Jason P. Crutchfield

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Satellite Operations

NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission

NASA's Swift servicing mission scraps boost plan but proceeds with proximity ops demo despite spacecraft attitude control failure.

Reentry & Atmospheric

A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)

SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage moon impact crater imaged by NASA LRO; 60-foot crater near Einstein.

""space debris"" - Goo
Satellite Constellations

Are Mega-Constellations Sleepwalking Low Earth Orbit into Runaway Chaos? - Universe Today

Mega-constellations risk triggering runaway debris cascade in LEO without stronger mitigation practices.

Reentry & Atmospheric

Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report

USAF C-17 diverted from Antarctica route after Russian space activity warning over Indian Ocean.

Commercial Industry

The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience

U.S. space supply chain struggles to scale: bottlenecks in specialized components threaten future growth despite strong innovation ecosystem.

Cislunar & Deep Space

Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon

Zeno Power to demo radioisotope heating for lunar night survival on Firefly's 2028 CLPS mission.

Satellite Operations

China’s Landspace recovers booster with second orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket

Landspace lands Zhuque-3 booster vertically; China's second orbital recovery, third globally after SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Tracking & SSA

Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027

Rocket Lab to demo Space Force's Space Data Network interoperability in orbit by 2027.

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