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- NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 92 Launch, Space Station Docking NASA · 30 Jun 2025 NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station....
- Space Force eyes maneuverable satellites and cloud-based control software to outpace threats in orbit SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025 “Maneuver is pretty critical to warfighting,” said Kelly Hammett, director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office
- NASA+ is Coming to Netflix This Summer NASA · 30 Jun 2025 NASA announced Monday its latest plans to team up with a streaming service to bring space a little closer to home. Starting this summer, NASA+ live programming will be available on Netflix. Audiences now will have anothe...
- Launch Roundup: Gilmour Space to make debut, SpaceX plans east coast doubleheader NASASpaceflight · 30 Jun 2025 With the month of June coming to a close and July on the horizon, the…
- Chinese spacecraft begin rendezvous and proximity operations in geostationary orbit SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025 China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 are conducting proximity operations for a second time high above the Earth as a precursor to an expected on-orbit refueling test.
- Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center NASA · 30 Jun 2025 The light that the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope collected to create this image reached the telescope after a journey of 250 million years. Its source was the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, which resides in the constellation...
- Themis Demonstrator Completes 3,000 km Journey to Launch Site European Spaceflight · 30 Jun 2025 The ArianeGroup-built Themis reusable booster demonstrator has arrived at the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden, following a journey of over 3,000 kilometres by road from Les Mureaux, France. Developed under a European Spac...
- The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars Ars Technica · 30 Jun 2025 The payload likely to spark the most interest is the Blue Moon MK1 lander.
- MTG-S1 satellite hosting the Sentinel-4 instrument is ready for liftoff ESA · 30 Jun 2025 The Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite, which is hosting the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, has been placed inside the nose cone of the Falcon 9 launch rocket and is ready for the sch...
- Stanford spinoff EraDrive claims $1 million NASA contract SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – EraDrive, a Stanford spinoff, won a $1 million NASA contract to detect, identify and track space objects. It was the first contract for the Palo Alto, California, […]
- Space is hard. There is no excuse for pretending it’s easy. SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025 The headlines in the space industry over the past month have delivered a sobering reminder: space is not forgiving, and certainly not friendly to overpromising entrepreneurs. From iSpace’s second failed […]
- Moog Completes Major Building Expansion to Enhance Space Actuation and Avionics Manufacturing Capabilities SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025 Moog hardware enables weekly space launches for commercial and government customers
- Themis: the journey of Europe’s first reusable rocket has begun ESA · 30 Jun 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Going the Distance: Lisa Pace Leads Exploration Development Integration at Johnson NASA · 30 Jun 2025 Lisa Pace knows a marathon when she sees one. An avid runner, she has participated in five marathons and more than 50 half marathons. Though she prefers to move quickly, she also knows the value of taking her time. “I so...
- Help ESA redefine the future of space computing ESA · 30 Jun 2025 Due to the growing volume of data produced by Earth observation (EO), traditional computing architectures struggle to process information efficiently and promptly. To mitigate this issue, prepare Europe for the future of...
- Plato’s eyes meet brain ESA · 30 Jun 2025 On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission.
- Webb spots a starburst shining in infrared ESA · 30 Jun 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy June 29-July 5, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Jun 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 29-July 5, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate schedules are
- With Masseys out of Commission, SpaceX may attempt Static Fire Ships at the Launch Site NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2025 With the Ship static fire stand and trench at Masseys out of commission, SpaceX appears…
- Blue Origin launches third New Shepard mission within three months SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2025 Blue Origin launched its third crewed suborbital flight in under three months June 29, flying a group that included a married couple and a lawyer in legal trouble.
- Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2025 An H-2A rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite June 28 on the final flight of a vehicle that had long been the workhorse for Japanese space access.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2025 SpaceX will attempt to land its 470th Falcon booster during the Starlink 15-7 mission. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 10:13 a.m. PDT (1:13 p.m. EDT, 1713 UTC) on Saturday, June 28.
- ICEYE Secures Three Defence Contracts in Just Two Weeks European Spaceflight · 28 Jun 2025 Finnish Earth observation data provider ICEYE has secured agreements with three European defence customers within a two-week period. Founded in 2014, ICEYE provides all-weather, day-and-night imaging via a constellation...
