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International Space Station enters final five planned years as partners prepare 2030 deorbit; new commander named

Marking 25 years of continuous human presence, the International Space Station is entering its final five years of planned operations as NASA and international partners prepare an intentional deorbit around 2030. The station is also set for a change of command with a new commander taking the helm.

2025-12-05T07:00:52.037076-08:00

Space Policy Online

Former NASA chief tells Congress Artemis is 'doomed' and the US has 'lost a lot of time' — warns of losing Moon to China

2025-12-04T20:45:36.140539-08:00

Ars Technica

Congress says NASA's Artemis plan 'cannot work' and urges cancellation of Artemis III

2025-12-04T15:30:30.860768-08:00

SpaceNews.com

How a Strategic Shift Preserved American Spaceflight

2025-12-04T06:24:23.328980-08:00

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Spain doubles ESA investment, rises to fourth‑largest member ahead of UK and Belgium At the ESA ministerial in Bremen, Spain pledged a twofold increase to its European Space Agency contributions, moving into fourth place among member states ahead of the UK and Belgium. The additional funding is earmarked for launchers, secure communications and low‑Earth‑orbit PNT capabilities.

2025-12-05T08:45:27.791921-08:00

Spain doubles ESA investment, rises to fourth‑largest member ahead of UK and Belgium

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International Space Station enters final five planned years as partners prepare 2030 deorbit; new commander named Marking 25 years of continuous human presence, the International Space Station is entering its final five years of planned operations as NASA and international partners prepare an intentional deorbit around 2030. The station is also set for a change of command with a new commander taking the helm.

2025-12-05T07:00:52.037076-08:00

International Space Station enters final five planned years as partners prepare 2030 deorbit; new commander named

European Spaceflight

UK trims €170m from ESA contributions, says cut reprioritises programmes to national objectives The UK has cut €170 million from its European Space Agency contributions, citing current economic conditions. The government says the reduction is a reprioritisation that shifts funding away from some ESA programmes and reflects a focus on national industrial and strategic objectives.

2025-12-05T06:06:26.701571-08:00

UK trims €170m from ESA contributions, says cut reprioritises programmes to national objectives

AeroTime

JAL Group and ispace deepen partnership to develop lunar transport systems and surface infrastructure JAL Group has deepened its partnership with lunar-services developer ispace to co-develop lunar transportation systems, surface infrastructure and logistics services aimed at supporting sustained human presence and commercial cargo operations on the Moon. The agreement targets transport, infrastructure and service layers for sustainable cislunar activity.

2025-12-05T04:07:51.968681-08:00

JAL Group and ispace deepen partnership to develop lunar transport systems and surface infrastructure

SpaceNews.com

Mobile networks push to repurpose satellite frequency bands vital for climate-monitoring satellites Telecom operators are lobbying to repurpose satellite radio-frequency bands currently allocated to Earth-observation and climate-monitoring satellites, a move that could reduce spectrum availability for space-based measurements and complicate international coordination on long-term climate data continuity and environmental monitoring, and raise new regulatory and commercial allocation debates.

2025-12-05T04:03:43.029428-08:00

Mobile networks push to repurpose satellite frequency bands vital for climate-monitoring satellites

Reuters

India reviews telecom proposal for always-on satellite location tracking on smartphones; Apple, Google and Samsung object India's government is reviewing a telecom-industry proposal to require smartphone manufacturers to enable always-on satellite location tracking for enhanced surveillance. Apple, Google and Samsung oppose the plan on privacy grounds, according to documents, internal emails and five sources, and regulators are actively considering the measure.

2025-12-05T00:37:43.043436-08:00

India reviews telecom proposal for always-on satellite location tracking on smartphones; Apple, Google and Samsung object

Payload

ESA extends subscription window for defence fund into 2026 after securing €1.2bn of €1.35bn target The European Space Agency will keep subscriptions open through 2026 for a new defence‑focused funding initiative after member states committed €1.2 billion of the €1.35 billion target. The extension gives capitals more time to finalise contributions that underpin upcoming defence space programmes.

2025-12-04T22:04:04.930592-08:00

ESA extends subscription window for defence fund into 2026 after securing €1.2bn of €1.35bn target

Payload

Viasat unveils HaloNet to bridge near‑Earth comms gap as LEO constellations surge As low‑Earth‑orbit satellite numbers grow into the tens of thousands and NASA plans to retire its TDRSS relays, Viasat is pitching HaloNet — a holistic space‑relay network offering secure, multi‑band, multi‑path connectivity and data transport to plug ground‑coverage and spectrum gaps.

2025-12-04T21:06:28.802822-08:00

Viasat unveils HaloNet to bridge near‑Earth comms gap as LEO constellations surge

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