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- Exlabs and Antares form alliance to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft SpaceNews · 19 Mar 2025 Exlabs and Antares announced a strategic partnership March 19 to develop a nuclear-powered spacecraft for deep-space missions.
- Portugal’s Astronaut for a Day Initiative Achieves Key Diversity Milestone European Spaceflight · 19 Mar 2025 The Portuguese Space Agency has announced that its Astronaut for a Day initiative has reached a key diversity milestone, attracting more female applicants than male applicants for the first time. Launched in 2022, the As...
- Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields ESA · 19 Mar 2025 On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission released its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. Here, hundreds of thousands of galaxies in different shapes and sizes take cen...
- Euclid is back – 26 million galaxies and counting ESA · 19 Mar 2025 The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission has scouted out the three areas in the sky where it will eventually provide the deepest observations of its mission.
- Crew-9 returns from space station SpaceNews · 19 Mar 2025 A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned four people from the ISS March 18, including two NASA astronauts whose extended stay became entangled in controversy.
- Sols 4481-4483: Humber Pie NASA · 19 Mar 2025 Written by Michelle Minitti, Planetary Geologist at Framework Earth planning date: Friday, March 14, 2025 The rover successfully arrived at the “Humber Park” outcrop which, on this fine “Pi Day” on Earth, we could convin...
- Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded? Ars Technica · 18 Mar 2025 "Let's bring them home NOW, Sir!"
- SkyServe tests AI models with JPL and D-Orbit SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Indian edge computing startup SkyServe is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test artificial intelligence models on a D-Orbit satellite.
- Butch and Suni, With Nick and Alex, Are Home SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Mar 2025 Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams and their Crew-9 crewmates Nick Hague and Aleksandr (“Alex”) Gorbunov splashed down near Florida this afternoon. Butch and Suni’s extended stay on the ISS captured
- Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission NASA · 18 Mar 2025 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 completed the agency’s ninth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, splashing down safely in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida,...
- Europe funds inflatable satellite drag sail demonstration SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 A group of European companies has secured government funds to test an inflatable drag sail in space by 2028, designed to swiftly deorbit its host satellite after mission completion.
- Frontgrade Grows Aerospace and Defense Amplifier Capabilities with Acquisition of Crescend Technologies’ Defense Solutions Division SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Colorado Springs, CO (March 18, 2025) – Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, today announced its acquisition of IDSI, LLC, the […]
- NASA, SpaceX undock Crew-9 from space station, begin 17-hour journey to Earth Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2025 Dragon Freedom undocked from the space station at 1:05 a.m. EDT (1705 UTC) on Tuesday to begin its roughly 17-hour trip to splash down along Florida’s Gulf Coast. The parachute-supported splash down is anticipated around...
- Space Force prepared to divest legacy systems in favor of market-ready solutions SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Guetlein: "We are looking at offloading some of our legacy capabilities to commercial, or to our allies"
- Crew-9, Starliner CFT astronauts returning to Earth aboard Crew Dragon NASASpaceflight · 18 Mar 2025 After more than nine months in space, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test…
- NASA Science Continues After Firefly’s First Moon Mission Concludes NASA · 18 Mar 2025 After landing on the Moon with NASA science and technology demonstrations March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concluded its mission March 16. Analysis of data returned to Earth from the NASA instruments con...
- NASA, USGS, Industry Explore Off-World Resource Development NASA · 18 Mar 2025 NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) welcomed a community of government, industry, and international partners to explore current technology needs around natural resources – both on Earth and “off world.” During a w...
- U.S. restores satellite imagery support to Ukraine amid ceasefire tensions SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 NGA has restored Ukraine's access to the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery system
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Members Pose for Portrait NASA · 18 Mar 2025 NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov – the members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission – smile at the camera in this Feb. 19, 2025, photo. While aboard the...
- NASA Invites Media to View Wildland Fire Technology Flight Test NASA · 18 Mar 2025 NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace management system at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, March 25, in Salinas, California. NASA’...
- Dream Chaser completes more pre-flight milestones NASASpaceflight · 18 Mar 2025 Testing continues ahead of the first flight of Dream Chaser. The so-called “mini shuttle” will…
- Samara Aerospace poised for spaceflight testing of Hummingbird technology SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Samara Aerospace is preparing for spaceflight testing of its satellite-pointing technology with funds raised in a pre-seed investment round.
