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- Parker Solar Probe takes images close to the Sun as primary mission winds down NASASpaceflight · 13 Jul 2025 On Dec. 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe traveled closer to the Sun than any…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy July 13-19, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Jul 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of July 13-19, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch unspecified satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2025 SpaceX disclosed neither the payload nor the customer for this mission launching from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EDT (0504 UTC), the opening of...
- NASA Says ISS Air Leaks Have Stabilized as Crew-11 Prepares for Launch SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Jul 2025 The long-standing air leaks in a transfer tunnel on the Russian segment of the International Space Station have stabilized after recent Russian repairs. A NASA official said on Thursday that
- NASA, JAXA astronauts discuss upcoming Crew-11 launch to ISS NASASpaceflight · 12 Jul 2025 NASA has updated the launch date for the next crew launch to the International Space…
- Axiom Space, Oakley partner on spacesuit visor for Artemis missions Spaceflight Now · 12 Jul 2025 The high-end sunglasses brand is the latest non-traditional partner to join Axiom Space in designing its spacesuits for exploring the Moon as part of the Artemis Program.
- The Space Traffic Report: Starlink, ISS docking, and upcoming Falcon 9 & Kuiper launches NASASpaceflight · 11 Jul 2025 This past week marked a relatively quiet period for orbital launches, but there was still…
- Advances in NASA Imaging Changed How World Sees Mars NASA · 11 Jul 2025 Sixty years ago, NASA’s Mariner 4 captured groundbreaking views of the Red Planet, leading to a steady stream of advances in the cameras used to study other worlds. In 1965, NASA’s Mariner 4 mission brought Mars into Ame...
- NASA Astronaut Shannon Walker Retires NASA · 11 Jul 2025 NASA astronaut Shannon Walker retired July 10, concluding a career that spanned 38 years, including 30 years of federal service and more than 21 years as an astronaut. During two spaceflights, she spent 330 days in orbit...
- Putting the X-59 to the Test NASA · 11 Jul 2025 Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible...
- NASA to Provide Coverage of Axiom Mission 4 Departure from Station NASA · 11 Jul 2025 NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 4 private astronaut mission from the International Space Station. The four-member astronaut crew is scheduled to undock from the space-f...
- X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel NASA · 11 Jul 2025 Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Support Health Studies for Deep Space Travel NASA · 11 Jul 2025 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is set to launch a four-person crew to the International Space Station later this summer. Some of the crew have volunteered to participate in a series of experiments to address health challe...
- Week in images: 07-11 July 2025 ESA · 11 Jul 2025 Week in images: 07-11 July 2025
- UK Government Commits £75.6M to Space Debris Removal Mission European Spaceflight · 11 Jul 2025 The UK Space Agency has issued a £75.6 million (€87.3 million) call for proposals for what it describes as the nation’s first mission to actively remove defunct satellites from orbit. Announced on 3 July, the Active Debr...
- Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait NASA · 11 Jul 2025 A massive, spacetime-warping cluster of galaxies is the setting of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy cluster in question is Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cet...
- Earth from Space: Lake District, UK ESA · 11 Jul 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA Council receives Anniversary Statement ESA · 11 Jul 2025 The Council of the European Space Agency has received the Anniversary Statement as signed by Member States marking 50 years of the agency.
- ESA Council receives Anniversary Statement ESA · 11 Jul 2025 The Council of the European Space Agency has received the Anniversary Statement as signed by Member States marking 50 years of the agency.
- Watch live: Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski returns to Earth ESA · 11 Jul 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4593-4594: Three Layers and a Lot of Structure at Volcán Peña Blanca NASA · 11 Jul 2025 Written by Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Monday, July 7, 2025 A few planning sols ago, we spotted a small ridge in the landscape ahead of us. Ridg...
- Senate Appropriators Poised to Reject Proposed NASA Budget Cuts, But… SpacePolicyOnline.com · 10 Jul 2025 The Senate Appropriations Committee met today to vote on three appropriations bills including the Commerce-Justice-Science bill that funds NASA. As presented by the CJS subcommittee, the bill would reject the
- NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle NASA · 10 Jul 2025 NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity. The LTV is part of NASA’s efforts to explore the l...
- President Trump Names Sean Duffy as Acting NASA Administrator NASASpaceflight · 10 Jul 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy…
- President Trump names Sean Duffy as acting NASA administrator NASASpaceflight · 10 Jul 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy…
- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Inspects Cat’s Paw NASA · 10 Jul 2025 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team released this image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula on July 10, 2025, in honor of the telescope’s third anniversary. Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) revealed never-before-seen structur...
- NASA to Brief Media on New Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield NASA · 10 Jul 2025 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 17, to share information about the agency’s upcoming Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, or TRACERS, mission, whi...
- Europe’s launch contenders revealed as Themis rolls toward reusability tests NASASpaceflight · 10 Jul 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing on its ambitions for future space transportation. This…
- NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun NASA · 10 Jul 2025 KEY POINTS On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. These newly released images — taken closer to the Sun than we’ve...
- Meet Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech Out West NASA · 10 Jul 2025 NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have been mapping the planets since Apollo. One team is searching closer to home for minerals critical to national security and the economy. If not for the Joshua trees, the tan hills...
- After some success in space, Varda raises $187 million to expand ambitions Ars Technica · 10 Jul 2025 "A decent chunk of the capital is going to go toward scaling up our production."
- NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Team Installs Observatory’s Solar Panels NASA · 10 Jul 2025 On June 14 and 16, technicians installed solar panels onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the final steps in assembling the observatory. Collectively called the Solar Array Sun Shield, these panels will...
- NASA’s Webb Scratches Beyond Surface of Cat’s Paw for 3rd Anniversary NASA · 10 Jul 2025 It’s the cat’s meow! To celebrate its third year of revealing stunning scenes of the cosmos in infrared light, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has “clawed” back the thick, dusty layers of a section within the Cat’s Paw...
- Webb scratches under Cat’s Paw Nebula for third anniversary ESA · 10 Jul 2025 To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region.
- New agreements for next decade of launches at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ESA · 10 Jul 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Europe's first deep-space optical communication link ESA · 10 Jul 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometres aw...
- GomSpace Refinances €18M European Investment Bank Loan European Spaceflight · 10 Jul 2025 Danish satellite manufacturer GomSpace has announced the refinancing of a SEK 200 million (€18 million) credit facility originally provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB). Under the new agreement, the company’s ma...
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy picked as Interim NASA Administrator Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2025 The Wednesday night announcement comes more than five weeks after the President pulled the nomination of Jared Isaacman for the position.
- Transportation Secretary Duffy Named as Interim NASA Administrator SpacePolicyOnline.com · 10 Jul 2025 Tonight President Trump appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to serve as interim NASA Administrator. Duffy said he is honored to take on that role: “Time to take over space. Let’s
- NASA has a new interim administrator: the Secretary of Transportation Ars Technica · 10 Jul 2025 "Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let’s launch."