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- Fram2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of polar spaceflight Spaceflight Now · 28 Mar 2025 The four astronauts will spend three to five days in a free-flier Dragon mission that will see them orbit over the north and south poles. The crew arrived in Florida on Monday for their final week of quarantine before la...
- Webinar: Competing with the (Space)X Factor SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2025 Join us on April 16 for a timely discussion on those challenging Starlink and the push for multi-orbit and multi-operator solutions.
- NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch Ars Technica · 28 Mar 2025 "We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year."
- Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System NASA · 28 Mar 2025 Written by Roger Wiens, Principal Investigator, SuperCam instrument / Co-Investigator, SHERLOC instrument at Purdue University Recently Mars has had a few Earthly visitors. On March 1, NASA’s Europa Clipper flew within 5...
- SpaceX Continues Progress on Next Generation Facilities NASASpaceflight · 28 Mar 2025 With the downtime between Flight 8 and Flight 9, SpaceX is continuing to build Orbital…
- Turning Vanes inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel NASA · 28 Mar 2025 Men stand in front of turning vanes inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in this February 1944 publicity photo. The photo was taken...
- Sols 4493-4494: Just Looking Around NASA · 28 Mar 2025 Written by Alex Innanen, atmospheric scientist at York University Earth planning date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 It’s my second shift of the week as the Environmental theme lead and keeper of the plan (a bit of a mouthfu...
- Italy’s IRIDE Pathfinder Satellite Beams Back First Views of Earth European Spaceflight · 28 Mar 2025 Italy’s HEO Pathfinder satellite, part of the country’s planned IRIDE constellation, has begun its operational phase and transmitted its first imagery from space. The Italian government launched the IRIDE programme in 20...
- Arnaud Prost | Sky, Sea, Space | ESA Explores #12 ESA · 28 Mar 2025 Meet Arnaud Prost—aerospace engineer, professional diver, and member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. From flying aircraft to getting a taste of spacewalk simulation, his passion for exploration knows no bounds.
- NASA Employee Meets Success at NASA Stennis NASA · 28 Mar 2025 A career path can unfold in unexpected ways. Ask NASA’s Rebecca Mataya. The journey to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, was not planned but “meant to be,” she said. While working for a local b...
- Week in images: 24-28 March 2025 ESA · 28 Mar 2025 Week in images: 24-28 March 2025
- Artemis 2.0: A model for really winning the new moon race SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2025 Right now, the remains of three private spacecraft rest on the moon, with one more lost in Earth orbit. And that is incredible. First came Israel’s Beresheet, which crashed on […]
- China’s megaconstellations take off, government backs commercial space SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2025 EDITOR’S NOTE: Beginning this spring, Andrew Jones will be explaining the business, politics and technology in Chinese space activities as part of a new biweekly newsletter. Sign up now to […]
- GAO rejects TraCSS contract protest SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2025 The GAO has denied a protest from a company over a contract that is part of the Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic coordination system.
- Hubble Spots a Chance Alignment NASA · 28 Mar 2025 The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530. This galaxy is situated 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf, and classified as a ‘floccule...
- IRIDE first image presented at ESA–ESRIN ESA · 28 Mar 2025 The first image from a new Italian Earth observation satellite mission was published today: a high-resolution image of a strip of the Italian peninsular showing the city of Rome at a resolution of 2.66 metres. This is th...
- Gaia: Rewriting the story of the Milky Way ESA · 28 Mar 2025 For over a decade, ESA’s Gaia mission has mapped our galaxy with stunning precision—rewriting the story of the Milky Way. As its mission enters a new phase, we look back at its most groundbreaking discoveries.
- Earth from Space: Waza National Park, Cameroon ESA · 28 Mar 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Artemis II on Track, But NASA Awaits Starship Milestones for Artemis III SpacePolicyOnline.com · 28 Mar 2025 NASA’s Artemis II crewed test flight is just over a year away. That April 2026 mission appears to be on track, but questions remain about whether the next flight, Artemis
- NASA switches Starliner crew to SpaceX Dragon as testing continues on troubled Boeing capsule Spaceflight Now · 28 Mar 2025 Zena Cardman, the original commander of the Crew-9 mission, will get to fly to space as the commander of Crew-11. Launch is set for no earlier than July 2025.
