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Avoiding Conflict on the Moon: Governing Lunar Water‑Ice Use and Appropriation

As nations and commercial actors eye lunar water ice, a central question is whether its use can proceed without some level of appropriation. Developing clear legal and governance mechanisms to define access, extraction rights and dispute resolution is essential to avoid conflict and enable sustainable cislunar activity.

2025-11-15T06:11:51.314593-08:00

TechCrunch

Solar storms delay Blue Origin's New Glenn launch of NASA's ESCAPADE Mars probes

2025-11-12T07:39:51.616555-08:00

Aviation Week

Airbus ships fourth European Service Module (ESM‑4) to Kennedy for Artemis IV despite mission uncertainty

2025-11-11T01:41:08.863140-08:00

Ars Technica

Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars

2025-11-09T08:13:27.827783-08:00

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Universe Today

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New JPL study refines lunar dust properties — implications for rover and habitat design A Jet Propulsion Laboratory study led by Dr. Slava Turyshev refines measurements of lunar dust physical properties, delivering more accurate parameters for engineers. The updated characterization will inform rover mobility, dust-mitigation systems and habitat component design for sustained lunar operations.

2025-11-16T05:11:09.557380-08:00

New JPL study refines lunar dust properties — implications for rover and habitat design

NASA

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SpaceX to launch Sentinel‑6B for NASA and European partners to continue global sea‑level monitoring SpaceX will launch Sentinel‑6B for NASA and European partners at 12:21 a.m. ET on Nov. 17. The ocean‑mapping satellite will continue the long‑running Sentinel‑6 sea‑level record, measuring sea‑surface height over more than 90% of Earth’s oceans and extending a critical climate dataset collected by its twin.

2025-11-15T16:18:31.419955-08:00

SpaceX to launch Sentinel‑6B for NASA and European partners to continue global sea‑level monitoring

Space.com

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Avoiding Conflict on the Moon: Governing Lunar Water‑Ice Use and Appropriation As nations and commercial actors eye lunar water ice, a central question is whether its use can proceed without some level of appropriation. Developing clear legal and governance mechanisms to define access, extraction rights and dispute resolution is essential to avoid conflict and enable sustainable cislunar activity.

2025-11-15T06:11:51.314593-08:00

Avoiding Conflict on the Moon: Governing Lunar Water‑Ice Use and Appropriation

European Spaceflight

ESA's Sophie Adenot to test new European spacesuit on ISS in 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will test a new European-made spacesuit during her 2026 mission to the International Space Station, carrying out on-orbit validation of the suit's systems and performance. The programme is a milestone in Europe's push to field domestically produced extravehicular hardware.

2025-11-14T21:05:54.819420-08:00

ESA's Sophie Adenot to test new European spacesuit on ISS in 2026

NASA Spaceflight

How Space Weather Affects Launches, Orbiting Spacecraft and the Future of Space Operations When Blue Origin scrubbed the NG‑2 launch of its New Glenn rocket amid elevated solar activity, it underlined how space weather can halt launches, disrupt spacecraft systems and narrow launch windows. The incident highlights growing operational risk for launch providers, satellite operators and range authorities.

2025-11-14T13:36:57.404679-08:00

How Space Weather Affects Launches, Orbiting Spacecraft and the Future of Space Operations

New York Times

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NASA, Blue Origin Launch Twin ESCAPADE Probes to Mars on New Glenn NASA's ESCAPADE mission launched at 3:55 p.m. EST aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn, sending twin smallsats to Mars to study how the solar wind drives atmospheric escape. The mission is notable for its low-cost, nontraditional development model and novel twin-satellite, stereo observation approach.

2025-11-14T02:18:20.688594-08:00

NASA, Blue Origin Launch Twin ESCAPADE Probes to Mars on New Glenn

European Spaceflight

Exploration Company completes hypervelocity tests of Nyx micrometeoroid shielding The Exploration Company has completed hypervelocity impact testing of shielding for its Nyx spacecraft, validating materials and assembly against micrometeoroid strikes. The tests mark a hardware‑qualification milestone intended to reduce mission risk from high‑velocity particle impacts ahead of further flights.

2025-11-13T23:58:05.758670-08:00

Exploration Company completes hypervelocity tests of Nyx micrometeoroid shielding

Ars Technica

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A ‘simplified’ Starship lunar plan may not satisfy both SpaceX and NASA SpaceX has pitched a "simplified" Starship approach for lunar landings intended to accelerate Artemis objectives. The core problem: options that meet NASA's safety, schedule and mission constraints while remaining acceptable to SpaceX may be hard to identify, leaving the HLS pathway uncertain.

2025-11-13T07:24:33.705912-08:00

A ‘simplified’ Starship lunar plan may not satisfy both SpaceX and NASA

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