Space News for Thursday, December 25, 2025

The Gist: Space News · Dec 25, 2025 · 2m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) DoD Report: China’s ISR Fleet Swells to 510+ Satellites, ‘Informatized’ Warfare Accelerates – SatNews(00:53) The Pentagon’s Faustian Bargain: Buying Speed, Building a Monopoly – SatNews(01:19) Second Reusable Rocket Failure in One Month Leaves China Chasing U.S. Lead – SatNews(01:46) AST SpaceMobile Deploys BlueBird 6, Largest Commercial Array in LEO – SatNews