Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It's The end of the year, and we have a rocket launch frenzy as everyone closes out their calendar. SpaceX, China, even Rocket Lab gets 3 more launches in. However for all the launch activity the most important event is in the US government where Jared Isaacman steps into the NASA Administrator role and Trump signs an executive order with new goals for US space policy.

0:00 - Hullo, it's Scott Manley here!
0:31 - Starlink Launches
0:58 - Guowang Launches
1:20 - The More Interesting Launches!
12:14 - Long March 12A's First Flight
13:30 - Soyuz MS-27 Returns to Earth
14:04 - Blue Origin flies NS-37
15:09 - Crew 12 Announced!
15:29 - Starship at Launch Complex 37
16:08 - NASA loses contact with MAVEN?
17:02 - SpaceX Goes Public???
17:40 - Aetherflux's Space Datacenters
17:55 - Space Force Mission Naming Scheme
19:04 - Impulse Space's Remora Mission
19:48 - NASA to test Starshield
20:31 - A new private space station?
21:20 - Russia's ISS Successor
22:41 - Repairs at Baikonur
23:11 - Astrobotic's Test Rockets
24:05 - Isaacman Becomes NASA Admin!
26:05 - New Executive Order on Space
28:27 - Artemis II Rehearsal
29:33 - Tory Bruno leaves ULA?!
31:22 - Fly Safe!

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