ESA ended 2025 with a data breach.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that some of its systems have been breached after a hacker offered to sell data allegedly stolen from the organization. L3Harris Technologies has agreed to sell a majority part of its Space Propulsion and Power Systems business to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners. The United States Space Force (USSF) has issued requests for launch provider interest in launch pads at both Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, and Vandenberg Space Force Base, and more.

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Selected Reading

Space Agency Confirms Breach — Hackers Claim 200 GB Of Data Stolen

L3Harris to Sell Majority Stake in Space Propulsion & Power Business to AE Industrial Partners

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Request for Information for Space Launch Complex-46 Lease

Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) Request for Information (RFI) for Space Launch Complex-14 (SLC-14) Lease

SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit on the 1st mission of 2026- Space

After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking - Ars Technica

Maritime Launch Appoints Melissa Quinn as Vice President of Spaceport Operations to Support Canada's Orbital Launch Readiness at Spaceport Nova Scotia

NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires

SpaceX lowering orbits of 4,400 Starlink satellites for safety's sake- Space

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