2019 is coming to a close, but the news rolls on: NASA is close to having a new budget, Commercial Crew makes another step in the right direction and Jason ends things with a holiday message.

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SpaceX successfully launches and lands its rocket, misses catching its nosecone - The Verge

Vector files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - SpaceNews.com

Bad Astronomy | Jupiter is still *really* weird: A new monster storm has formed around its south pole

stripes-moon.html">How an Icy Moon of Saturn Got Its Stripes - The New York Times

Cascading parallel fractures on Enceladus | Nature Astronomy

Boeing's Starliner capsule cleared for milestone uncrewed test flight to space station - CBS News

Boeing rolls out Starliner passenger spacecraft ahead of December flight - The Verge

ndaa-space-force-leave.html">House Passes $738 Billion Military Bill With Space Force and Parental Leave - The New York Times

NASA to receive $22.6 billion in fiscal year 2020 spending bill - SpaceNews.com

Artemis Wins Only Lukewarm Support in Final NASA FY2020 Appropriation – SpacePolicyOnline.com

many-exoplanets-discovery-pace.html">Another Day, Another Exoplanet, and Scientists Just Can't Keep Up | Space

The Site Has Been Chosen! Here's Where OSIRIS-REx is Going To Take a Sample from Bennu - Universe Today

rex-nasa-asteroid-bennu.html">NASA’s Osiris-Rex Selects Target Asteroid Landing Site - The New York Times

comet-2i-borisov.html">The Interstellar Comet Has Arrived in Time for the Holidays - The New York Times