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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies NASA · 21 Jun 2025 Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, June 20, 2025 During the plan covering Sols 4575-4576, Curiosity continued our investigation of mysterious boxwo...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot NASA · 20 Jun 2025 Written by Lucy Thompson, APXS Collaborator and Senior Research Scientist at the University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Not only did our drive execute perfectly, Curiosity ended up in o...
NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space NASA · 20 Jun 2025 NASA will soon launch a one-of-a-kind instrument, called Arcstone, to improve the quality of data from Earth-viewing sensors in orbit. In this technology demonstration, the mission will measure sunlight reflected from th...
Pentagon struggles to build unified satellite network SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2025 The goal is creating what DoD calls "enterprise satcom" — a virtualized, software-defined network that could automatically reroute communications.
Relativity Space accelerates production and testing of first Terran R NASASpaceflight · 20 Jun 2025 In a series of recent updates from Relativity Space, the company highlighted progress on its…
NASA’s LRO Views ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Moon Lander Impact Site NASA · 20 Jun 2025 On June 11, NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) captured photos of the site where the ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (RESILIENCE) lunar lander experienced a hard landing on June 5, 2025, UTC. RESILIE...
NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forward NASA · 20 Jun 2025 NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis. But making that vision a reality involves ensuring that people will actually want to ride thes...
Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere NASA · 20 Jun 2025 This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite was captured at 7:45 a.m. EDT (11:45 UTC) and shows the Americas on June 21, 2012, the start of astronomical summer – in the Northern Hemisphere – that year. The first d...
Rocket Report: Two big Asian reuse milestones, Vandenberg becomes SpaceX west Ars Technica · 20 Jun 2025 "This is potentially going to be a problem."
NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025 NASA · 20 Jun 2025 In the summer 2025 issue of the NASA History Office’s News & Notes newsletter, examples of leadership and critical decision-making in NASA’s history form the unifying theme. Among the topics discussed are NASA’s Shuttle-...
President of France Emmanuel Macron visits the Paris Space Hub ESA · 20 Jun 2025 Marking the first public day of this year’s International Paris Air Show, the President of France Emmanuel Macron visited the Paris Space Hub.
Week in images: 16-20 June 2025 ESA · 20 Jun 2025 Week in images: 16-20 June 2025
Trump’s dispute with Musk shows the danger of private monopolies in space SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2025 The world recently watched an argument unfold on X between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. It was a surreal exchange, featuring one of the richest men ever to have lived […]
NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California NASA · 20 Jun 2025 From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over...
President Macron calls Sophie Adenot from Paris Air Show 2025 ESA · 20 Jun 2025 At Le Bourget Paris Air Show, French President Emmanuel Macron talks with ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot about her mission 'εpsilon'.
εpsilon patch ESA · 20 Jun 2025 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Fren...
εpsilon: Sophie Adenot’s first mission name and patch unveiled ESA · 20 Jun 2025 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Fren...
ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2025 The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of Orbital Reef as it refines its strategy for use of commercial space stations.
Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy NASA · 20 Jun 2025 This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is situated just 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). I...
Eutelsat Eyes €1.35B Capital Raise After Signing €1B Framework Deal European Spaceflight · 20 Jun 2025 Embattled European satellite operator Eutelsat, which merged with LEO satellite operator OneWeb in 2023, has announced plans to raise €1.35 billion in new funding, with the French government committing a substantial shar...
Landspace performs 9-engine static fire test for reusable Zhuque-3 rocket SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2025 Chinese launch startup Landspace carried out a breakthrough static fire test Friday as it builds towards an orbital launch attempt with its Zhuque-3 rocket.
ESA and EU emphasize good relationship as they press forward on imaging constellation SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2025 The European Space Agency and European Commission say their relationship is closer than ever as they embark on a new satellite program.
Earth from Space: Vienna’s Danube divide ESA · 20 Jun 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA Delivers: 50 years booklet ESA · 20 Jun 2025 ESA Delivers: 50 years booklet
Ship 36 Experiences Anomaly During Engine Testing and is Lost NASASpaceflight · 19 Jun 2025 SpaceX had been pushing to launch the 10th Flight test of Starship with a record…
French government to lead Eutelsat’s $1.56 billion capital boost SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 France would more than double its stake in Eutelsat to nearly 30% as part of a $1.56 billion capital raise backed by multiple shareholders, bolstering the French operator’s plans to refresh its OneWeb constellation amid...
Moog Now Accepting Orders for Software Development Units for New High-Speed Space Computers SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 Gilbert, AZ – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems, is now accepting orders […]
Starship 36 Explodes During Static Fire Testing Space Scout · 19 Jun 2025 At 11:01 PM Central Time the night of June 18th, Starship 36 exploded on its test stand prior to a planned static fire test. Ship 36 was planned to be used for Flight 10, so its loss throws the immediate future of the St...
On-Pad Explosion Deals Another Setback to Starship SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Jun 2025 SpaceX’s Starship exploded on the launch pad at Starbase, TX just after midnight EDT during a static fire test in preparation for an upcoming launch. Starship, the second stage of
Portal Space Systems to build larger factory for Supernova vehicle SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 Portal Space Systems will create a second factory to scale up production of high-performance in-space vehicles as it gears up for initial test flights in 2026.
The ultimate backup drive: the moon SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maroouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what she’s doing to help protect astronauts.
The Exploration Company Unveils Proposed Crew Capsule European Spaceflight · 19 Jun 2025 During the first day of the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, The Exploration Company unveiled a crewed version of its Nyx spacecraft. According to the company, if the political will exists, the proposed crew-rated capsule c...
ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Four Highlights ESA · 19 Jun 2025 The European Space Agency looked back on its heritage and looked forward to a sustainable future on the fourth day of the International Paris Air Show.
After Resilience’s moon landing attempt, why openness is key to the lunar economy SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 Last week, I looked at the faces of our guests at our moon landing event and watched as awe, wonder and hopefulness transformed into disappointment. Moments before the expected touch […]
Starship destroyed in test stand explosion SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2025 A SpaceX Starship upper stage being prepared for the company’s next flight exploded June 19 during preparations for a static-fire test.
First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 arrive at launch site ESA · 19 Jun 2025 Europe will soon be taking another leap forward in its weather forecasting capacity as the first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, satellite arrives safely at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a pivotal mo...
“The models were right”: astronomers find ‘missing’ matter ESA · 19 Jun 2025 Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the Universe’s ‘missing’ matter, addressing a decades-long myst...
Next Starship explodes on test stand Spaceflight Now · 19 Jun 2025 SpaceX's next Starship vehicle, Ship 36, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion shortly after 11 p.m. CT (0400 UTC) Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company's Massey facility, near Starb...
Ariane 6 payload on board: MetOp-SG-A1 arrives in Kourou ESA · 19 Jun 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Trump officially nominates Space Force Gen. Guetlein to lead ‘Golden Dome’ SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2025 The nomination, submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, elevates Guetlein from his current role as vice chief of space operations

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