SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
SpaceNews.com reports: An upcoming European launch competition will be an early test of efforts by ESA to modify its approach to georeturn policies.
Last Updated: Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, 10:33 AM PST
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Financial Times
• Peggy Hollinger
By Financial Times: Filings show Kuiper initiative held meetings with MoD as tech group bids to rival Starlink.
Wall Street Journal
• Roshan Fernandez
By Wall Street Journal: The nation’s busiest spaceports are fielding record demand, spurring new efforts to develop launch sites in landlocked states and even at sea.
By Spaceflight Now: In a response to a user on X, formerly Twitter, SpaceX Founder Elon Musk said that SpaceX was aiming for Jan. 10. For starters, this mission will feature the first Block 2 Starship upper stage, tail number S33.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched the Thuraya-4 voice and data connectivity satellite Jan. 3 for Space42, the United Arab Emirates’ recently formed AI-powered space technology champion.
Space.com
• Tariq Malik
By Space.com: NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: "Currently, features under a certain size simply cannot be imaged.".
NASA Spaceflight
By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX is gearing up for another record-breaking year in 2025 after surpassing all previous record-breaking….
Payload
• Space-Comm Expo
