Reuters
• Eduardo Baptista
The Shanghai Stock Exchange will give Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets a STAR Market fast lane for initial public offerings, exempting them from certain financial requirements and shortening listing timetables. The change aims to ease access to public capital for commercial reusable-launch developers.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown.
Payload
• Payload Staff
By Payload: This year, Europe took major steps to break out on its own in space, including investing in sovereign tech, forging new relationships, and gaining an appreciation for dual-use hardware.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Taiwan Space Agency has tapped Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth observation satellites aboard Vega C rockets.
swarajyamag.com
• Arun Dhital
By swarajyamag.com: News Brief Arun Dhital Dec 24, 2025, 10:53 AM GMT+5:30 | Updated 10:53 AM GMT+5:30 Save & read from anywhere! Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests.
Space.com
• Roger Guillemette
By Space.com: On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.
euroweeklynews.com
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Avio’s latest Vega C launch deals raise new questions about the timeline, role, and long-term value of Vega E and the future Vega Next rocket.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
