Bloomberg
• Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar
New NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is offering agency staff “exceptional” rides in his privately owned Northrop F‑5 jets as an incentive, dangling a high‑profile, personal perk tied to employee performance. The initiative injects a private‑sector, personality‑driven element into NASA’s internal engagement early in his tenure.
Bloomberg
• Bruce Einhorn
By Bloomberg: US action could add to concerns about relying on America for access to orbit.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Portugal has become the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration, becoming the 60th to join.
NASA Spaceflight
• Haygen Warren
By NASA Spaceflight: Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising….
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: It was not recognized how serious a problem that is until... about 2017 or 2018.".
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: "We are in constant contact with NASA.".
Airbus
By Airbus: Eutelsat awarded Airbus a contract for further 340 low Earth orbit OneWeb constellation satellites, to be built in Toulouse, France.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has provided a long-awaited update on plans for the Artemis 2 launch, including a Jan. 17 rollout of the launch vehicle to the pad.
Flying Magazine
Space.com
• Josh Dinner, Mike Wall, Tariq Malik
