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Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, 11:12 PM PST
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
U.S. government and industry warn draft EU Space Act could ‘stifle innovation’
By SpaceNews.com: A U.S. government official warned that a draft European space law could “stifle innovation,” as other countries also assess its potential impacts.
Europe
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
European officials push for independent space capabilities amid continued reliance on foreign launch services
By SpaceNews.com: European government officials stressed the need to build strong, autonomous space capabilities, even as Europe still relies on foreign launches.
Reuters
• Chris Sanders
US Senate Commerce Committee to hold December 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination
By Reuters: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Tuesday it will hold a hearing on the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on December 3.
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Europe
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Unselected European launcher startups say they're viable ahead of ESA vote on up to $980M for five winners
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — A week before European Space Agency (ESA) governments vote on a proposal….
Space.com
• Robert Lea
The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe
By Space.com: "We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B.".
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Bloomberg
• Sana Pashankar
NASA Plans Major Footprint Reduction at Goddard Spaceflight Center After Workforce Exodus
By Bloomberg: NASA is planning to divest or demolish nearly half of its footprint at the Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, after President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce led to a mass employee exodus, according to an email seen by Bloomberg News.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Multi‑Orbit, Software‑Defined Satellites Widen Cyber Attack Surface, Experts Warn
By Via Satellite: Software-defined satellites and multi-orbit architecture open up an expanded attack surface for hackers, but today's threats are more basic, experts say.
