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- NASA’s NICER Maps Debris From Recurring Cosmic Crashes NASA · 6 May 2025 Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior...
- ESA Chief Responds to Proposed NASA Budget Cuts European Spaceflight · 6 May 2025 The European Space Agency’s Director General, Josef Aschbacher, has responded to proposed NASA budget cuts that would eliminate the Orion and Gateway programmes, both of which involve ESA contributions. Late last week, t...
- Spot the Station Frequently Asked Questions NASA · 6 May 2025 1. Why is the International Space Station up there? The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that enables research not possible on Earth for the benefit of humanity. F...
- Starlink Outpaces Launches: SpaceX Enters New Era of Profitability SpaceNews · 6 May 2025 Starlink’s growth signals a strategic shift as SpaceX evolves from a launch provider to a diversified operator reshaping the commercial space landscape Paris, France– May 5, 2025 – According to […]
- NASA Expands SPHEREx Science Return Through Commercial Partnership NASA · 6 May 2025 NASA is partnering with commercial industry to expand our knowledge of Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Recently, NASA collaborated with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to support data transfer for the agency’s S...
- Quantum Sensing via Matter-Wave Interferometry Aboard the International Space Station NASA · 6 May 2025 Future space missions could use quantum technologies to help us understand the physical laws that govern the universe, explore the composition of other planets and their moons, gain insights into unexplained cosmological...
- The U.S. is risking its economic and defense leadership in low Earth orbit SpaceNews · 6 May 2025 Since 2011, NASA and the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory have engaged in public-private partnerships with entrepreneurial United States companies to bootstrap a commercial business ecosystem in low...
- Tuesday Telescope: It’s not space weather, but weather from space Ars Technica · 6 May 2025 "I am so amazed by the view we have up here of our Earth’s weather systems."
- Nilufar Ramji: Shaping Johnson’s Giant Leaps Forward NASA · 6 May 2025 A first-generation college graduate, Nilufar Ramji was blazing trails long before arriving at NASA. With her multifaceted expertise, she is helping shape the messaging behind humanity’s return to the Moon, Mars, and beyo...
- Sols 4529-4531: Honeycombs and Waffles… on Mars! NASA · 6 May 2025 Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, Planetary Geologist at University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Friday, May 2, 2025 From our Wednesday stopping spot, the drive direction ahead (looking along the path we wo...
- ESA Reacts to Proposed NASA Budget Cuts SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 May 2025 The head of the European Space Agency responded to the Trump Administration’s proposed deep cuts to NASA programs today by saying ESA still wants to cooperate with NASA, but will
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 6 May 2025 The mission will be SpaceX’s 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 UTC).
- NASA budget proposal draws strong criticism SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 The White House’s proposal to cut NASA’s budget by nearly 25% and cancel several major programs has drawn criticism from industry and members of Congress, while raising concerns among international partners.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch 250th mission from SLC-40 NASASpaceflight · 5 May 2025 SpaceX is on course to launch its 250th mission from SLC-40 in Florida this week.…
- Pentagon’s hypersonic milestone: Stratolaunch reusable vehicle breaks Mach 5 SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Launched from Roc, Stratolaunch’s massive carrier aircraft boasting a record-breaking 385-foot wingspan, the Talon-A2 drone was released over the Pacific Ocean.
- Searching for Spherules to Sample NASA · 5 May 2025 Written by Denise Buckner, Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Over the past few weeks, Perseverance has been investigating some curious spherules peppered across the “Witch Hazel Hill” region along...
- Telecoms veteran to lead Eutelsat amid Europe’s sovereign broadband push SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Eutelsat shares closed up nearly 13% May 5 after the French operator said it would replace its CEO with Jean-François Fallacher, a telecoms veteran joining from a key partner in Europe’s planned sovereign broadband const...
- Space Force remains skeptical on satellite refueling: ‘Show me the military advantage’ SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Officials are unconvinced of strategic benefit, even as industry eyes long-term contracts
- NASA Data Helps Map Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales NASA · 5 May 2025 In the waters off New England, one of Earth’s rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale filters clouds of tiny reddish zooplankton — called Calanus finmarchicus — from the sea. These zoopla...
