Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects

Commercial launch startup Landspace has secured formal contracts to launch satellites for China’s two main megaconstellation projects, helping to address a launch capacity bottleneck.
Pentagon chief takes ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ tour to Rocket Lab

Pete Hegseth praises U.S.
Pandora, a keen-eyed satellite built to study exoplanets, readies for launch
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NASA says targeting ISS medical evacuation for January 14
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Crew-11 to make early return Jan. 15

NASA plans to return four astronauts from the ISS to Earth early Jan.
FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink satellites

The FCC approved a second tranche of 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites Jan.
Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX

SpaceX sweeps nine national security missions for SDA and NRO under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1
NASA astrophysics, commercial satellites launch on SpaceX rideshare mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of commercial spacecraft on a rideshare mission Jan.
Kepler network to link OroraTech sensors for Earth monitoring

MILAN — OroraTech has entered a multi-year partnership with Kepler to supply thermal sensors for Kepler’s new optical communications constellation.
Dark star theory links JWST early universe anomalies
A recent study led by Colgate Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Cosmin Ilie, with collaborators Jillian Paulin at the University of Pennsylvania, Andreea Petric of the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Katherine Freese of the University of Texas at Austin, argues that dark stars can resolve three key puzzles from the cosmic dawn revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). 