- Rocket Lab launches second Electron within 48 hours SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2025 A Rocket Lab Electron placed an undisclosed satellite into orbit June 28 on the company’s second launch within 48 hours and fourth this month.
- Japan’s GOSAT-GW to launch aboard final H-IIA rocket NASASpaceflight · 28 Jun 2025 The final flight of Japan’s H-IIA rocket will carry the GOSAT-GW environmental research satellite to…
- SpaceX scores $81.6 million Space Force contract to launch weather satellite SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2025 Space Force awards third consecutive NSSL Phase 3 task order to SpaceX for 2027 launch
- NASA Looking at Organizational Change Amid Workforce and Budget Cutbacks SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Jun 2025 Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro and other top agency leaders held an internal Town Hall meeting on Wednesday to share what they know, and don’t know, about NASA’s future. Three
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 27 Jun 2025 The Starlink 10-34 mission will be SpaceX’s 80s Falcon 9 launch of the year. The company is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at 12:26 a.m. EDT (0426 UTC).
- NASA Welcomes Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station NASA · 27 Jun 2025 A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew docks to the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module on June 26. Axiom Mission 4 is the fourth all-private astronaut mission to t...
- EchoStar delays bankruptcy threat after Trump pushes for FCC resolution SpaceNews · 27 Jun 2025 EchoStar has delayed a potential bankruptcy filing to allow more time for talks with regulators reviewing whether the satellite operator is complying with conditions tied to its spectrum licenses.
- Firefly advances production of Eclipse and Blue Ghost, announces Ocula imaging service NASASpaceflight · 27 Jun 2025 Firefly Aerospace is continuing to make good progress toward the debut of the company’s next-generation…
- NASA Announces Winners of 2025 Human Lander Challenge NASA · 27 Jun 2025 NASA’s Human Lander Challenge marked its second year on June 26, awarding $18,000 in prize money to three university teams for their solutions for long-duration cryogenic, or super chilled, liquid storage and transfer sy...
- Astronaut Joe Engle Flies X-15 NASA · 27 Jun 2025 Former NASA astronaut Joe Engle poses in front of an X-15 plane in this Dec. 2, 1965, photo. On June 29, 1965, Engle flew the X-15 to 280,600 feet, becoming the youngest U.S. pilot to qualify as an astronaut. The Kansas...
- Sophia Roberts: Showcasing the Cosmos NASA · 27 Jun 2025 Astrophysics Science Video Producer – Goddard Space Flight Center Growing up in Detroit with a camera in her hand, Sophia Roberts — now an award-winning astrophysics science video producer—never imagined that one day her...
- Sophia Roberts: Showcasing the Cosmos NASA · 27 Jun 2025 Astrophysics Science Video Producer – Goddard Space Flight Center Growing up in Detroit with a camera in her hand, Sophia Roberts — now an award-winning astrophysics science video producer—never imagined that one day her...
- The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Starcloud and Volta Space Technologies as New Associate Members SpaceNews · 27 Jun 2025 June 27, 2025 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Starcloud and Volta Space Technologies as new Associate Members. These forward-looking companies bring cutting-edge capabilitie...
- New SLS booster design suffers anomaly during test SpaceNews · 27 Jun 2025 A new version of the solid rocket booster being developed for the Space Launch System experienced an anomaly during a test firing in Utah June 26.
- A new adventure on the International Space Station ESA · 27 Jun 2025 Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA head of Space and Robotic Exploration, explains that Ignis mission will include an ambitious technological and scientific programme with several experiments led by ESA and proposed by the Polis...
- ASI Taps OHB to Develop Lunar Oxygen Extraction Mission European Spaceflight · 27 Jun 2025 The Italian space agency (ASI) has awarded OHB a contract to develop its ORACLE mission, which aims to validate technology for the extraction of oxygen from lunar regolith on the surface of the Moon. Work on the Oxygen R...
- Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center NASA · 27 Jun 2025 The light that the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope collected to create this image reached the telescope after a journey of 250 million years. Its source was the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, which resides in the constellation...