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NASA’s $4.3B space telescope completes construction, will map the Milky Way in 3D

NASA’s $4.3 billion space telescope has completed construction and is designed to produce three‑dimensional maps and time‑series “3D movies” of the Milky Way, giving astronomers unprecedented structural and dynamical views of our galaxy. The observatory aims to transform studies of stellar populations and galactic motion.

2025-12-16T13:35:08.592245-08:00

spaceanddefense.io

Europe to launch two Galileo satellites on Ariane 6 on 17 December (L14) to boost GNSS capacity and EU strategic autonomy

2025-12-15T16:09:17.240972-08:00

Payload

Golden Dome: How a Year‑Old Program Secured $25B and Rewired Space Investment

2025-12-16T05:01:06.184980-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

ESA's Bremen ministerial secures more than €22bn — Europe ups the stakes in space

2025-12-16T02:50:06.729501-08:00

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SpaceX to launch Starlink from Vandenberg using Falcon 9 on booster’s 30th flight SpaceX will launch a Starlink mission Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 booster on its 30th flight. It’s the second of two SpaceX launches that day, following an earlier Falcon 9 liftoff from Kennedy Space Center a few hours prior.

2025-12-16T19:11:03.813938-08:00

SpaceX to launch Starlink from Vandenberg using Falcon 9 on booster’s 30th flight

SpaceNews.com

Rocket Lab to launch USSF STP‑S30 with Aerospace Corporation DiskSats aboard Electron on Dec. 18 Rocket Lab will launch the U.S. Space Force STP‑S30 rideshare mission aboard an Electron from Virginia on Dec. 18 (05:00 UTC), deploying The Aerospace Corporation's DiskSats — lightweight, flat‑disc smallsats — to demonstrate compact, rideshare‑optimized satellite designs.

2025-12-16T16:23:39.093380-08:00

Rocket Lab to launch USSF STP‑S30 with Aerospace Corporation DiskSats aboard Electron on Dec. 18

SpaceNews.com

Digantara raises $50M to expand from space surveillance into missile defense, eyes U.S. market Digantara Industries, an Indian space situational awareness company, has closed a $50 million funding round to expand into the U.S. market and pursue missile‑defense work. The capital will fund a shift from ground‑based space surveillance toward products and services for missile‑warning and defence customers.

2025-12-16T15:42:08.253605-08:00

Digantara raises $50M to expand from space surveillance into missile defense, eyes U.S. market

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NASA’s $4.3B space telescope completes construction, will map the Milky Way in 3D NASA’s $4.3 billion space telescope has completed construction and is designed to produce three‑dimensional maps and time‑series “3D movies” of the Milky Way, giving astronomers unprecedented structural and dynamical views of our galaxy. The observatory aims to transform studies of stellar populations and galactic motion.

2025-12-16T13:35:08.592245-08:00

NASA’s $4.3B space telescope completes construction, will map the Milky Way in 3D

Space.com

Parker Solar Probe Observes Solar Wind 'U‑Turn', Offering Better Insights for Space‑Weather Forecasting NASA's Parker Solar Probe has observed a previously unseen 'U‑turn' in the solar wind, a reversal in plasma flow that reveals new transport dynamics. The result improves understanding of heliospheric behavior and could enable more accurate, longer‑timescale space‑weather forecasts across the solar system.

2025-12-16T13:07:34.445590-08:00

Parker Solar Probe Observes Solar Wind 'U‑Turn', Offering Better Insights for Space‑Weather Forecasting

Space Intel Report

Brazil's Anatel urges ITU to allow all countries to register LEO broadband systems WASHINGTON — Brazil’s telecommunications regulator president told international audiences that current ITU rules limit which nations can register global low‑Earth‑orbit broadband systems and urged changes so every country can register such constellations. The call targets international filing and coordination processes at the ITU.

2025-12-16T11:47:22.637436-08:00

Brazil's Anatel urges ITU to allow all countries to register LEO broadband systems

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UK's Pulsar Fusion wins ESA backing to advance thruster tech UK-based Pulsar Fusion, a developer of propulsion engines for space exploration, has secured backing from the European Space Agency to advance its thruster technology. The endorsement should accelerate technology maturation and improve the company's prospects for integration into European space programmes.

2025-12-16T11:40:12.078660-08:00

UK's Pulsar Fusion wins ESA backing to advance thruster tech

Via Satellite

ST Engineering iDirect and Capgemini to build 5G NTN satellite base station for satellite–terrestrial integration ST Engineering’s iDirect unit and Capgemini will develop a 5G Non‑Terrestrial Network (NTN) satellite base station designed to enable integration between satellite and terrestrial networks. The project highlights vendor efforts to harmonise ground mobile infrastructure with NTN capabilities for IoT, enterprise and connectivity resilience.

2025-12-16T11:26:21.945961-08:00

ST Engineering iDirect and Capgemini to build 5G NTN satellite base station for satellite–terrestrial integration

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