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Today In Space
Last Updated: Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, 12:21 PM PST
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Space.com
• Marcos Fernandez Tous
AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
By Space.com: From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.
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SpaceQ
• Marc Boucher
Artemis 2: Jeremy Hansen on using a flywheel exercise device to maintain muscle and bone health aboard Orion
By SpaceQ: In this astronaut Jeremy Hansen explains the use of a flywheel exercise device in microgravity to maintain muscle and bone mass during space missions.
China
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Policy & Regulation
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
House hearing says China’s space rise exposes U.S. policy shortfalls, questions Artemis program
By SpaceNews.com: A House hearing on the rise of China’s space program turned into a broader critique of U.S. space policy, including Artemis.
Space.com
• Jessica Rendall
In-orbit menstrual-cup test shows feasibility and highlights need for more menstrual-management options for long-duration missions
By Space.com: Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options.
ISS
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Exploration & Science Missions
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
Space Policy & International Cooperation
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Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
Accident at Baikonur Destroys Maintenance Cabin, Indefinitely Halts Russia’s Crewed and Cargo Launches to the ISS
By Universe Today: A severe accident at the Baikonur Cosmodrome involving a wrecked maintenance cabin has indefinitely delayed Russia's ability to launch crewed missions and payloads to the International Space Station (ISS).
Wall Street Journal
• Berber Jin
SpaceX in Talks for $800 Billion Valuation Ahead of Potential 2026 IPO
By Wall Street Journal: The company’s CFO told investors about the transaction in recent days, say people familiar with the matter.
China
AI
Human Spaceflight & Space Stations
Space Policy & International Cooperation
Space Defense & Militarization
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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Space Policy Online
Witnesses Doubt NASA Will Beat China to the Moon; Former Administrator Calls Artemis 'Doomed'
By Space Policy Online: Posted: December 4, 2025 11:32 pm ET | Last Updated: December 5, 2025 8:45 am ET | Witnesses at a House Science Committee hearing on December 4, 2025 were generally pessimistic that NASA will be able to get astronauts back on the Moon before China sends taikonauts there.
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