SpaceNews.comJeff Foust

Minibus provides $24.4 billion for NASA for fiscal year 2026

By SpaceNews.com: House and Senate appropriators have released the text of a spending bill that largely rejects the steep cuts the Trump administration proposed for NASA.

2026-01-05T09:15:36.988500-08:00
CNBCDylan Butts

Elon Musk's Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following U.S. airstrikes and Maduro’s arrest

By CNBC: SpaceX's Starlink is offering free broadband internet service to the people of Venezuela through Feb. 3, amid the fallout of a U.S. military operation in the country.

2026-01-04T19:26:11.738504-08:00
PayloadRachael Zisk

Space Forge Ignites Plasma in Space

By Payload: On the last day of the year, the in-space manufacturing startup said it successfully generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 craft in LEO. The manufacturing furnace aboard the sat reached temperatures north of 1,000°C, which is essential for the orbital semiconductor manufacturing that the company is hoping to achieve.

2026-01-05T04:50:47.717963-08:00
SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

China’s astronauts complete cave training amid preparations for moon missions

By SpaceNews.com: China’s astronauts complete cave training amid preparations for moon missions China’s astronaut corps has completed a near month-long underground cave training, conducted in part to prepare for future crewed lunar landing missions.

2026-01-05T05:33:00.007556-08:00
NASA Spaceflight

U.S. Space Force Seeks Industry Interest to Expand Launch Infrastructure at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

By NASA Spaceflight: In a strategic push to bolster launch infrastructure amid growing military and commercial demands for….

2026-01-04T14:05:13.464226-08:00