- NASA Invites Media to 62nd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium NASA · 18 Mar 2025 Media are invited to meet leaders in the space community during the 62nd annual Goddard Space Science Symposium, taking place from Wednesday, March 19, to Friday, March 21, at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland....
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2025 The launch comes amid the return of three astronauts and a cosmonaut from the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 3:57 p.m. EDT (1957 UTC).
- Observing Storms from Skylab NASA · 18 Mar 2025 Skylab 3 astronauts witnessed many spectacular sights during their 858 orbital trips around the Earth in the summer of 1973. One involved watching powerful Hurricane Ellen take shape off the West African coast. “There’s...
- Atomic Layer Processing Coating Techniques Enable Missions to See Further into the Ultraviolet NASA · 18 Mar 2025 Astrophysics observations at ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths often probe the most dynamic aspects of the universe. However, the high energy of ultraviolet photons means that their interaction with the materials that make up...
- Pixxel and the hyperspectral opportunities SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Awais Ahmed, CEO and Founder of Pixxel.
- Psionic Achieves Milestone in In-Flight Testing of Space Navigation Doppler Lidar System Aboard NASA F-18 SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Hampton, VA, March 18, 2025 – Psionic, a leader in advanced navigation and sensing technologies, is proud to announce the successful in-flight testing of its groundbreaking Psionic Space Navigation Doppler […]
- Isar Aerospace sets date for first launch after receiving license SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Isar Aerospace is ready to perform its first orbital launch attempt as soon as March 20 after receiving a license from Norwegian regulators.
- Rocket Lab launches final set of Kinéis satellites SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Rocket Lab has completed the deployment of a constellation of Internet-of-Things satellites for French company Kinéis with a launch March 17.
- Pangea Aerospace Raises €23M in Series A Funding European Spaceflight · 18 Mar 2025 Spanish rocket propulsion company Pangea Aerospace has raised €23 million in Series A funding, with contributions from former ArianeGroup CEO André-Hubert Roussel. Founded in 2018, Pangea Aerospace initially aimed to dev...
- Bringing the Heat: Abigail Howard Leads Thermal Systems for Artemis Rovers, Tools NASA · 18 Mar 2025 Depending on where you stand at the lunar South Pole, you may experience temperatures of 130°F (54°C) during sunlit periods, or as low as -334°F (-203°C) in a permanently shadowed region. Keeping crews comfortable and to...
- Proteus Achieves Breakthrough in Automated High-Fidelity Structural Design, Signs First Commercial Payload Customer and Secures Oversubscribed $6.1M Seed-2 Funding SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 AUTOMATED HIGH-FIDELITY CUSTOM SATELLITE BUS STRUCTURAL DESIGN – ACHIEVED! Proteus, an industry pioneer in rapid custom satellite bus solutions, has just redefined the future of custom bus satellite design with […]
- ESA Impact: Top 2025 space photos so far ESA · 18 Mar 2025 ESA Impact: Top 2025 space photos so far
- Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moon Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2025 The lunar operation marks the longest commercial mission on the Moon to date. Firefly Aerospace is in the midst of preparing for its next trip to the Moon, which is set to launch in 2026.
- Launch Roundup: Electron, Falcon 9, and Ceres-1 launches scheduled for the week NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2025 The busy launch manifests of recent weeks are set to continue, with Falcon 9, Electron,…
- Texas High School Aerospace Scholars: A Launchpad for Future Innovators NASA · 17 Mar 2025 NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center offers Texas high school students a unique gateway to the world of space exploration through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. This initiative give...
- NASA Space Day to Share Progress, Opportunities at Texas Capitol NASA · 17 Mar 2025 March 17, 2025 NASA is heading back to the state capitol in March for Space Day Texas, a recognition of achievements throughout Texas and a look ahead to the impact future human space exploration has on the Lone Star sta...
- LIVE UPDATES: NASA SpaceX Crew 9 Return To Earth; Butch and Suni Coming Home After Extended Mission The Launch Pad · 17 Mar 2025 LIVE UPDATES: NASA SpaceX Crew 9 Return To Earth; Butch and Suni Coming Home After Extended Mission
- SES shrinks board as shareholder calls for bigger changes SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2025 SES has outlined plans for a more streamlined board of directors, but one of the satellite operator’s biggest shareholders says the changes don’t go far enough amid mounting competition in the space industry.