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NASA • Tiernan P Doyle

NASA selects seven industry teams, including Astroscale U.S., to mature Habitable Worlds Observatory technologies

NASA selected seven industry teams, including Astroscale U.S., for three‑year fixed‑price contracts to mature technologies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a concept exoplanet telescope to directly image and characterize potentially habitable worlds. Awards aim to raise technology readiness ahead of mission selection and flight development.

2026-01-05T13:45:37.558323-08:00
North America   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceQ • Marc Boucher

Maritime Launch names Melissa Quinn VP of Spaceport Operations to lead preparations for Canada’s first orbital launch at Spaceport Nova Scotia

By SpaceQ: Maritime Launch names Melissa Quinn VP of Spaceport Operations to lead Canada's first orbital launch preparations at Spaceport Nova Scotia.

2026-01-05T08:11:33.725945-08:00
SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Minibus provides $24.4 billion for NASA for fiscal year 2026

By SpaceNews.com: House and Senate appropriators have released the text of a spending bill that largely rejects the steep cuts the Trump administration proposed for NASA.

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2026-01-05T09:15:36.988500-08:00