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Monday, December 29
China's LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX
Reuters — 4:45 am ET (0945 GMT)
The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon
The Guardian — 4:39 am ET (0939 GMT)

Sunday, December 28
Public chooses names for China's space-traveled mice
Xinhua — 8:23 am ET (1323 GMT)

Saturday, December 27
Space mouse gives birth to first generation of pups, opening doors for future research
CGTN — 9:20 am ET (1420 GMT)
Mouse births pups after space mission, paving way for future research
Xinhua — 9:08 am ET (1408 GMT)
China launches new satellite, boosting meteorological observation capabilities
Xinhua — 9:08 am ET (1408 GMT)

Friday, December 26
How China powers its space endeavors
Xinhua — 9:48 am ET (1448 GMT)
China's Long March-8A rocket launches internet satellites
Xinhua — 9:48 am ET (1448 GMT)
Japan's offensive space policy is extremely dangerous: spokesman
Xinhua — 9:06 am ET (1406 GMT)
NASA’s new administrator cites China’s space oven as an ‘upgrade,’ points to need to reassess agency’s past rigidity
Global Times — 8:57 am ET (1357 GMT)
China eases IPO rules for firms developing reusable rockets
Reuters — 8:46 am ET (1346 GMT)

Thursday, December 25
Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025
SPACE.com — 8:51 am ET (1351 GMT)
China's LandSpace hopes to complete rocket recovery in mid-2026
Reuters — 8:46 am ET (1346 GMT)

Wednesday, December 24
China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
Ars Technica — 8:58 am ET (1358 GMT)
China's second attempt at completing a reusable rocket test fails
Reuters — 8:38 am ET (1338 GMT)

Tuesday, December 23
China launches Long March-12A Y1 rocket, second stage enters planned orbit
Xinhua — 7:08 am ET (1208 GMT)
It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China
Space News — 6:58 am ET (1158 GMT)
Long March 12A reaches orbit in first reusable launch attempt, but landing fails
Space News — 6:55 am ET (1155 GMT)
Meet Qingzhou, China's next-gen cargo craft for its Tiangong space station
SPACE.com — 6:54 am ET (1154 GMT)

Monday, December 22
China's 2025 space endeavors have seen new milestones
Xinhua — 7:07 am ET (1207 GMT)

Next set of articles
news in brief
Bruno resigns from ULA, joins Blue Origin
Posted: Sun, Dec 28 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)

China launches first Long March 12A, but booster landing fails
Posted: Sun, Dec 28 9:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)

First Innospace launch fails
Posted: Sun, Dec 28 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)

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Monday, December 29
Iran Says It Launched 3 Satellites Into Space From Russia
AFP — 5:08 am ET (1008 GMT)
Starlink withdraws satellite services from Papua New Guinea
Radio New Zealand — 5:07 am ET (1007 GMT)
SpaceX Rocket Launch of Italian Satellite Scrubbed Again
Noozhawk — 5:04 am ET (1004 GMT)
If we're going to vacation on the Moon, we need to make sure no-one is left behind
BBC — 5:03 am ET (1003 GMT)
New Outer Hebrides spaceport won't launch rockets on a Sunday
The Sunday Post — 5:02 am ET (1002 GMT)
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