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- NASA Trains for Orion Water Recovery Ahead of Artemis II Launch NASA · 31 Mar 2025 Preparations for NASA’s next Artemis flight recently took to the seas as a joint NASA and Department of Defense team, led by NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, spent a week aboard the USS Somerset off the coast o...
- Vertical Lift Technology at NASA Ames Research Center NASA · 31 Mar 2025 The Aeromechanics Office at NASA’s Ames Research Center focuses on advancing vertical lift aircraft, including eVTOLs, through research and development in areas like acoustics, aeromechanics, and flight dynamics, aiming...
- Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science NASA · 31 Mar 2025 Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA’s archi...
- GITAI finalizes robotic arm study for Japan’s crewed lunar rover SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 Space robotics specialist GITAI has completed a concept study for a mechanical arm that would be ready to support Japan’s crewed lunar rover early next decade.
- Artemis II Core Stage Integration – Complete! NASA · 31 Mar 2025 Technicians from NASA and primary contractor Amentum join the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the Artemis II mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 23, 2025...
- Career Spotlight: Technologist (Ages 14-18) NASA · 31 Mar 2025 What does a technologist do? Technologists are professionals who research, develop, and test emerging technologies. They also find useful ways to put new technologies to work. A technologist is an expert in a specific ty...
- Career Spotlight: Scientist (Ages 14-18) NASA · 31 Mar 2025 What does a scientist do? Science is about exploring answers to questions. A scientist uses research and evidence to form hypotheses, test variables, and then share their findings. NASA scientists conduct groundbreaking...
- “Standardization, automation, and industrialization are no longer optional” SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 The name Beyond Gravity sounds like a startup. Can you explain who your company is? André Wall: We have more than 50 years of experience supplying key components for the world’s […]
- FAA Completes Investigation Into Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 Booster Mishap; Flight 2 This Spring The Launch Pad · 31 Mar 2025 FAA Completes Investigation Into Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 Booster Mishap; Flight 2 This Spring
- FAA Completes Investigation Into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Mishap The Launch Pad · 31 Mar 2025 FAA Completes Investigation Into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Mishap
- 20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights NASA · 31 Mar 2025 The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the Sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an unprecedented study spanning two decades, researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have unc...
- University High Triumphs at JPL-Hosted Ocean Sciences Bowl NASA · 31 Mar 2025 The annual regional event puts students’ knowledge of ocean-related science to the test in a fast-paced academic competition. A team of students from University High School in Irvine earned first place at a fast-paced re...
- Four different rockets, three landers, and two decades: Will ExoMars ever launch? Ars Technica · 31 Mar 2025 Nearly 20 years have passed since the European Space Agency committed to ExoMars.
- El X-59 de la NASA completa la prueba de ‘control de crucero’ mantenimiento automático de velocidad del motor NASA · 31 Mar 2025 Read this story in English here. El equipo detrás del X-59 de la NASA completó en marzo otra prueba crítica en tierra, garantizando que el silencioso avión supersónico será capaz de mantener una velocidad específica dura...
- SpaceX to launch Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit NASASpaceflight · 31 Mar 2025 SpaceX is set to launch its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on…
- Space Force to test satellite refueling technologies in orbit SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 Multi-year experiments aim to validate commercial solutions for space-based logistics
- Biomass cleared for fuelling ESA · 31 Mar 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- She Speaks for the Samples: Meet Dr. Juliane Gross, Artemis Campaign Sample Curation Lead NASA · 31 Mar 2025 Based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, or ARES, curates the most extensive collection of extraterrestrial materials on Earth, ranging from microscop...
- NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025 NASA · 31 Mar 2025 The highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) recently named 24 new fellows to its 2025 class. The NHFP fosters excellence and leadership in astrophysics by supporting exceptionally promising and innovativ...
- Nelson concerned about NASA layoffs and other changes SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he is concerned about some of the recent changes at the agency, such as the firing of its chief scientist.
- NASA adds Starship to launch contract SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 NASA has added SpaceX’s Starship to a contract used for launching agency missions, but the vehicle still has significant work ahead before it can start launching major missions.
- ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite hailed as excellent ESA · 31 Mar 2025 Launched just seven months ago, ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite has been proving how the New Space approach can accelerate the development of missions capable of delivering detailed temperature and humidity profiles for s...
- Chinese Bluetooth satellite startup raises early funding SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 HELSINKI — Chinese startup Bluelink Satcom has raised early-stage funding to build a satellite network capable of detecting Bluetooth signals from space. Bluelink Satcom announced an angel+ funding round March […]
- Airbus Awarded £150M Contract for ExoMars Lander Platform European Spaceflight · 31 Mar 2025 The European Space Agency and ExoMars prime contractor Thales Alenia Space have awarded Airbus a £150 million (€179.4 million) contract to build the landing platform for Europe’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover. In April 20...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy March 30-April 5, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Mar 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of March 30-April 5, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in
- China Announces Deep Space Mission Plans to Seek Life Beyond Earth The Launch Pad · 30 Mar 2025 China Announces Deep Space Mission Plans to Seek Life Beyond Earth
- ESA Taps Airbus to Replace Russian Landing Platform for ExoMars Mission The Launch Pad · 30 Mar 2025 ESA Taps Airbus to Replace Russian Landing Platform for ExoMars Mission
- Vulcan Centaur Certified for National Security Missions by US Space Force The Launch Pad · 30 Mar 2025 Vulcan Centaur Certified for National Security Missions by US Space Force
- Gravitics Secures Space Force Contract To Develop Responsive Space Orbital Spacecraft Carrier The Launch Pad · 30 Mar 2025 Gravitics Secures Space Force Contract To Develop Responsive Space Orbital Spacecraft Carrier
- Spectrum takes flight and clears the launch pad ESA · 30 Mar 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2025 The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted to Earth.
- Inaugural Isar Aerospace Spectrum Flight Ends in Failure European Spaceflight · 30 Mar 2025 The inaugural launch of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket ended in failure on 30 March, less than thirty seconds into its flight. Spectrum is a two-stage rocket standing approximately 28 metres tall and designed to deli...
- ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will have a European landing platform ESA · 30 Mar 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to design and build the landing platform for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover. In 2028, ESA will launch this ambitious exploration mission to search for past and pre...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 29 Mar 2025 The flight will be the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:20 p.m. EDT (1920 UTC), weather permitting.
- China Roundup: Third successful EVA and deep-space ambitions as China’s space economy surges NASASpaceflight · 29 Mar 2025 The Shenzhou-19 crew recently conducted their third spacewalk this month as the China National Space…
- China launches classified TJS-16 spacecraft, companion object emerges alongside earlier TJS-15 satellite SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2025 HELSINKI — China launched the new TJS-16 classified satellite on Saturday aboard a Long March 7A rocket, continuing the opaque series of experimental missions. A Long March 7A rocket lifted […]
- Airbus wins contract for ExoMars lander platform SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2025 Airbus Defence and Space will build the landing platform for ESA’s ExoMars rover, replacing a critical component originally to be provided by Russia.
- NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship NASA · 28 Mar 2025 NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provi...
- Geopolitical shifts boost Lightspeed as Starlink eats into Telesat’s GEO business SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2025 Geopolitical shifts are driving government interest in Telesat’s LEO plans, according to the Canadian operator, validating its move beyond geostationary satellites as Starlink erodes its legacy broadband business.
- NASA Boosts Efficiency with Custom X-66 Flooring NASA · 28 Mar 2025 NASA designed temporary floorboards for the MD-90 aircraft to use while it is transformed into the X-66 experimental demonstrator aircraft. These floorboards will protect the original flooring and streamline the modifica...