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NASA • Jessica Taveau

Jared Isaacman sworn in as NASA's 15th administrator; pledges salary to Space Camp

Jared Isaacman was sworn in this week as NASA's 15th administrator by District Judge Timothy J. Kelly during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, filling a long‑vacant post. Isaacman said he will donate his NASA salary to Space Camp to inspire future explorers.

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2025-12-18T10:11:06.248552-08:00
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Bloomberg • Loren Grush; Edward Ludlow

NASA Chief Fuels SpaceX-Blue Origin Rivalry in Moon Push

By Bloomberg: NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said the agency will pick whichever company builds its moon lander the fastest — whether that be Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — to put humans on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.

2025-12-18T14:29:38.648297-08:00
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Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar; Loren Grush

Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect NASA’s Artemis Program, Directs Plans for Moon Outpost

By Bloomberg: President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to return astronauts to the moon through NASA’s Artemis space program with an eye toward building a permanent lunar presence.

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2025-12-18T13:18:46.282079-08:00
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Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

ESA to begin work on EU military/security satellite constellation in January despite lack of formal EU specs

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA) in February will ask its governments for….

2025-12-18T12:11:05.765738-08:00
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Reuters • Juby Babu

SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after on-orbit anomaly that generated debris

By Reuters: SpaceX's Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a "small number" of debris and cut off communications with the spacecraft at 418 km (259.73 miles) in altitude, a rare kinetic accident in orbit for the satellite internet giant.

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2025-12-18T09:55:24.907042-08:00