Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
Congress has rejected President Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA’s science budget, preserving funding for key Earth and space‑science missions. The decision brought relief across the space community, averting immediate program cancellations and stabilising near‑term research and satellite schedules.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: There is a fundamental tension in space exploration that has created ongoing debates for decades. By creating the infrastructure we need to explore other worlds, we damage them in some way, making them either less scientifically interesting or less “pristine,” which some would argue, in itself, is a bad thing.
Airbus
By Airbus: Airbus UpNext launches Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN, a new demonstrator to enable standardised global connectivity by exploring advanced 5G NTN capabilities.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: ThinkOrbital raises seed funding to advance X-ray space inspection ThinkOrbital raises seed funding to advance X-ray space inspection.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: Coverage begins at 3 p.m. EST today (Jan. 14).
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: UK-based Open Cosmos is awarded Liechtenstein’s priority Ka-band spectrum filings previously held by Rivada, with plans for a constellation.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: SkyFi raises $12.7 million to scale satellite data marketplace SkyFi raises $12.7 million to scale satellite data marketplace.
Satellite Evolution
By Satellite Evolution: Astroscale UK, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., the global leader in in-orbit servicing, has been awarded a EUR 399,000 (approximately £350,000) Phase A contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the design of the In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service (IRUS).
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
NASA Spaceflight
• Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin
Space.com
• Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
