Space.com
• Mike Wall
Vantor's WorldView-3 Earth-observation satellite photographed a malfunctioning SpaceX Starlink spacecraft in orbit on Dec. 18, capturing visible signs of a failure. The image provides rare commercial imagery of an in-orbit anomaly within SpaceX's large broadband constellation, offering situational awareness to operators and observers.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening interviews PD Dr Antje Noetzold, about Germany's significant shifts in space defense and security policies in 2025.
New York Times
• Maxine Joselow
By New York Times: In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: ULA has named a longtime Boeing executive who has led work ranging from the ISS to commercial crew vehicles as its new chief operating officer.
Reuters
By Reuters: Uganda's government has restricted imports of Starlink satellite internet equipment weeks before a national election at which the opposition fears the government will again impose an internet blackout.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Long March 12A reaches orbit in first reusable launch attempt, but landing fails A first launch of the Long March 12A Chinese state-owned reusable rocket reached orbit late Monday, but attempted recovery of the first stage downrange failed.
South China Morning Post
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: Innospace tried to make history on Monday night (Dec. 22), but it didn't work out.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: U.S. Space Force leaders, defense primes, and commercial partners like Amazon Leo for Government talked resilient hybrid commercial-government architectures at the recent Spacepower event.
