Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Today In Space
Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 12:09 PM PST
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Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
JWST Observations Hint at Possible Methane Atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e — Researchers Urge Caution
By Universe Today: An international team of astronomers has published a series of papers detailing their observations of the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
After damage to Russia’s Site 31 (Baikonur), NASA speeds up SpaceX Dragon resupply missions to mitigate launch shortfall
By Ars Technica: It is by no means certain that Russia will be able to fix Site 31 soon.
rocketlabcorp.com
• Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Expedites Dedicated Electron Launch for KAIST Earth‑Observation Satellite; Liftoff Tomorrow
By rocketlabcorp.com: Long Beach, Calif. December 9, 2025: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it is expediting a dedicated Electron mission for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and is….
Satellite News Network
Watch Rocket Lab launch Korean disaster-monitoring satellite today
China
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China launches new TJS reconnaissance satellite; commercial Kinetica‑1 deploys nine smallsats
By SpaceNews.com: China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft China continued a surge in launch activity with a pair of missions Tuesday, adding to an opaque satellite series and launching new remote sensing satellites.
SpaceNews.com
• Leonard David
Colliding space debris produces radio bursts, raising prospect of ‘debris weather’ alerts
By SpaceNews.com: Colliding space debris produces radio bursts, raising prospect of ‘debris weather’ alerts.
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SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
Odin Space raises $3 million in seed funding
By SpaceNews.com: Odin Space raises $3 million in seed funding.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than a decade, collecting science data and serving as a communications relay.
