Sad to see you go, but recognize the challenges are many. Most are focused on the steps NASA is taking to realign Artemis, but the message from yesterday's NASA brief was silent on climate change. Earth science focus has shifted to disasters & impacts to power grid & astronauts from solar activity.

Blue Origin unveils TeraWave, a global satellite network designed to handle terabits of data center traffic Blue Origin says TeraWave could transmit data at speeds of up to 6 Tbps, raising questions about competition with Starlink and Amazon Leo.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture says its proposed 5,408-satellite #TeraWave constellation would offer data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second - but what would this mean for Amazon, which is ramping up its own satellite broadband internet constellation? www.geekwire.com/2026/blue-or...

Year in Space: Get ready for moon missions to take center stage in 2026 The coming year's space highlights include a NASA mission that will send astronauts around the moon and a Blue Origin lunar lander mission.

2026 could be a historic year for lunar treks: NASA plans to send humans around the moon for the first time since 1972, while Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture is getting ready for its first moon landing. www.geekwire.com/2025/year-in...

Congratulations to Phil McAlister on receiving the @spacenewsinc.bsky.social Icon Award for Lifetime Achievement! This recognition is so well deserved. Catching up w/ space icons like @billnyetho.bsky.social was icing on the cake!

Exclusive | Defense and Space Company Voyager Technologies Files to Go Public The sector is expected to benefit under the Trump administration.

Voyager Technologies (fka Voyager Space) confidentially filed to IPO, with an expected valuation between $2-3 billion: www.wsj.com/finance/defe...

NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I. (Gift Article) The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump administration.

An important part of our job as NASA Astronauts is to inspire our next generation of space explorers. We can't accomplish that mission if we can only connect with a fraction of the kids in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...

Congratulations to @georgewhitesides.bsky.social Celebrating his swearing in to the 119th Congress, with friends and supporters on Capitol Hill last evening. Welcome back to DC, the Honorable George Whitesides!

Lori Garver joins ATMOS Space Cargo as strategic advisor - ATMOS Space Cargo Lori Garver JOINS ATMOS AS STRATEGIC ADVISOR Dezember 2024 Lori Garver, Former NASA Deputy Administrator, Joins ATMOS Space Cargo as Strategic Advisor Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver join...

Looking forward to joining this ATMOS team whose sights are set on utilizing the unique properties of space to benefit humanity! atmos-space-cargo.com/milestones/l...

Trump's NASA pick a boon for SpaceX, but will face political challenges Jared Isaacman is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry.

For Isaacman, the path to a faster, more privatized human spaceflight program as Trump and Musk want would involve a delicate and unfamiliar political tango of trimming costly programs and wooing lawmakers to increase NASA's $25 billion budget. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...