The Atlantic
• Ross Andersen
During his first year back in office, President Trump mounted a campaign to dismantle NASA's science missions, seeking deep cuts and structural changes that would sharply reduce federal support for space and Earth science. The moves imperil long-term research that underpins civil, commercial and defence capabilities.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has announced a revised barter agreement with NASA to use its LEO Cargo Return Service initiative to meet its CSOC commitments for the ISS.
ESA
By ESA: Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, briefed journalists on the main milestones for 2026, such as the launch of Smile, a mission that will give humankind its first complete look at how Earth reacts to streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the Sun.
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
By SpaceWatch Global: As understanding of atmospheric effects evolves, efforts to organise space traffic, share data, and build common rules accelerate rapidly.
SpaceNews.com
• Peter Beck
By SpaceNews.com: Interplanetary science needs a commercial backbone.
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
By Reuters: NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Starlab Space LLC has announced Seven Grand Managers, LLC, an asset management firm's investment in Starlab.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Innospace has signed a multi-launch agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium, choosing Santa Maria as its European launch base.
SpaceNews.com
• Terran Orbital
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
