Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 4:22 PM PST
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Russian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX Crew-12 over alleged national security breach; interdepartmental probe launched
By Space.com: "My contacts confirm that a violation occurred and an interdepartmental investigation has been launched.".
Impulse Space Demonstrates Sophisticated On‑Orbit Maneuvers; Wins 2025 Icon Award
By SpaceNews.com: Impulse Space was awarded the 2025 Icon Award for top Emerging Space Company Dec. 2.
TraCSS rapidly deploys space-traffic-management platform and wins 2025 Icon Award
By SpaceNews.com: The TraCSS team in the Office of Space Commerce was awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Commercial Space Achievement Dec. 2.
NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology
By SpaceNews.com: NASA's Starling mission was awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Innovative Technology Dec. 2.
Chinese private firm aims to land reusable Zhuque-3 orbital rocket, echoing Falcon 9
By Ars Technica: From the outside, China’s Zhuque-3 rocket looks like a clone of SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
Blue Origin unveils new spacecraft and New Glenn upgrades following successful NG-2 ESCAPADE launch
By NASA Spaceflight: Fresh off its highly successful NG-2 flight, which launched the ESCAPADE Mars probes and featured….
For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station
By Space.com: It's the first time all the spacecraft docking ports on the current configuration of the ISS have been occupied.