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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 6:12 AM PST
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Trump’s national security strategy sidelines space, raising risks for U.S. military and industry
By SpaceNews.com: Trump’s national security strategy ignores space.
Southern Launch to host INNOSPACE missions from South Australian spaceports
By Space Daily: Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 - Southern Launch has signed a contract with South Korean launch service provider INNOSPACE to conduct space missions from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex and the Koonibba Test Range in South A.
EraDrive raises $5.3 million for software-hardware kits to enhance satellite autonomy
By SpaceNews.com: EraDrive raises $5.3 million for software-hardware kits to enhance satellite autonomy.
Bremen Ministerial: €22bn Win for European Space — What Comes Next?
By SpaceWatch Global: Josef Aschbacher won his bet at the ESA ministerial conference, raising more than €22 billion. Europe is discovering its ambition for space.
China Conducts Three Launches: Experimental Cargo Craft, Classified Tech-Demo and Remote-Sensing Satellite
By SpaceNews.com: China launches experimental cargo spacecraft, opaque tech demo mission and remote sensing satellite China conducted a pair of launches in recent days, sending a commercial cargo spacecraft and tech demo into orbit, followed by a remote sensing satellite.
MAVEN telemetry shows unexpected orbit and attitude changes, raising concerns about spacecraft health
By SpaceNews.com: New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a simple communications glitch.
Egypt Launches Domestically Manufactured SPNEX Climate Satellite, Showcasing Growth in National Space Capability
By SpaceWatch Global: The Egyptian Space Agency has announced the successful launch of the SPNEX satellite last Wednesday, December 10, 2025.