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NASA • Jessica Taveau

Jared Isaacman confirmed as NASA's 15th administrator after Senate 67–30 vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed commercial astronaut and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA's 15th administrator Wednesday, approving his nomination 67–30 after President Trump renominated him following an earlier withdrawal of support. Isaacman was sworn in Thursday by District Judge Timothy J. Kelly during a ceremonial oath.

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2025-12-18T10:11:06.248552-08:00
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Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar; Loren Grush

Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect NASA’s Artemis Program, Directs Plans for Moon Outpost

By Bloomberg: President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to return astronauts to the moon through NASA’s Artemis space program with an eye toward building a permanent lunar presence.

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2025-12-18T13:18:46.282079-08:00
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Bloomberg • Loren Grush; Edward Ludlow

NASA Chief Fuels SpaceX-Blue Origin Rivalry in Moon Push

By Bloomberg: NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said the agency will pick whichever company builds its moon lander the fastest — whether that be Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — to put humans on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.

2025-12-18T14:29:38.648297-08:00
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Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

ESA to begin work on EU military/security satellite constellation in January despite lack of formal EU specs

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA) in February will ask its governments for….

2025-12-18T12:11:05.765738-08:00
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Reuters • Juby Babu

SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after on-orbit anomaly that generated debris

By Reuters: SpaceX's Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a "small number" of debris and cut off communications with the spacecraft at 418 km (259.73 miles) in altitude, a rare kinetic accident in orbit for the satellite internet giant.

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2025-12-18T09:55:24.907042-08:00