CNBC
• Bob Woods
Following SpaceX’s $85.7 billion IPO and a trillion-dollar valuation that made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, “AI data centers in space” are shifting from skepticism to mainstream discussion. The idea frames space-based computing as an alternate route for AI capacity scaling.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Lunar lander developer Astrobotic decided to sell to Voyager Technologies so it could quickly scale up to meet the demands of NASA’s lunar base initiative.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: When NASA unveiled the four-person crew of its Artemis III mission last week, it didn’t take long for the general public to notice a common feature of the group: all four astronauts were men.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has selected for development a space science mission that will study how space weather interacts with Earth’s atmosphere.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra, Sanjai P R
By Bloomberg: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Jio Platforms Ltd. is weighing plans to build its own satellite constellation, as it seeks to cement control over the nation’s communications infrastructure while Elon Musk’s Starlink faces hurdles.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA will reattempt the final full-scale Space Rider drop test no earlier than October 2026, after an anomaly aborted a previously unannounced test.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: The 347th in Paris confirmed Rome as the venue for the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting on 15 December and signalled a fundamental repositioning of Europe's exploration strategy following NASA's downsizing of the Lunar Gateway.
SpaceNews.com
• Tony Morrin
Bloomberg
• Gian Volpicelli, Paula Doenecke
