Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
ESA's planned Venus mission may lose NASA contributions under proposed U.S. budget cuts, raising questions about instruments, operations and timeline. ESA says it is "in constant contact with NASA" while partners evaluate the funding shortfall's implications for mission scope and schedule.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: It was not recognized how serious a problem that is until... about 2017 or 2018.".
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, has hired Joe Yaffe as chief operating officer (COO) and chief legal officer (CLO).
Airbus
By Airbus: Eutelsat awarded Airbus a contract for further 340 low Earth orbit OneWeb constellation satellites, to be built in Toulouse, France.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has provided a long-awaited update on plans for the Artemis 2 launch, including a Jan. 17 rollout of the launch vehicle to the pad.
Flying Magazine
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The 30-nation Eumetsat meteorological organization, after months of delays, has secured the….
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: GRU Space opened applications for a $1M deposit to reserve a spot in the company’s planned lunar hotel, which aims to open its doors by 2032.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites China has submitted two filings for huge non-geostationary satellite networks to the International Telecommunication Union, indicating moves to secure options for next-generation megaconstellations.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner, Mike Wall, Tariq Malik
