military satellite constellation in January despite missing EU specs

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Jared Isaacman sworn in as NASA's 15th administrator after 67–30 Senate confirmation Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut who self‑funded two historic spaceflights, was sworn in as NASA's 15th administrator after the Senate confirmed him 67–30. The oath was administered in Washington at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building the day after the vote.

2025-12-18T10:11:06.248552-08:00

Jared Isaacman sworn in as NASA's 15th administrator after 67–30 Senate confirmation

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SpaceX Starlink satellite 35956 tumbles after in-orbit anomaly at 418 km, sheds trackable debris On Dec. 17, 2025, SpaceX reported an in-orbit anomaly on Starlink satellite 35956 at roughly 418 km that cut communications, left the vehicle tumbling and produced a small number of trackable, low-relative-velocity fragments. SpaceX says it expects the satellite to re-enter and burn up.

2025-12-18T09:55:24.907042-08:00

SpaceX Starlink satellite 35956 tumbles after in-orbit anomaly at 418 km, sheds trackable debris

SpaceNews.com

HawkEye 360 acquires Innovative Signal Analysis to broaden defense SIGINT capabilities HawkEye 360 has acquired Innovative Signal Analysis, expanding its defense-facing signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities. The acquisition broadens HawkEye 360's defense footprint and positions the commercial RF geolocation and analytics operator to supply enhanced SIGINT products and services to military and intelligence customers.

2025-12-18T09:23:08.719729-08:00

HawkEye 360 acquires Innovative Signal Analysis to broaden defense SIGINT capabilities

Runway Girl

AJet begins installing TCI multi-orbit Ka‑band broadband on its Boeing 737 MAX fleet AJet has started fitting TCI Aircraft Interiors’ multi-orbit capable Ka‑band inflight connectivity system across its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The rollout brings high‑throughput Ka‑band broadband to the Turkish low‑cost operator, upgrading passenger connectivity on its narrowbody operations.

2025-12-18T08:45:21.319345-08:00

AJet begins installing TCI multi-orbit Ka‑band broadband on its Boeing 737 MAX fleet

Universe Today

Study: Roman Space Telescope's microlensing survey could uncover many multiplanet exoplanet systems A pre-print by Vito Saggese and the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey Infrastructure Team argues the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's wide-field microlensing survey is uniquely positioned to detect large numbers of multiplanet systems via gravitational lensing. The result would expand Roman's exoplanet yield and refine statistics on planetary architectures.

2025-12-18T06:48:01.829021-08:00

Study: Roman Space Telescope's microlensing survey could uncover many multiplanet exoplanet systems

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