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• Jeff Foust
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Last Updated: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, 11:09 AM PDT
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Office of Space Commerce’s TraCSS Exits Beta, Eyes January Service Launch
By SpaceNews.com: The Office of Space Commerce is moving beyond the beta-test phase of its space traffic coordination system as it prepares to enter service in January.
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SpaceNews.com
Viasat Launches HaloNet Portfolio for Resilient Near-Earth Space-to-Ground Connectivity
By SpaceNews.com: Viasat’s modular portfolio of capabilities offers space-to-ground connectivity and relay solutions for resilient and responsive data transport.
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Space.com
• Nola Taylor Tillman
NASA's New Pluto Mission Aims to Image Entire Dwarf Planet and Reveal Hidden Ocean
By Space.com: "This mission should be able to image the whole of Pluto. It should be phenomenal.".
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Spaceflight Now
ULA to launch first national security mission on a Vulcan rocket
By Spaceflight Now: More than four months after it was certified to fly national security payloads for the United States government, United Launch Alliance is on the cusp of launching just such a mission with its Vulcan rocket.
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Reuters
• Gianluca Lo Nostro
Ukraine successfully tests Starlink's direct-to-cell technology
By Reuters: Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar has successfully conducted the first field test of Elon Musk's Starlink direct-to-cell satellite technology in Eastern Europe, the company said on Tuesday.
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edrmagazine.eu
• Paolo Valpolini
Northrop Grumman and the US Space Force Complete First-Ever DARC Demo with Multi-Antenna Satellite Tracking
By edrmagazine.eu: Colorado Springs, Colo. – Aug. 12, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems.
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Agile Space Industries Secures Nyx DS250 Thruster Contract After 10-Week Rapid Development
By Payload: The contract is the result of a rapid development process, in which Agile designed, 3D-printed, assembled, and hotfire-tested the DS250 in just 10 weeks.
