NASA network constraints highlighted as New Horizons wakes; space stocks lose ground

Shares of three U.S. pure-play space companies dropped an average of 10.3% on Thursday, while two listed New Horizons heritage affiliates slipped only 0.5%.

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Oil Prices Tumble, Dow Futures Jump After Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes

Oil Prices Tumble, Dow Futures Jump After Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes

Oil prices tumbled, with Brent sliding to $96 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate dropping to $85.28. U.S. stock futures shifted higher Monday after President Donald Trump announced a five-day hold on planned strikes targeting Iranian power plants and energy sites, following what he called productive talks with Tehran. Futures, which hint at the direction for Wall Street at the open, turned positive.
23 March 2026
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NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 14 for Crew-11 to undock — detach — from the International Space Station, with a splashdown off the coast of California at about 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 15, NASA said. The agency is bringing the crew home earlier than planned as it monitors a medical concern affecting one astronaut, whom NASA said is stable.
10 January 2026
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NASA orders first-ever ISS medical evacuation as SpaceX Crew-11 heads home early

NASA orders first-ever ISS medical evacuation as SpaceX Crew-11 heads home early

NASA has ordered the early return of its Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station after a crew member developed a “serious medical condition,” senior agency officials said. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the station lacks the capability to “diagnose and treat this properly,” in what officials described as the first such medical evacuation in the orbiting lab’s 25-year history.
9 January 2026
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ISS medical issue forces NASA to send Crew-11 home early, scrapping spacewalk

ISS medical issue forces NASA to send Crew-11 home early, scrapping spacewalk

NASA ordered four astronauts on the International Space Station to cut their mission short and head back to Earth early after a medical situation involving an unnamed crew member, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on Thursday. “It’s in the best interest of our astronauts” to return Crew-11 ahead of schedule, he told a news conference. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-officials-space-station-medical-issue/
9 January 2026
NASA calls ISS briefing as Crew-11 medical issue raises early return option

NASA calls ISS briefing as Crew-11 medical issue raises early return option

NASA is considering ending the Crew-11 mission early and bringing its astronauts home from the International Space Station after an unspecified medical issue hit one crew member, prompting the cancellation of a planned spacewalk, the agency said. NASA described the astronaut as stable and did not identify the person, citing medical privacy. Reuters
8 January 2026
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NASA Mars goes radio-silent as solar conjunction stalls MAVEN recovery efforts

NASA Mars goes radio-silent as solar conjunction stalls MAVEN recovery efforts

NASA has entered a planned communications blackout with its Mars missions as a solar alignment known as conjunction begins, delaying efforts to re-establish contact with the MAVEN orbiter that has been silent since early December, the agency said. NASA said the pause starts Dec. 29 and it does not expect contact with any Mars missions until Jan. 16. NASA Science
1 January 2026
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Shannon Airport Was Considered a NASA Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Site, Newly Released Irish State Papers Show

Shannon Airport Was Considered a NASA Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Site, Newly Released Irish State Papers Show

If you’ve ever passed through Shannon Airport, it’s easy to think of it as a gateway for transatlantic travel—a place built for long runways, strong winds, and big aircraft. But newly released Irish State Papers suggest the Co Clare runway once sat inside a far more dramatic contingency plan: a last-resort landing option for NASA’s Space Shuttle, should a launch go catastrophically wrong.
28 December 2025
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Comet 3I/ATLAS Today (Dec. 25, 2025): What’s New After the Flyby, What NASA and ESA Just Saw, and Why It Matters

Comet 3I/ATLAS Today (Dec. 25, 2025): What’s New After the Flyby, What NASA and ESA Just Saw, and Why It Matters

December 25, 2025 marks the strange, quiet “afterglow” phase of Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third confirmed interstellar object ever found passing through our solar system. The comet’s closest approach to Earth is already behind us, but the science story is still unfolding fast: Breakthrough Listen has now reported results from an ultra-sensitive “are you broadcasting?” radio search, while NASA and ESA continue to publish spacecraft observations that help pin down what this visitor is actually made of—and how it behaves when the Sun starts cooking it. SETI Institute
25 December 2025
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Jared Isaacman NASA Today: Senate Confirms Billionaire Spaceflight Veteran as New NASA Administrator (Dec. 17, 2025)

Jared Isaacman NASA Today: Senate Confirms Billionaire Spaceflight Veteran as New NASA Administrator (Dec. 17, 2025)

WASHINGTON — Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut best known for commanding the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, to lead NASA. The confirmation vote was 67–30, elevating Isaacman to the role of NASA administrator at a moment when America’s civil space program is juggling high-profile Moon and Mars ambitions, intense geopolitical competition with China, and renewed political scrutiny over budgets and contracting. Reuters+2AP News+2
18 December 2025
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