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Space.com
• Mike Wall
Trump nominee for NASA chief Jared Isaacman pledges to relocate space shuttle Discovery to Houston, senator says
By Space.com: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), one of the architects of the Discovery moving plan, said that Isaacman is on board.
SpaceNews.com
• Proteus Space
Proteus Space’s AI‑Designed Spacecraft Reaches Orbit, Sets Multiple Industry Records
By SpaceNews.com: Proteus Space Launches First AI Designed Spacecraft, Sets Multiple Records.
orlandosentinel.com
• Richard Tribou
SpaceX gets OK to build up Starship pads at Canaveral site
By orlandosentinel.com: The Department of the Air Force announced it had given the OK for SpaceX to move forward with its Starship and Super Heavy launch pad plans at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launc….
Reuters
• David Shepardson
US Senate Commerce Committee to vote December 8 on Jared Isaacman nomination for NASA administrator
By Reuters: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Monday it plans to hold a December 8 vote on President Donald Trump's nomination of Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and ally of billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk, for the post of NASA administrator.
SpaceX targets 60th Falcon 9 of 2025 from Vandenberg to deliver 27 more Starlink satellites
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Dec. 2, 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 27 Starlink satellites.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
German named first European astronaut slated to fly to the Moon
By Space.com: "No European has ever seen that before.".
Business Wire
• For Media
Deloitte selects Spire to provide advanced on‑orbit cybersecurity and data operations capabilities
By Business Wire: Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced that Deloitte has ...
