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- ESA School Days 2025 at ESRIN ESA · 18 Apr 2025 English
- Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt ESA · 18 Apr 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- NASA safety panel warns of increasing risks to ISS operations SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2025 Members of a NASA safety panel said they were “deeply concerned” about the safety of the aging International Space Station, citing long-running issues and funding shortfalls.
- NASA Safety Panel Worried About Aging ISS, Need for Successor SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Apr 2025 NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) said today the International Space Station has entered its “riskiest period” as the root cause of persistent air leaks in the Russian segment remains
- Origins Uncertain: ‘Skull Hill’ Rock NASA · 17 Apr 2025 Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. Student at Purdue University Last week, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover continued its journey down lower ‘Witch Hazel Hill’ on the Jezero crater rim. The rover stopped along a boundary visible fro...
- NASA Studies Wind Effects and Aircraft Tracking with Joby Aircraft NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities – in all kinds of weather. Resear...
- Cape launch sites bustling with activity, New Glenn and Starship preparations underway NASASpaceflight · 17 Apr 2025 While several Cape Canaveral launch sites remain busy with launches from SpaceX, ULA, and Blue…
- NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Colorado Students NASA · 17 Apr 2025 Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Sta...
- Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off NASA · 17 Apr 2025 The launch of space shuttle Discovery is captured in this April 12, 1985, photo. This mission, STS-51D, was the 16th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, and Discovery’s fourth flight. Discovery carried out 39 mission...
- Multilateral coordination will be needed for commercial space stations SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 Even as NASA and its partners on the ISS shift to commercial space stations, NASA’s former deputy administrator believes there will still be a role for multilateral coordination.
- Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership NASA · 17 Apr 2025 At Norfolk Technical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, carpentry students in Jordan Crawford’s first-year class aren’t just learning how to measure and cut wood—they’re discovering how their skills can serve a greater purpose...
- NASA’s Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars’ Missing Carbonate Mystery NASA · 17 Apr 2025 New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time. Researchers have long believed that Mars once h...
- Bill Nye on NASA budget cuts & key space issues SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Bill's journey but quickly pivots to the proposed science budget cuts at NASA.
- NASA Announces First Mentor-Protégé Agreement Under Enhanced Program NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA is marking progress in strengthening the agency’s small business partnerships, supply chain resiliency, and domestic space manufacturing capabilities. Under the agency’s enhanced Mentor-Protégé Program, NASA has ann...
- Giant Dome Door Fitted to Europe’s Extremely Large Telescope European Spaceflight · 17 Apr 2025 Construction of the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope has reached a significant milestone with the successful installation of one of the dome’s two massive doors. The European Southern Observatory...
- L3Harris expands space manufacturing as companies vie for position in ‘Golden Dome’ SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 L3Harris announced a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing site in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- Creotech Instruments secures €52 million ESA contract to build Polish satellite constellation CAMILA SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 A key player in the European DeepTech market and a leading Polish space technology company, Creotech Instruments S.A., has signed the largest contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to […]
- NASA Supports Next Generation of Innovators NASA · 17 Apr 2025 When young minds come together to test their knowledge and creativity in technology and innovation, the results are truly inspiring. In its sixth year, Aerospace Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at East High Sc...
- Sea surface warming faster than expected ESA · 17 Apr 2025 Satellite observations show that sea-surface temperatures over the past four decades have been getting warmer at an accelerated pace.
- Meet the Space Ops Team: Becky Brocato NASA · 17 Apr 2025 As an adventurous individual, Becky Brocato, Ph.D., has a deep curiosity for understanding the conditions of the human body, especially as it pertains to spaceflight. This passion directly translates to her role at NASA,...
- Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that ben...
- Recognizing Employee Excellence NASA · 17 Apr 2025 Shahab Chaudhry, chief of the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has received a 2025 NASA Program and Project Management Excellence Award. He is one of just th...
- NASA Glenn and Cleveland Cavaliers Score With STEM NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA’s Glenn Research Center supported Northeast Ohio STEM (NEOSTEM)’s annual Score with STEM event in collaboration with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 16 at Tower City Center in Cleveland. More than 1,500 students, t...
- U.S. Space Force lays out battle plan for space in new ‘warfighting’ guide SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 The document, titled “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners,” outlines how U.S. forces might assert control of the orbital high ground
- Texas Space Commission awards $26 million to five companies SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 The Texas Space Commission has awarded more than $26 million to five companies in the latest round of awards designed to stimulate the state’s space industry.
- Mission team details complex rescue of Chinese lunar spacecraft SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 A team behind the rescue of two lunar satellites left stranded by a launch anomaly have revealed the challenges they faced in salvaging the mission.
- Why Resilient GPS (R-GPS) Matters for US Military Superiority: We Must Address GPS Vulnerabilities SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 GPS is not only a cornerstone to our military superiority, it is foundational to our national and global economic stability. In fact, analysts warn that GPS outages could cost our […]
- Webb spots clues of black hole at heart of nearby galaxy M83 ESA · 17 Apr 2025 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered evidence that suggests the presence of a long-sought supermassive black hole at the heart of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83 (M83). This s...
- Register now for ESA’s Living Planet Symposium in Vienna ESA · 17 Apr 2025 Registrations are now open for the European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium (LPS) – one of the largest Earth observation conferences in the world. The event will take place on 23–27 June 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
- Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2025 The mission, designated NROL-174, lifted off at 3:33 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8) at Vandenberg.
- Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data NASA · 16 Apr 2025 In February, NASA’s ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data collection to processing, satellite systems continue to advance, and NASA i...
- Rocket Factory Augsburg Replaces CEO The Launch Pad · 16 Apr 2025 Rocket Factory Augsburg Replaces CEO
- Astranis Signs $115 Million Deal for Taiwan’s First Dedicated Comms Satellite The Launch Pad · 16 Apr 2025 Astranis Signs $115 Million Deal for Taiwan’s First Dedicated Comms Satellite
- Why are two Texas senators trying to wrest a Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian? Ars Technica · 16 Apr 2025 This seems like a smart use of taxpayer money.
- NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Mission Overview NASA · 16 Apr 2025 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 4:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with about 6,7...
- Scrub Jay at the Vehicle Assembly Building NASA · 16 Apr 2025 A scrub jay perches on a branch near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 22, 2020. Kennedy shares space with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to more...
- Ground twin built for Boeing’s 2026 quantum satellite demo SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2025 Boeing announced April 16 it has built the ground-based portion of a mission aiming to demonstrate quantum networking in space, marking a key milestone ahead of launching a small satellite called Q4S next year.
- Space Force eases entry for commercial firms with layered launch standards SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2025 “Based on the risk tolerance of the payload, the government determines which amount of mission assurance is most appropriate for that mission"
- Poland Green Lights €52M Earth Observation Constellation European Spaceflight · 16 Apr 2025 The European Space Agency, on behalf of the Polish Government, has awarded a €52 million contract to Creotech Instruments for the development and launch of a three-satellite Earth observation constellation. In October 20...
- NASA’s Chandra Releases New 3D Models of Cosmic Objects NASA · 16 Apr 2025 New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models allow people to explore — and print — examples of stars in the early and end stages of their l...