- NASA Langley Participates in Air Power Over Hampton Roads NASA · 5 May 2025 NASA Langley Research Center’s integral role in the past, present, and future of flight was on full display April 25-27 during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show. The air show, held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (J...
- Hubble Images a Peculiar Spiral NASA · 5 May 2025 A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (...
- ESA Director General reaction to a reduced budget proposal for NASA ESA · 5 May 2025 ESA Director General emphasises the importance of cooperation in space activities
- NASA Kennedy Breathes Life into Moon Soil Testing NASA · 5 May 2025 As NASA works to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, researchers have reached a breakthrough by extracting oxygen at a commercial scale from simulated lunar soil at Swamp Works at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in F...
- The Space Economy to Reach $944 Billion by 2033: Novaspace Unveils Key Insight SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Novaspace’s Space Economy Report, 11th Edition, highlights downstream solutions driving significant industry growth. Paris, 2025 – Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 11...
- Defense Spending Drives Government Space Budgets to Historic High SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Global government space investments rocketed to $135 billion in 2024, marking a 10% increase from 2023, with defense expenditures driving growth and continuing to outpace civil spending. Novaspace, the leading […]
- FSS Capacity Pricing Faces Disruption as Industry Shifts from Scarcity to Abundance SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Novaspace report highlights evolving pricing models amid growing supply and cost-efficient capacity Paris, February 19, 2025 – Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 7th […...
- Inside SDA, IRIS², and More: Novaspace Unveils Major Space Programs Tracker SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has unveiled a new offering: the Major Space Programs Tracker. This report debuts with a spotlight on a defining trend across […]
- Novaspace Partners with the Colombian Space Agency to Host LATSAT, Latin America’s Premier Space Conference SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 LATSAT will gather Latin American and global space leaders for groundbreaking discussions and networking, focusing on the future of the region’s space sector and pathways to industry growth. Paris, Bogotá […]
- Space Economy Faces Ticking Clock on Collision Risk SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Situational awareness emerges as essential infrastructure for orbital sustainability Paris, April, 2025 – Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has unveiled a new offering: the Space Situa...
- POLARIS Spaceplanes Prepares for Key In-Flight Refuelling Milestone European Spaceflight · 5 May 2025 Germany’s POLARIS Spaceplanes is preparing to attempt a key milestone in its development of in-flight refuelling capabilities for its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. AURORA is an uncrewed...
- NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet NASA · 5 May 2025 Though they don’t orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are shrouded in mystery…an...
- GSFC Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer – Case Studies NASA · 5 May 2025 The Goddard OCKO has a large collection of case studies covering a wide range of missions and technical topics, including launch decision making, project management, procurement, instrument development, risk management,...
- Securing the skies: tackling the growing threat of GPS interference SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Malicious interference with the United States Global Positioning System (GPS) is a potentially fatal safety hazard that demands immediate attention and unified action. As the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Age...
- Inversion completes first flight of reentry vehicle, but without reentry SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 Startup Inversion Space says its first flight of a reentry vehicle was “profoundly valuable” even though the vehicle did not reenter.
- SpaceX pushed “sniper” theory with the feds far more than is publicly known Ars Technica · 5 May 2025 "It came out of nowhere, and it was really violent."
- Sols 4527-4528: ‘Boxwork Ahoy!’ NASA · 4 May 2025 Written by Natalie Moore, Mission Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 We’re back in our standard “touch and go” plan regime today, where we sandwich a midda...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy May 4-10, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 May 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of May 4-10, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Army creates space career field for enlisted soldiers SpaceNews · 4 May 2025 "These specialists will become the experts we turn to during the next conflict," said Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey.
- As Ship 35 Static Fires, SpaceX has a Fleet a Vehicles Getting Ready for Flight NASASpaceflight · 3 May 2025 SpaceX continues to build and test Starships, with a current fleet of four boosters undergoes…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 3 May 2025 The ability to launch 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites comes from a shift by SpaceX to an “optimized” version of the spacecraft introduced in 2024. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 4:53 a.m....