Today In Space
Last Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 10:43 AM PDT
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Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink
By Ars Technica: “This is a strategy to keep the US from intervening… that’s what their space architecture is designed to do.”….
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Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
IonQ and Capella CEOs Target Quantum Networking in Space With Combination
By Via Satellite: With IonQ’s acquisition of Capella Space, the quantum computing company is looking to expand the security of quantum networking to satellite networks. .
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SpaceNews.com
• Dana Ann Lucas
FAA informed-consent policy criticized for leaving space tourists 'flying blind'
By SpaceNews.com: FAA’s informed consent rules leave space tourists flying blind.
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Space.com
• Andrew Jones
South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission
By Space.com: K-RadCube was recently delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of Artemis 2's planned 2026 launch.
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Space.com
• Jessica Rendall
Microgravity causes nasal congestion in astronauts, new study explains why
By Space.com: New research finds bothersome nasal symptoms don’t stay on Earth.
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NASA
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Payload
• Tim Fernholz
Space companies are not-so-quietly preparing to build crucial infrastructure for Mars exploration
By Payload: Who will build a Mars telecommunications orbiter?.
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BBC
• Pallab Ghosh
UK to abolish independent space agency in cost-cutting move, risking sector competitiveness
By BBC: Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result.
