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December 29th, 2025 — January 4th, 2026

Brian Cox Addresses Interstellar Comet Signal Claims Amid MAVEN Silence

The communication lapse coincides with clarification by Professor Brian Cox regarding the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS non-natural radio emissions.  [...]

AST SpaceMobile Deploys BlueBird 6, Largest Commercial Array in LEO

AST SpaceMobile successfully deployed BlueBird 6 into low Earth orbit on Tuesday, marking the first successful launch of its next-generation Block 2 satellites. The spacecraft lifted off at 10:25 p [...]


Second Reusable Rocket Failure in One Month Leaves China Chasing U.S. Lead

BEIJING — China’s ambition to operationalize reusable launch vehicles encountered another setback on Tuesday, Dec. 23, as the state-owned Long March 12A successfully delivered its payload to or [...]

DoD Report: China’s ISR Fleet Swells to 510+ Satellites, ‘Informatized’ Warfare Accelerates

The Department of Defense (DoD) released its mandated “2025 Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” report on Tuesday, confirming that Beijing [...]

SDA Awards $1.6 Billion in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts to Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman

As previously reported on SatNews, the Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded $3.5 Billion in contracts for a Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Constellation. On December 19, 2025 two of those agreements  [...]

SpaceRISE Consortium Initiates Procurement for IRIS² Satellite and Launch Services

December 25, 2025, Operational signals from the SpaceRISE consortium—comprising SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat—indicated the multi-orbit IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity an [...]

U.S. Space Force and SpaceX Partner to Develop 480-Satellite MILNET Constellation

A significant expansion of the U.S. government’s reliance on commercial megaconstellation technology for national security.  [...]

Bruno’s Exit Leaves ULA at the Mercy of Math

The timing of Tory Bruno’s resignation, announced Monday and effective immediately, strikes a discordant note in an industry that prizes orchestrated stability.  [...]

AT&T, AST SpaceMobile Advance Satellite-to-Cell Expansion Following BlueBird 6 Deployment

The satellite features a phased array antenna measuring approximately 2,400 square feet, making it 3.5 times larger than the five BlueBird Block 1 satellites launched in September 2024.  [...]

GomSpace Awarded 50 Million SEK Microsatellite Contract for European Defense R&D

The agreement, confirmed in a company statement, tasks GomSpace with the design, integration, and delivery of a configured microsatellite platform  [...]

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