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The moon, AI and the high-stakes decisions shaping space’s future

by SpaceNews Editor January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

In this special episode of Space Minds, our show is split into two segments from the recent SpaceNews annual Icon Awards.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the moon during its third lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24 that inserted the spacecraft in a near-circular low lunar orbit. This photo was captured about 100 km above the lunar surface. Credit: Firefly Aerospace

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A vindication for NASA’s CLPS program, and a victory for Firefly

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Phil McAlister. Credit: NASA

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Honoring a career opening doors for the commercial space sector

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 5, 2025

Casey Dreier. Credit: The Planetary Society

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Defending NASA science in the face of sweeping budget cuts

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Photo of Impulse Space’s Mira in-space vehicle in orbit. Credit: Impulse Space.

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Sophisticated maneuvers from a new spacecraft

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy at the 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Credit: U.S. Air Force

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Leading the integration of commercial and military capabilities in space

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Space42 and e& executives signed their partnership agreement at the GITEX Global conference in Dubai. Credit: Space42

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Making seamless connections between D2D patchwork

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 20, 2025

CogniSat-6, built by Open Cosmos with Ubotica edge processing and software for artificial intelligence, is the platform for Dynamic Targeting. Credit: Ubotica

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Using AI to scan the Earth

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 4, 2025

SES’s Betzdorf headquarters in Luxembourg, shown here with its satellite antenna field, anchors the company’s global operations following its Intelsat acquisition.

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Teaming up to create multi-orbit broadband

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 3, 2025

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A rapid deployment of a space traffic management platform

by SpaceNews Editor December 2, 2025December 3, 2025