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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Kirigami-enabled solar sails let sailcraft turn without propellant

A University of Pennsylvania preprint by Gulzhan Aldan and Igor Bargatin describes using kirigami — patterned structural cuts — to generate steering torques for solar sails, enabling turn maneuvers without propellant. The technique addresses a long-standing control limitation for propellant-free sailcraft.

2025-12-27T03:54:23.461136-08:00

North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

Stoke Space and Relativity Advance Redevelopment of Historic Cape Canaveral Launch Sites

By NASA Spaceflight: Along Florida’s Space Coast, two ambitious aerospace companies are rapidly transforming historic launch sites into….

2025-12-26T16:08:11.246664-08:00

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CNBC • Jaures Yip

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Says U.S. Will Return to the Moon Within Trump's Term, Aims to Unlock an 'Orbital Economy'

By CNBC: New NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said that the U.S.'s return to the moon is key to unlocking the "orbital economy.".

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2025-12-26T15:18:43.564794-08:00

Satellite Airline Industry & Market Trends Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

Amazon's Leo details AWS integration, targets 2026 service with 'bigger, badder rockets'

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Amazon Leo officials outlined the multiple advantages their broadband constellation will have….

2025-12-26T12:09:37.319575-08:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions Space Defense & Militarization

washingtonian.com • Andrew Zaleski

Inside NASA’s Mission to Defend Earth From Deadly Asteroids

By washingtonian.com: Our Solar System contains tens of thousands of potentially dangerous asteroids that could wipe out an entire city, or worse. In Washington, a NASA office is leading efforts to spot and neutralize Earth-bound threats—before it’s too late.

2025-12-26T12:23:02.393685-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA’s Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return

By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those samples will be returned to Earth.

2025-12-26T09:50:47.116625-08:00

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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Lawrence Livermore Releases Open-Source Dataset Mapping 1 Million Cis‑Lunar Orbits

By Universe Today: Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don’t have to do it. So when it comes to figuring out orbits in complex three-body systems, like those in Cis-lunar space, which is between the Earth and the Moon, they’d rather someone else do the work for them.

2025-12-26T07:01:58.180073-08:00

China Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Policy & Regulation

Reuters • Eduardo Baptista

China opens STAR-market fast lane for reusable commercial rocket developers

By Reuters: Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets will have access to a fast lane for initial public offerings on the tech-heavy STAR market that exempts them from some financial requirements, the Shanghai Stock Exchange said on Friday.

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2025-12-26T04:15:00.518590-08:00

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