Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 6:08 AM PST
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Cost-Driven Strategies for Orbital (Space-Based) Data Centers
By SpaceNews.com: Beyond the horizon: cost-driven strategies for space-based data centers.
ispace Teams Up for Lunar Water Exploration
By Payload: The next generation of companies heading to the Moon are going in search of water—a requirement for setting up shop long term on the lunar surface. Japanese lunar infrastructure company ispace has just notched a new partnership in service of that goal.
Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia
By Space.com: The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.
Avio Wins €35M Defence Contract, Expects €600M+ in ESA Awards After CM25 Funding Commitments
By European Spaceflight: Avio has secured a new €35 million defence contract and anticipates more than €600 million in new ESA awards following CM25 funding commitments.
NASA extends CASIS agreement to manage ISS National Lab, likely a final extension
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the ISS designated as a national lab, likely for the final time.
SpaceX set to launch 3,000th Starlink satellite aboard booster B1067 on its record 32nd flight
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Dec. 7, 6:32 p.m. EST (2332 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (video)
By Space.com: Liftoff occurred at 12:58 p.m. EST on Sunday (Dec. 7).