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- Eye on the future, as SpaceX prepare Pad 2 and Block 3 at Starbase NASASpaceflight · 9 Sep 2025 As SpaceX prepares for Flight 11 of Starship, the company is also making significant strides…
- Abolishing the UK’s independent space agency could be a mistake SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 At the end of August, the U.K. government took the decision to fold the UK Space Agency (UKSA) into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). UKSA was created in 2010, reflecting the understanding tha...
- In space, the old debates about turf are obsolete SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 If the Army is training soldiers to become better space professionals, that is not duplication. It is survival.
- China launches mystery Yaogan-45 spysat, expands Geesatcom constellation SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 China carried out two launches Monday, sending a new reconnaissance satellite into an unexpected orbit and adding 11 spacecraft to automaker Geely’s commercial constellation.
- Office of Space Commerce loses 40% of budget in rescission SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 The Commerce Department has moved to rescind 40% of the current-year funding for the Office of Space Commerce.
- Life After Microgravity: Astronauts Reflect on Post-Flight Recovery NASA · 9 Sep 2025 Space changes you. It strengthens some muscles, weakens others, shifts fluids within your body, and realigns your sense of balance. NASA’s Human Research Program works to understand—and sometimes even counter—those chang...
- Life After Microgravity: Astronauts Reflect on Post-Flight Recovery NASA · 9 Sep 2025 Space changes you. It strengthens some muscles, weakens others, shifts fluids within your body, and realigns your sense of balance. NASA’s Human Research Program works to understand—and sometimes even counter—those chang...
- DelSontro Enterprises Contracted by SWISSto12 for Test Process Optimization of its HummingSat Small Sat GEO Program SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 SWISSto12 has contracted DelSontro Enterprises to support the optimization of the first integration and test process for their HummingSat program. SWISSto12’s novel approach to small sat GEOs is reimagining the […]
- China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029.
- Perseverance Meets the Megabreccia NASA · 8 Sep 2025 Written by By Henry Manelski, Ph.D. student at Purdue University Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse...
- Launch Roundup: Cygnus XL and Progress to fly cargo missions to ISS NASASpaceflight · 8 Sep 2025 Two cargo resupply missions are set to launch to the International Space Station this week.…
- NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman CRS-23, SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch NASA · 8 Sep 2025 NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 6:11 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Sept. 14, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. The mis...
- Global Space Leaders Converge in Paris for Novaspace Summits SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 When the global space community looks ahead to September, all eyes turn to Paris. From September 15–19, 2025, the French capital will become the decision-making hub of the space domain, […]
- NASA to Share Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding NASA · 8 Sep 2025 NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 10, to discuss the analysis of a rock sampled by the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover last year, which is the subject of a forthcoming science paper....
- Finnish Defence Forces Award ICEYE €158M Contract for SAR Satellites European Spaceflight · 8 Sep 2025 Earth observation data provider and satellite manufacturer ICEYE has secured a €158 million contract from the Finnish Defence Forces to supply an undisclosed number of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. In June,...
- BlackSky and Iceye join group creating Earth’s digital twin SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Blacksky and Iceye have joined forces with AI-visualization specialists Aechelon Technology and Niantic Spatial to create a digital twin of Earth. The joint campaign to create a planetary-scale geospatial...
- Commercial firms team up to demonstrate hypersonic vehicle tracking capabilities SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Varda, LeoLabs and Anduril collaborate on hypersonic tracking demo
- Europe ramps up direct-to-device push amid SpaceX’s $19 billion service boost SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Europe has kicked off a study to improve direct-to-device services using satellite spectrum, just as SpaceX inks a $19 billion deal for space-approved frequencies to expand its own 5G services.
- Safety, progress, and the need for Artemis 2.0 SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 At an all-hands meeting on Friday September 5, Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy found himself on the defensive regarding former Administrator Jim Bridenstine’s recent comments about NASA’s failure to move quickly eno...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Indonesian communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 8 Sep 2025 The Nusantara Lima satellite is designed to augment communications in the region alongside Indonesia’s Satria satellite, which launched in June 2023. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...
- NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio in Space Station Cupola NASA · 8 Sep 2025 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio poses for a picture in the International Space Station’s cupola on Oct. 1, 2022. Rubio was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017. He trained as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 68...
- Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage Ars Technica · 8 Sep 2025 "At $4 billion a launch, you don’t have a Moon program."
- Tournear leaves Space Development Agency for new role at Auburn University SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Derek Tournear is now director of space innovation under Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute
- Starship Soars Back with Flight 10 Space Scout · 8 Sep 2025 SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle completed its tenth flight test on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, marking this milestone with a resoundingly successful mission.
- NASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e NASA · 8 Sep 2025 Scientists are in the midst of observing the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Careful analysis of the results so far presents several potential scenarios for what the planet’s atmosphere and...
- NASA Launches 2026 Lunabotics Challenge NASA · 8 Sep 2025 As college students across the country embark upon the academic year, NASA is giving them something else to look forward to – the agency’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge. Teams interested in participating can submit their app...
- Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations NASA · 8 Sep 2025 2025 Evening with the Stars 9.10.25 MSBR Rooftop Reception 9.8.25 AIAA Dinner 8.18.25 STScI Event 7.29.25 MSBR Lunch 7.16.25 Rocket Lab Event 7.16.25 MSBR Lunch Reception 6.18.25 2025 Paris Airshow 6.13-19.25 Greater Hou...
- Sending astronauts to the moon and Mars must be more than a photo op SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 The only way to create a sustainable program of exploring the moon and Mars with humans, beyond the initial flush of achievement, is by fully integrating science into our planning. We won’t be able to answer the importan...
- EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 EchoStar has abandoned its plans to create a direct-to-device satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, selling spectrum to SpaceX while canceling a brand-new contract with MDA Space.
- ‘The awkward, teenage phase’ of space sustainability SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Dmitry Poisik surveyed the room. “How many of you guys represent owner/operators?” he asked a crowd of a few dozen people attending a side session at the SmallSat 2025 Conference in Salt Lake City on Aug. 11. No one rais...
- Lynk Global CEO Ramu Pontarazu on life after SPAC SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 Only a bold satellite operator takes on SpaceX, especially in the nascent race to connect smartphones from space, where Starlink’s rapidly expanding broadband network is pushing for domination. But Lynk Global’s leaders...
- FAA approves increase in Falcon 9 launches while studying Starship environmental impacts SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 The FAA approved a significant increase in Falcon 9 launches from one Florida pad as it takes public input on plans for Starship launches from another.
- Jeni Morrison Continues a Family Legacy of Service at NASA NASA · 7 Sep 2025 A child of the Space Shuttle Program, Jeni Morrison grew up walking the grounds of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston with her parents and listening to family stories about human spaceflight. Now, with more than 15 y...
- Data from NASA’s Dawn reveals chemical energy source on Ceres NASASpaceflight · 7 Sep 2025 Using data from NASA’s now-retired Dawn spacecraft, scientists have found that Ceres, a dwarf planet…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy September 7-13, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Sep 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 7-13, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Blue Origin, Anduril win military ‘rocket cargo’ study contracts SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2025 The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Blue Origin $1.3 million and Anduril $1 million under the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics program
- China launches new set of Yaogan-40 satellites into polar orbit SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2025 China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking the country’s 52nd launch of the year.
- ESA deploys new fully European ground-based atomic clock ESA · 7 Sep 2025 As part of an effort coordinated by the European Space Agency (ESA), Safran has released the first ultra-precise active hydrogen maser technology, entirely developed and designed in Europe.
- Pentagon announces senior U.S. Space Force leadership changes SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2025 The Pentagon on Sept. 5 announced a slate of senior leadership shifts, including new appointments to key command and planning posts.
- NASA releases details on revised next phase of commercial space station development SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2025 NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate crew-tended space stations as part of a revised approach to transition from the ISS.