The “Delete” Agenda Hits Space – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 00:00
FCC processed 3,418 applications in 2025, a 21% increase over the previous year. The surge in activity traces back to the aggressive agenda set in October 2025. This is no longer an agency acting as a gatekeeper; it is positioning itself as a launchpad.
HawkEye 360 Acquires Innovative Signal Analysis, Secures $150M Series E – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 00:00
HawkEye 360 completed the acquisition of Texas-based defense technology firm Innovative Signal Analysis. The move marks a continued expansion of HawkEye 360’s internal technical stack. ISA specializes in real-time signal and image processing systems for U.S. Government and defense clients.
CACI to Acquire ARKA Group for $2.6 Billion to Expand Space Sensing Capabilities – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 00:00
CACI International to acquire ARKA Group L.P. In an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion. The deal is designed to accelerate CACI’s expansion into the space-based sensing and actionable intelligence markets. CACI expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2026.
Bruno’s Exit Leaves ULA at the Mercy of Math – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 00:00
Tory Bruno’s sudden resignation leaves United Launch Alliance (ULA) with an interim CEO, John Elbon, who already announced plans to retire. The appointment of a “caretaker” leader strongly suggests Boeing and Lockheed Martin are preparing the joint venture for an imminent sale. The transition to Elbon, a known caretaker, is the strongest signal yet that 2026 will be the year ULA is finally sold.
Get In, We’re Going Moonbound: Meet NASA’s Artemis Closeout Crew
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 13:44
Artemis II closeout team consists of a lead, Taylor Hose; an astronaut support person, astronaut Andre Douglas; one technician specially trained on Orion crew survival system spacesuits, Bill Owens; and two Orion technicians, Christian Warriner and Ricky Ebaugh. We are responsible for getting the astronauts strapped in their spacecraft, getting all their connections attached to their spacesuits, and then we close the hatch and close out Orion for launch.
NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 09:00
IRAS 23077+6707, nicknamed “Dracula’s Chivito,’ spans nearly 400 billion miles — 40 times the diameter of our solar system. The disk obscures the young star within it, which scientists believe may be either a hot, massive star, or a pair of stars. “We were stunned to see how asymmetric this disk is,” said co-investigator Joshua Bennett Lovell.
Artemis II Flight Crew, Teams Conduct Demonstration Ahead of Launch
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 11:00
NASA’s launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year. Winding the clock down to a point just before liftoff, the rehearsal enabled NASA teams to practice the exact steps teams will take as they move toward launch of the test flight.
Launch Roundup: International launches fill manifest during last full week of 2025
Original Publication Date: 2025-12-23 01:00
The last full week of 2025 will be a busy one, with nine launches scheduled on the launch manifest. Of these, only one will launch from the United States — a single Falcon 9 mission from California. China will launch four missions, while Russia will launch two Soyuz missions. India also looks to join the launch manifest with the launch of a BlueBird Block 2 satellite.