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New Mexico risks losing its competitive edge in the space economy unless it prioritizes investment and policy alignment, a New Mexico space advocate argues. https://t.co/lSC08QpGBU

Japan’s space agency JAXA, Fujitsu, and partners are developing an AI-based space weather forecasting system to protect astronauts from harmful radiation on the moon. https://t.co/qZ98E7DX5m

Asteroid mining startup Karman+ has raised $20 million in seed funding led by Plural and Hummingbird to develop its first technology demonstration mission and customer missions, targeting 2027. https://t.co/ZwvflzoJPJ

OQ Technology secured €2.5M in grant funding and up to €15M in equity financing from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator to advance 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity. https://t.co/iuZY7r5mMp

Hundreds of @NASA employees signed up for a voluntary resignation offer as the federal government continues cutting jobs nationwide, raising concerns about potential impacts on the space agency’s workforce. https://t.co/M3tJucsJGI

India’s space regulator launched a $57.58 million fund to help early-stage space startups commercialize their technology and reduce reliance on imports. Read here: https://t.co/W2WSjxtFVP https://t.co/H0vfYIzCA2

Rocket Lab has successfully launched its 60th Electron mission, deploying BlackSky’s first Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellite to a 470km orbit. https://t.co/48oRSa0QZL

A new study in PNAS estimates that extracting liquid oxygen from lunar soil via hydrogen reduction of ilmenite requires 24.3 kWh per kilogram—about as much energy as a U.S. household consumes in a day. Read here: https://t.co/fBk0lnlbcI https://t.co/bIsjrmPiee

ATMOS Space Cargo has secured €13.1M in funding from the European Innovation Council Accelerator to advance its PHOENIX 2 re-entry capsule. 🚀 https://t.co/6xBLvKskft

To help break down barriers to space research, MIT engineers have demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. https://t.co/gWjG5RKvgI https://t.co/48Qa7NXccq

Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has developed a prototype plasma rocket engine, a device that the company says could drastically shorten space travel times. https://t.co/zpRtJTxltd

A recent study by Philip Swan highlights how delta-v impacts mission expenses, with the cost of launching a payload rising sharply as missions require more speed. https://t.co/HbybkDTM89

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method that allows CubeSats to safely assemble and repair space telescopes while minimizing fuel usage. 🌌 https://t.co/EN3gwc237h

- @NASA will bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station in mid-March after an extended stay caused by problems with their original spacecraft, according to CBS News. https://t.co/YV4if7VQbr

Blue Origin announced that it would lay off approximately 10 percent of its workforce, impacting around 1,400 employees as part of an effort to streamline operations and improve its competitiveness in the space industry. https://t.co/55rufshQiM

- @DARPA is shifting the final phase of its NOM4D program from lab tests to small-scale orbital demonstrations to evaluate in-space construction techniques. https://t.co/uexJAqGDmu

Arkadia Space has secured its first fully commercial contract with MaiaSpace to supply 250N monopropellant thrusters for MaiaSpace’s launch vehicles. https://t.co/V71lPgLEbQ

- @NASA has selected @SpaceX to launch the Pandora mission, which will study how stellar variability affects exoplanet atmosphere observations by focusing on at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars. 🌃 https://t.co/7WXULOEnzJ

We had the privilege of sitting down with Bill Parsons at @SpaceComExpo to discuss the evolving landscape of human spaceflight, the balance between speed & safety, & the role of institutional knowledge in preventing past mistakes from being repeated.👇 https://t.co/aNwdbcSctY

- @MDA_space has signed a major contract with Globalstar Inc. to support the satellite operator’s next-generation low Earth orbit constellation, valued at approximately CAD $1.1 billion. https://t.co/flGbGNqjd9