Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
After its first Falcon 9 launch failure, SpaceX executed a comeback that culminated in a successful booster landing — a moment the company described as "epic." That recovery proved routine first-stage reuse was technically feasible and established the basis for operationally reusable launches.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: For the orbital reentry sector, 2025 was a huge year. Over a dozen companies passed milestones in their efforts to build return vehicles.
SpaceNews.com
• Col Pete Atkinson
By SpaceNews.com: The Army's contribution to joint space operations.
By rocketlabcorp.com: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched the STP-S30 mission for the U.S.
SpaceWatch Global
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Washington Post
By Washington Post: U.S. and Chinese spacecraft are routinely dueling as far as 22,000 miles from Earth as militarization escalates in orbit.
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
By SpaceWatch Global: Every object we launch must eventually return: burning, melting, vaporising into particulates that join the upper atmosphere.
By nasawatch.com: Jared Isaacman's confirmation has been approved by the Senate by a vote of 67 - 30.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: A long and winding road to reach NASA’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Courtney Albon
