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2025 Orbital Emergency from Space Debris Sparks Calls for Urgent Industry and Regulatory Action

A 2025 orbital emergency caused by space debris has prompted industry and regulators to demand rapid improvements in debris mitigation, tracking and traffic management. The incident — and the warning that "some will not change behavior until something bad happens" — intensifies calls for coordinated policy and technical fixes.

2025-12-30T14:08:10.783176-08:00

Space Intel Report

Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara

2025-12-30T09:47:55.558875-08:00

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2025 Shakeup at NASA: Damage, Reforms and Industry Implications

2025-12-30T05:10:05.848694-08:00

Universe Today

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion

2025-12-30T05:48:48.141030-08:00

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2025 Orbital Emergency from Space Debris Sparks Calls for Urgent Industry and Regulatory Action A 2025 orbital emergency caused by space debris has prompted industry and regulators to demand rapid improvements in debris mitigation, tracking and traffic management. The incident — and the warning that "some will not change behavior until something bad happens" — intensifies calls for coordinated policy and technical fixes.

2025-12-30T14:08:10.783176-08:00

2025 Orbital Emergency from Space Debris Sparks Calls for Urgent Industry and Regulatory Action

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Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara South Korean launcher Innospace's HANBIT‑Nano failed on its inaugural commercial flight from Brazil's Alcântara Space Center, exploding and destroying all payloads shortly after liftoff. The company says it will investigate the anomaly and aims for a return-to-flight campaign with a second launch next year.

2025-12-30T09:47:55.558875-08:00

Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara

Universe Today

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion While interstellar object 3I/ATLAS moved out of Earth's view near perihelion, NASA's Europa Clipper used its unique interplanetary vantage during its six‑year return toward the inner solar system to observe the visitor. The data supplement ground and orbital measurements collected during the object's Mars flyby.

2025-12-30T05:48:48.141030-08:00

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion

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2025 Shakeup at NASA: Damage, Reforms and Industry Implications NASA's 2025 shakeup has exposed real institutional damage—leadership turnover, program stress and policy uncertainty—but agency officials say the harm can be addressed through reforms. The changes create near-term disruption for programs and contractors while reshaping funding priorities, oversight and industry partnerships.

2025-12-30T05:10:05.848694-08:00

2025 Shakeup at NASA: Damage, Reforms and Industry Implications

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ESA confirms data breach; says incident limited to external science servers as forensic probe continues The European Space Agency has confirmed a data breach and launched an internal forensic investigation, saying the incident affected a limited number of external science servers that held unclassified documents. ESA denies a leak of critical internal or classified data, but it has not ruled out possible exfiltration.

2025-12-30T01:43:49.776238-08:00

ESA confirms data breach; says incident limited to external science servers as forensic probe continues

SpaceNews.com

Isaacman open to Houston receiving a different spacecraft instead of Discovery NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he would be open to transferring a spacecraft other than the Space Shuttle Discovery to Space Center Houston, offering an alternative to moving Discovery itself. His remark introduces flexibility into the high‑profile custody dispute over the orbiter's final display location.

2025-12-30T01:03:36.589018-08:00

Isaacman open to Houston receiving a different spacecraft instead of Discovery

Independent.ie

Russia patents 'anti‑gravity' space‑station concept as ISS nears retirement Russian patent describes an 'anti‑gravity' space station designed to let crew live and work without microgravity, a concept filed as the International Space Station approaches planned retirement in 2030. The filing raises technical and programmatic questions about crewed habitats and Moscow's long‑term LEO ambitions.

2025-12-29T21:42:44.477764-08:00

Russia patents 'anti‑gravity' space‑station concept as ISS nears retirement

NASA

NASA schedules two January ISS spacewalks to boost power and prep roll‑out solar hardware NASA will preview two planned spacewalks at a Jan. 6, 2026 briefing at Johnson Space Center. In January, U.S. astronauts will perform EVAs at the International Space Station to boost electrical power and install equipment, including preparations for a roll‑out solar array.

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

NASA schedules two January ISS spacewalks to boost power and prep roll‑out solar hardware

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2025 Orbital Emergency from Space Debris Sparks Calls for Urgent Industry and Regulatory Action

Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara

2025 Shakeup at NASA: Damage, Reforms and Industry Implications

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion

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