- Rocket Lab, Stoke Space join National Security Space Launch competition SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 The companies were selected to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
- US Space Force Selects Stoke Space Nova Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 US Space Force Selects Stoke Space Nova Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract
- US Space Force Selects Rocket Lab Neutron Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 US Space Force Selects Rocket Lab Neutron Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract
- Crew-11: Four Astronauts Set for Long-Duration Science Mission Aboard the ISS in 2025 The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 Crew-11: Four Astronauts Set for Long-Duration Science Mission Aboard the ISS in 2025
- Air Force nominee Troy Meink warns U.S. risks losing edge in space SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 If confirmed, Meink — currently deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) — would oversee both the Air Force and the Space Force
- Senator raises concerns over Air Force possibly shifting satellite contracts to SpaceX SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 The potential realignment comes as the Pentagon scrutinizes its funding plans for fiscal year 2026.
- Back to Orbit? NASA, Boeing Target Late 2025 for Starliner’s First Operational Mission To ISS The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 Back to Orbit? NASA, Boeing Target Late 2025 for Starliner’s First Operational Mission To ISS
- Miles Space flight tests water-fueled thruster SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Miles Space has demonstrated a water-fueled electric thruster with unusually lower power demands. “We have a water-vapor-based plasma thruster that works at power levels so low, people […]
- NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA · 27 Mar 2025 As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laborat...
- Meet the Space Ops Team: Anum Ashraf NASA · 27 Mar 2025 For Anum Ashraf, Ph.D., the interconnectedness of NASA’s workforce presents the exciting opportunity to collaborate with a multitude of people and teams. With more than 11 years at the agency, Ashraf has played a fundame...
- Booz Allen unveils ‘Brilliant Swarms’ satellite concept for missile defense SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 Brilliant Swarms would consist of up to 2,000 small satellites operating as an interconnected network
- NEO Surveyor Instrument Enclosure Inside Historic Chamber A NASA · 27 Mar 2025 The instrument enclosure of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor is prepared for critical environmental tests inside the historic Chamber A at the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Ho...
- China unveils planetary exploration roadmap targeting habitability and extraterrestrial life SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 HELSINKI — China is charting a long-term deep space strategy centered on planetary habitability and the search for extraterrestrial life, according to a newly revealed mission roadmap. A slide titled […]
- ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build digital twin for European agriculture SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 Europe has contracted Thales Alenia Space to develop a digital twin of agricultural systems, combining satellite data and crop modeling to support sustainable and climate-resilient farming practices across the continent.
- Understanding Cosmic Explosions: StarBurst Arrives at NASA for Testing NASA · 27 Mar 2025 StarBurst, a wide-field gamma ray observatory, arrived at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 4 for environmental testing and final instrument integration. The instrument is designed to dete...
- NASA’s Dust Shield Successfully Repels Lunar Regolith on Moon NASA · 27 Mar 2025 NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the Moon during Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concl...
- Blue Origin Targets April 14th for Star-Studded NS-31 Crew Launch The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 Blue Origin Targets April 14th for Star-Studded NS-31 Crew Launch
- China sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions Ars Technica · 27 Mar 2025 These grand Chinese plans come as NASA faces budget cuts.
- Farewell Gaia: ESA Powers Down Legendary Star-Mapping Spacecraft After Over a Decade of Service The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 Farewell Gaia: ESA Powers Down Legendary Star-Mapping Spacecraft After Over a Decade of Service
- ISS Resupply Mission Scrubbed Due To Cygnus Damage; SpaceX Resupply Moved Up The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 ISS Resupply Mission Scrubbed Due To Cygnus Damage; SpaceX Resupply Moved Up