FAA Imposes Launch Curfew and Why It Matters

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order that prohibits commercial space launches and reentries during peak daytime hours. The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 mission is scrubbed for a second night in a row. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has introduced his first federal budget which includes C$182.6m ($130M) over three years for the defence ministry to establish capability for space launches, and more.

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Selected Reading

Emergency Order Establishing Operating Limitations on the Use of Navigable Airspace - FAA

Issue with Atlas 5 booster liquid oxygen vent valve causes second scrub of ViaSat-3 F2 launch – Spaceflight Now

Six takeaways from Canada's federal budget

Planet Signs 8-Figure Contract Renewal with International Defense and Intelligence Customer

Craig Technologies to Support KBR Inc. on NASA’s Human Health and Performance Contract 2 (HHPC II)

BlackSky Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

SES Delivers Solid 9 Months and Q3 2025 Results

Redwire Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

From Space to Earth: Margaritaville Unveils Mission Patch to Support ISS National Lab Research Projects

HyPrSpace and ATMOS Space Cargo Sign MoU to Advance European Launch and Return Logistics Infrastructure

NASA Awards Funding to Spectral Sciences and Sceye to Advance Climate Monitoring and Sustainable Resource Management from the Stratosphere

Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D™

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