Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe has captured first light across its ten primary instruments, with the Southwest Research Institute reporting all systems functioning as expected. The milestone validates instrument delivery and commissioning, clearing the way for routine science operations and data collection.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Redwire has been awarded an eight-figure contract to supply docking mechanisms for The Exploration Company’s Nyx Earth capsule.
Royal Aeronautical Society
• Jonathan Clare
By Royal Aeronautical Society: The space industry gathered in Glasgow in December. RAeS Head of External Affairs, JONATHAN CLARE, reports from Space-Comm Scotland 2025.
koreatimes.co.kr
• Yonhap
By koreatimes.co.kr: Korean space startup Innospace Co. said Saturday its first commercial orbit launch has been delayed again due to technical problems. The Hanbit-Nan...
indiatoday.in
• India Today Science Desk
By indiatoday.in: The Christmas Eve launch of BlueBird 6 will further cement the rocket’s ‘Bahubali’ reputation as India’s workhorse for big-ticket commercial and strategic missions.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s safety advisers are recommending that the agency reconsider its Artemis lunar landing architecture as well as how it handled the Starliner incident.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Hungarian communications provider 4iG has agreed to invest $100 million in U.S.-based space station developer Axiom Space, broadening its footprint in the space industry amid a broader push toward vertically integrated capabilities in the industry.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: "Equipping Arkisys spacecraft with Odin's Nano Sensors is the first move in a new era of safer, smarter, more sustainable space activity.".
Bloomberg
• Sana Pashankar; Loren Grush
