European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 3:36 AM PST
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA extends CASIS agreement to manage ISS National Lab, likely a final extension
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the ISS designated as a national lab, likely for the final time.
Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX set to launch 3,000th Starlink satellite aboard booster B1067 on its record 32nd flight
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Dec. 7, 6:32 p.m. EST (2332 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch.
Space.com
• Robert Z Pearlman
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (video)
By Space.com: Liftoff occurred at 12:58 p.m. EST on Sunday (Dec. 7).
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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.
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.
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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.
