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NASA to Preview Pair of January Spacewalks Supporting Roll‑out Solar Installation at the ISS

NASA will preview two January spacewalks at a Jan. 6 briefing at Johnson Space Center (2:00 pm ET), livestreamed on its YouTube channel. The EVAs will prepare the International Space Station for installation of roll‑out solar hardware; Expedition 72 flight engineer Nichole Ayers was pictured during a recent power‑upgrade spacewalk.

2025-12-29T09:30:04.343768-08:00

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Volta Space tests 'LightGrid' satellite system to beam power to lunar landers

2025-12-29T09:45:34.757319-08:00

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2025 Review: 12 Rocket and Spacecraft Failures That Shaped the Year

2025-12-29T07:45:01.004107-08:00

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Trump plan to dismantle NCAR threatens data and capabilities that support space science

2025-12-29T07:10:05.803516-08:00

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Volta Space tests 'LightGrid' satellite system to beam power to lunar landers Volta Space is flight-testing its LightGrid satellite system to beam electrical power to lunar landers, aiming to keep surface missions operational through the long, cold lunar night. The demonstration evaluates in-orbit power transmission and lander receiver integration to sustain survival and mission activities.

2025-12-29T09:45:34.757319-08:00

Volta Space tests 'LightGrid' satellite system to beam power to lunar landers

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NASA to Preview Pair of January Spacewalks Supporting Roll‑out Solar Installation at the ISS NASA will preview two January spacewalks at a Jan. 6 briefing at Johnson Space Center (2:00 pm ET), livestreamed on its YouTube channel. The EVAs will prepare the International Space Station for installation of roll‑out solar hardware; Expedition 72 flight engineer Nichole Ayers was pictured during a recent power‑upgrade spacewalk.

2025-12-29T09:30:04.343768-08:00

NASA to Preview Pair of January Spacewalks Supporting Roll‑out Solar Installation at the ISS

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2025 Review: 12 Rocket and Spacecraft Failures That Shaped the Year Twelve rocket and spacecraft failures marked 2025, a year of intense launch activity and high-profile setbacks. This roundup examines each anomaly and its operational, programmatic and industrial repercussions for launch providers, national programs and commercial space initiatives, and investor confidence across the sector.

2025-12-29T07:45:01.004107-08:00

2025 Review: 12 Rocket and Spacecraft Failures That Shaped the Year

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Trump plan to dismantle NCAR threatens data and capabilities that support space science The Trump administration's proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) threatens core atmospheric research infrastructure, with knock‑on impacts for space‑science capabilities that rely on NCAR's models, observations and data services. Curtailing NCAR would weaken climate research, satellite mission support and operational forecasting.

2025-12-29T07:10:05.803516-08:00

Trump plan to dismantle NCAR threatens data and capabilities that support space science

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Top 5 Space Policy Stories of 2025: Year Closes as Jared Isaacman Is Confirmed NASA Administrator The year in space policy closed with the Senate confirming Jared Isaacman as NASA's 15th administrator, ending an 11‑month interim after a protracted vetting process. Isaacman's 'Athena' agenda prioritizes accelerated crewed lunar missions, expanded public–private partnerships and nuclear propulsion, shifting program priorities heading into 2026.

2025-12-29T05:46:44.805743-08:00

Top 5 Space Policy Stories of 2025: Year Closes as Jared Isaacman Is Confirmed NASA Administrator

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Hubble Reveals Chaos in the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen Hubble has imaged the largest planet-forming disk yet — nearly 40 times the diameter of our Solar System — nicknamed 'Dracula’s Chivito' for its hamburger-like edge-on appearance. The disk's chaotic, asymmetric structure with wisps above and below the midplane challenges assumptions about orderly planet nurseries.

2025-12-28T22:08:31.932468-08:00

Hubble Reveals Chaos in the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen

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NASA releases ISS walkthrough highlighting cramped life aboard the orbiting laboratory NASA released a new walkthrough video of the International Space Station that gives the public an interior tour and highlights the cramped living and working conditions aboard the orbiting laboratory. The footage brings everyday on‑station life into view, illustrating spatial constraints faced by crew members.

2025-12-28T19:49:06.223373-08:00

NASA releases ISS walkthrough highlighting cramped life aboard the orbiting laboratory

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Hanwha wins KRW103.3bn (US$71.5m) contract to develop propulsion for South Korea's first lunar lander Hanwha Aerospace has won a KRW103.3 billion (US$71.5 million) contract to develop the propulsion system for South Korea's first lunar lander. The award places Hanwha responsible for designing and supplying the lander's primary propulsion elements as Seoul advances its domestic lunar capability.

2025-12-28T16:34:19.907062-08:00

Hanwha wins KRW103.3bn (US$71.5m) contract to develop propulsion for South Korea's first lunar lander

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NASA to Preview Pair of January Spacewalks Supporting Roll‑out Solar Installation at the ISS

Volta Space tests 'LightGrid' satellite system to beam power to lunar landers

2025 Review: 12 Rocket and Spacecraft Failures That Shaped the Year

Trump plan to dismantle NCAR threatens data and capabilities that support space science

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