Today In Space
Last Updated: Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, 5:53 AM PST
2025-12-14T05:53:59.017367-08:00 2025-12-14T05:53:59.017367-08:00 (2025-12-14T05:53:59.017367-08:00)
Mars
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
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Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
SpaceX IPO could jeopardize crewed Mars plans — Musk says company won't go public before sending humans to Mars
By Bloomberg: Elon Musk has said that the company wouldn’t go public before sending humans to the Red Planet.
Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX aims for 550th booster landing amid Saturday night flight
By Spaceflight Now:  SpaceX will attempt to complete its 550th successful booster landing as part of a late night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Station on Saturday.
Space Daily
• Clarence Oxford
NASA Selects Dartmouth and Johns Hopkins APL to Develop CINEMA Smallsat Fleet to Probe Earth’s Magnetotail
By Space Daily: Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 - NASA has selected Dartmouth College and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to begin developing a mission that will shed more light on the growing impacts of spac.
China
Satellite
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Debris & Traffic Management
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Space.com
• Mike Wall
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
By Space.com: "As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARLINK-6079 (56120) at 560 km altitude.".
Satellite News Network
Chinese-launched spacecraft narrowly missed colliding with a Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
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Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
Measuring Radio Leaks from 36,000 Kilometres Up
By Universe Today: Radio astronomers hunting for the faint whispers of the early universe face an unexpected threat from above: satellites designed to be silent are leaking radio noise into space.
Bloomberg
• Sana Pashankar
SpaceX Files Starlink Mobile Trademark in Possible Carrier Play
By Bloomberg: SpaceX has submitted a trademark application for Starlink Mobile, suggesting that the Elon Musk-led company may intend to establish a mobile carrier using its fast-growing satellite network.
China
LEO
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China plans 2026 debut of Long March 10 rocket for crewed lunar and LEO missions
By SpaceNews.com: China plans 2026 debut of new rocket for crewed lunar and LEO missions China is building towards a debut Long March 10 rocket launch in what will be a major test for the country’s crewed lunar landing plans.
