Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 9:12 AM PST
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NASA Weighs 'Warm Backup' Option Ahead of Key Lunar Rover Decision
By Ars Technica: “This would be a cheap insurance policy.”….
How Blue Origin Plans to Beat SpaceX to the Moon
By Wall Street Journal: Successful launches are helping Jeff Bezos’ company set up missions to ferry cargo—and eventually astronauts—to the lunar surface.
Sun-watcher SOHO celebrates thirty years
By ESA: On 2 December 1995 the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) blasted into space – on what was supposed to be a two-year mission. From its outpost 1.5 million km away from Earth in the direction of the Sun, SOHO enjoys uninterrupted views of our star.
SOHO Sun-Watcher Marks 30-Year Milestone
Australian startup proposes recycling a GEO satellite to photograph asteroid Apophis during 2029 close approach
By Space.com: An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.
Moonshot Space Raises $12M for Electromagnetic Launch
By Payload: Moonshot Space secured $12M to continue the development of a launch system—powered not by chemical propulsion, but electromagnetism.
Op-ed: Congress Must Act to Prevent Gap in Microgravity Research
By Payload: With the International Space Station—one of the most frequently used platforms for microgravity research—nearing retirement, it’s time for Congress to ensure industry can maintain access to microgravity for life-changing research—and to ensure the US can maintain its leadership in an area where China is hot on its heels.
BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries partner to modernize secure chipmaking for spacecraft
By SpaceNews.com: BAE Systems, GlobalFoundries team up to modernize chipmaking for space BAE Systems, GlobalFoundries team up to modernize chipmaking for spacecraft.