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Meet the recipients of the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Awards

SpaceNews.com reports: Honoring excellence and innovation among space professionals, companies, and organizations this year.

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Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy honored with 2025 Icon Award for leading commercial–military integration in space

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Space AI Breakthrough: Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos Win 2025 Icon Award for Earth-Observation AI

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Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples

By NASA: The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life.

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2025-12-02T05:59:38.662478-08:00

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Antares raises $96M Series B to develop small nuclear reactors for Earth and space

By SpaceNews.com: Nuclear power startup Antares announced a $96 million Series B round Dec. 2 to fund work on developing small nuclear reactors, including for space.

2025-12-03T03:23:59.670796-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Poland and ESA Discuss Plans for New ESA Security Center in the Country

By SpaceWatch Global: ESA and the Republic of Poland are considering the creation of a new ESA center focusing on security to be located in Poland.

2025-12-03T01:29:52.951819-08:00

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Space.com • Robert Z Pearlman

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

By Space.com: Liftoff occurred at 5:18 p.m. EST on Tuesday (Dec. 2).

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SpaceX launches 29 new Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

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See SpaceX rocket launch photos from Florida dinnertime Starlink mission

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A vindication for NASA's CLPS program, and a victory for Firefly

By SpaceNews.com: The Blue Ghost mission was awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Commercial Space Achievement Dec. 2.

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Defending NASA science in the face of sweeping budget cuts

By SpaceNews.com: Casey Dreier was awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Individual Achievement Dec. 2.

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Russian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX Crew-12 over alleged national security breach; interdepartmental probe launched

By Space.com: "My contacts confirm that a violation occurred and an interdepartmental investigation has been launched.".

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Meet the recipients of the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Awards

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy honored with 2025 Icon Award for leading commercial–military integration in space

Space AI Breakthrough: Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos Win 2025 Icon Award for Earth-Observation AI

Today In Space

Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples

Antares raises $96M Series B to develop small nuclear reactors for Earth and space

Poland and ESA Discuss Plans for New ESA Security Center in the Country

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

SpaceX launches 29 new Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

See SpaceX rocket launch photos from Florida dinnertime Starlink mission

A vindication for NASA's CLPS program, and a victory for Firefly

Defending NASA science in the face of sweeping budget cuts

Russian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX Crew-12 over alleged national security breach; interdepartmental probe launched