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- Live coverage: SpaceX to pass 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch Spaceflight Now · 6 Sep 2025 The Starlink 17-9 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to its low Earth orbit constellation of more than 8,300. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:05 a.m. PDT (2:05 p...
- Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral imagery sheds light on damage caused to Iranian nuclear facility SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral sensors revealed new information on damage sustained by Iran’s Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant after U.S. armed forces bombed the site in June. OSK’s Global Hyperspectr...
- China launches experimental Shiyan-29 to GEO, commercial Ceres-1 carries 3 satellites SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 China conducted a pair of launches sending an experimental spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit and three further satellites into polar orbits.
- NASA Seeks Industry Input on Next Phase of Commercial Space Stations NASA · 5 Sep 2025 NASA is requesting feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy to ensure a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. The a...
- NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation NASA · 5 Sep 2025 Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with foundational data to i...
- Ten flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures NASASpaceflight · 5 Sep 2025 SpaceX has had a long journey through 10 flight tests of Starship. Teams have endured…
- NASA’s acting chief “angry” about talk that China will beat US back to the Moon Ars Technica · 5 Sep 2025 "I can tell you what, I'll be damned if that is the story that we write."
- GHGSat to provide methane monitoring for ExxonMobil SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – GHGSat and ExxonMobil Corp. announced a partnership Sept. 5 to monitor and mitigate methane emissions for onshore operations in North America and Asia. Collaboration between GHGSat, a Canadian firm focuse...
- Orion Mission Evaluation Room NASA · 5 Sep 2025 Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. As NASA’...
- NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 93 Launch, Space Station Docking NASA · 5 Sep 2025 NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos...
- Astrobotic Partners with Andøya Space to Test Lunar Lander Tech in Norway European Spaceflight · 5 Sep 2025 US-based lunar logistics company Astrobotic and Norwegian spaceport operator Andøya Space have signed a term sheet outlining the framework for a Launch Site Agreement. The agreement, once finalized, will facilitate fligh...
- Week in images: 01-05 September 2025 ESA · 5 Sep 2025 Week in images: 01-05 September 2025
- A steady space? Bringing stellar legal certainty to space issues SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 A new space race is heating up across the pond — not to be the first to reach the moon, but to provide a credible and flexible legal framework capable of turbocharging the space sectors in the United Kingdom and Europe....
- Duffy pushes back against testimony that NASA is falling behind China in lunar exploration SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 NASA’s acting administrator said he was “angry” after a predecessor told Congress the agency was behind China in sending astronauts to the moon.
- How the smallsat business is evolving: Excerpts from the Space Minds podcast SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 During the 39th annual Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in August, SpaceNews hosted a group of industry leaders on our Space Minds podcast to discuss the latest in smallsats and where this part of the...
- Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light Ars Technica · 5 Sep 2025 "Nobody’s waving the white flag here until the last hour of the last day."
- Hubble Spies Galaxy with Lots to See NASA · 5 Sep 2025 While it may appear as just another spiral galaxy among billions in the universe, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a galaxy with plenty to study. The galaxy, NGC 7456, is located over 51 millio...
- Earth observation firms are trying to solve a latency problem with ‘Dynamic Targeting’ SpaceNews · 5 Sep 2025 For years, satellite sensors have transmitted vast quantities of imagery to the ground, where analysts then discarded views obscured by clouds, identified natural features or objects and shared pictures with customers. T...
- Estonia celebrates 10 years in ESA ESA · 5 Sep 2025 Estonia marked its 10th anniversary in the European Space Agency alongside the plenary session of the European Interparliamentary Space Conference on 4 September.
- Duffy: “I’ll Be Damned” If U.S. Doesn’t Beat China Back to the Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Sep 2025 Reacting to comments at yesterday’s Senate hearing on the space race with China, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy forcefully exclaimed today that he fully expects the United States to get
- East Coast steps up a gear for Starship’s arrival NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2025 As SpaceX continues to ramp up its Starship program, recent developments at Florida’s spaceports highlight…
- Orbital Paradigm readies first reentry mission SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2025 A Spanish startup is entering the emerging reentry vehicle market with plans to develop a reusable capsule offering frequent flights.
