Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of December 1, 2025:
Human Space Exploration
- Orion hatch ‘blemish’ delays launch day rehearsal for Artemis II astronauts;
- Getting back to the Moon before China no sure bet;
- Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time;
- Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX’s Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report;
- Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays;
- NASA’s Moon rocket celebrates 250 years of American innovation;
- Shenzhou 20 spaceship to make uncrewed return to Earth: spokesperson;
- Booster 19 stacking begins as SpaceX pushes forward from B18 anomaly;
- Northrop Grumman selected to provide cargo services for final phase of ISS
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman; - Russia’s launch pad damaged after Soyuz MS-28 launch;
- NASA astronaut joins Russian cosmonauts for Thanksgiving Day ride to International Space Station;
Space Science
- An exploding star just changed what we know about the origins of life;
- A blueprint for visiting an interstellar comet;
- Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth’s atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say;
- We are moving through the universe faster than we thought;
- Planned satellite launches could ruin Hubble Space Telescope images;
- A lost spacecraft came back and changed how we see the Sun;
- Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it;
- Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?;
- New idea could turn space debris into future spacecraft;
- Close brush with two hot stars millions of years ago left a mark just beyond our solar system;
- Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Australia;
- The life-giving secret of protoplanetary disks? Dust;
- Chandrayaan-4 to take off in 2028, says ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan;
- ESA DG says NASA confirms commitment to ExoMars rover;
Other News
- Astropolitics after Ukraine: How sanctions rewired Russia’s space economy;
- China’s inaugural effort at first-stage rocket recovery fails;
- Isaacman, senators emphasize urgency in returning humans to the Moon;
- Isaacman’s second hearing mostly friendly, nomination could clear Senate soon;
- Round 2: Watch Senate hearing for Jared Isaacman’s re-nomination as NASA chief on December 3;
- The future is now: understanding the once far-off technologies becoming reality
Coalition Member in the News – Lockheed Martin; - U.S. Senate panel looks to fast-track NASA nominee;
- China moves to integrate commercial space into its national space development plan;
- ESA Member States commit to largest funding contributions;
Major Space-Related Activities for the Week
- The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee convenes on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET for a hearing on Jared Isaacman’s second nomination by President Trump to become NASA’s administrator. It will be webcast on the committee’s website.
- The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee convenes on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET for a hearing on China’s rise on the space frontier and the risk that poses to U.S. leadership. The hearing will be live streamed.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies is hosting an event entitled, “Keeping China Grounded: Ensuring Long-Term U.S. Tech Leadership in Low Earth Orbit,” on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET that will also have online access.
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