NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.

NASA’s Acting Administrator Sean Duffy is expected to expedite plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) has entered into a $640 million multi-launch agreement with SpaceBelt KSA. SES Space & Defense has been awarded $89.6 Million to provide the US Army with Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM), and more.

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Selected Reading

Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon - POLITICO

iRocket Announces $640 Million Multi-Year Launch Agreement with SpaceBelt KSA to Deliver Secure and Autonomous Satellite Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia and Beyond

Redwire Launches New Venture Company, SpaceMD, to Commercialize Pharmaceutical Development in Space; Signs Trailblazing Royalty Agreement with ExesaLibero Pharma

Satellite firm SES wins $90 million contract to support U.S. Army- Reuters

Skyrora Secures First UK Launch Licence

Rocket Lab

Voyager Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO price range, targets $6 billion valuation amid space investment boom- Reuters

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

Space Force preps infrastructure, operators for target-tracking mission

From Mascot to Mission Specialist: Rupert the Space Armadillo Prepares for Liftoff - Space Launch Delta 45

Preserving space history at Cape Canaveral.

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