- Live coverage: SpaceX aims for 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2025 The Starlink 10-57 mission is also SpaceX’s 80th launch this year carrying Starlink satellites to low Earth obit. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 7:29 a.m. EDT (1129 UT...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4641-4648: Thinking Outside and Inside the ‘Boxwork’ NASA · 4 Sep 2025 Written by Ashley Stroupe, Mission Operations Engineer and Rover Planner at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning week: Aug. 25, 2025. This week Curiosity has been exploring the boxwork unit, investigating both...
- Space Force graduates first class of officers trained for ‘great power competition’ SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2025 The new year-long program seeks to prepare military leaders for a “contested” space domain
- Project Kuiper scores first airline win as JetBlue picks LEO over GEO SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2025 Amazon’s Project Kuiper has clinched its first airline deal, partnering with JetBlue to bring LEO connectivity to about 75 aircraft from 2027 in another blow to legacy geostationary players.
- NASA Names Amit Kshatriya Associate Administrator, Signaling Renewed Focus on Exploration The Launch Pad · 4 Sep 2025 NASA Names Amit Kshatriya Associate Administrator, Signaling Renewed Focus on Exploration
- JetBlue Becomes First Airline to Join Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Upgrading Free Fly-Fi Wi-Fi The Launch Pad · 4 Sep 2025 JetBlue Becomes First Airline to Join Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Upgrading Free Fly-Fi Wi-Fi
- Carbon Mapper and tracking super pollutants SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2025 In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Riley Duren, CEO of Carbon Mapper and veteran of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- NASA TechRise Student Challenge 5 NASA · 4 Sep 2025 This competition provides a hands-on opportunity for participants to gain critical skills in engineering, computing, electronics, and more that will be required for America’s technical workforce. If you are in sixth to 1...
- Upcoming Launch to Boost NASA’s Study of Sun’s Influence Across Space NASA · 4 Sep 2025 Soon, there will be three new ways to study the Sun’s influence across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expected to launch no earli...
- NASA, Northrop Grumman to Send Medical, Technology Studies to Space NASA · 4 Sep 2025 NASA and Northrop Grumman are preparing to send the company’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station, flying research to support Artemis missions to the Moon and human exploration of Mars and beyond, while...
- NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman pose for a portrait in the Unity module NASA · 4 Sep 2025 NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station‘s Unity module during a break in weekend housecleaning and maintenance activitie...
- NASA Contract Officer Helps Power Journey Back to the Moon NASA · 4 Sep 2025 When NASA’s Artemis II mission launches in 2026, it will inspire the world through discovery in a new Golden Age of innovation and exploration. It will be another inspiring NASA moment Patricia White can add to her growi...
- Glittering Glimpse of Star Birth From NASA’s Webb Telescope NASA · 4 Sep 2025 This is a sparkling scene of star birth captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. What appears to be a craggy, starlit mountaintop kissed by wispy clouds is actually a cosmic dust-scape being eaten away by the blist...
- Glittering glimpse of starbirth ESA · 4 Sep 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Glittering glimpse of star birth ESA · 4 Sep 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Galileo ‘daughter mission’ name revealed: Celeste ESA · 4 Sep 2025 Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of LEO-PNT’s first satellites, ESA has now unveiled the name of the mission. Celeste, as it has been officially designated, will test the potential of a new, low Earth or...
- Galileo ‘daughter mission’ name revealed: Celeste ESA · 4 Sep 2025 Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of LEO-PNT’s first satellites, ESA has now unveiled the name of the mission. Celeste, as it has been officially designated, will test the potential of a new, low Earth or...
- NASA Glenn Tests Mini-X-Ray Technology to Advance Space Health Care NASA · 4 Sep 2025 As NASA plans future human exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, new and unique challenges emerge — like communication delays and limited return-to-Earth options — so enhanced medical care capabilities are...