Max Space, a startup developing expandable module technologies, plans to build a commercial space station that could launch on a single Falcon 9 rocket.

An Ariane 6 rocket placed two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit Dec.

The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator Dec.

Denver-based Lux Aeterna announced plans Dec. 17 to land its debut reusable satellite at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, shortly after launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission in early 2027.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025
After nearly five years operating inside Mars Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has logged almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving while engineers certify that its mobility hardware and other subsystems can keep working for many more years. Built and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Perseverance is following up the long-running Curiosity rover