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Ariane 6 Successfully Delivers French Spy Satellite to Orbit European Spaceflight · 6 Mar 2025 Arianespace has successfully launched the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French Armed Forces aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. This marks the rocket’s first commercial mission following its mostly successful inaugural t...
NASA Seeks Commercial Partner for Robots Aboard Space Station NASA · 6 Mar 2025 As NASA continues to enable a sustainable, cost-effective commercial space economy, the agency is seeking partnership proposals for the operations, sustaining engineering, and utilization of Astrobee, a free-flying robot...
Redshift Wranglers Reach Remarkable Milestones NASA · 6 Mar 2025 A “classification” is when a volunteer or citizen scientist finishes marking up or sorting one image or other piece of data. Each classification done by volunteers for the Redshift Wrangler project tells us something abo...
IM-2 lunar lander touches down, status unclear SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines reached the surface of the moon March 6, but its status after landing was not clear.
Ariane 6 takes flight for the second time ESA · 6 Mar 2025 Europe’s newest rocket, Ariane 6, took flight for the second time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 13:24 local time on 6 March (16:24 GMT, 17:24 CET). This was the first commercial flight for Ariane 6, flight...
Ariane 6 takes flight for the second time ESA · 6 Mar 2025 Europe’s newest rocket, Ariane 6, took flight for the second time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 13:24 local time on 6 March (16:24 GMT, 17:24 CET). This was the first commercial flight for Ariane 6, flight...
Ariane 6 launches French spysat on second flight SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 An Ariane 6 launched a reconnaissance satellite for the French military March 6 on the second flight of the European rocket.
ULA boss says Vulcan ready for multiple launches in 2025 SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 Bruno said ULA has six Vulcan rockets currently in production
Ariane 6 lifts off for the second time ESA · 6 Mar 2025 Europe’s newest rocket, Ariane 6, took flight for the second time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 17:24 local time on 6 March (16:24 GMT, 17:24 CET).
Ariane 6 VA263 liftoff ESA · 6 Mar 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
2024 Associate Administrator Awards Honorees NASA · 6 Mar 2025 The ARMD 2024 Associate Administrator Awards were presented to NASA employees, contractors, and students or interns who distinguished themselves, either individually or as part of a group, through their overall approach...
Questions linger about future of TraCSS SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 The manager of the Commerce Department’s program to develop a civil space traffic coordination system is back on the job after being swept up in layoffs.
2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group) NASA · 6 Mar 2025 NASA GRX-810 Licensing Team, GRC * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research CenterJohn Lawson NASA Glenn Research CenterSteven M. ArnoldAaron B. BristerRobert W. CarterRobert H. EarpTimothy P. GabbChristopher J. GiuffrePaul...
2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group Honorable Mention) NASA · 6 Mar 2025 eVTOL Propulsion Team, GRC * Denotes Team Lead NASA Glenn Research CenterAaron D. AndersonDevin K. BoyleJeffryes W. ChapmanPeggy A. CornellTimothy P. DeverJustin P. ElchertHenry B. FainXavier Collazo FernandezMatthew G....
2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group Honorable Mention) NASA · 6 Mar 2025 Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Langley Research CenterBrett F. Bathel*Wayne E. PageJosh M. Weisberger 2024 AA Award Honorees 2024 AA Award Honorees PDF ARMD Associate Administrator Awards
2024 AA Awards for Program and Mission Support (Group) NASA · 6 Mar 2025 Airspace Operations Safety Program (AOSP) Resource Analyst Group * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research CenterWarcquel D. FriesonMary NguyenSandra E. RamirezTiana (Thuy) D. Vo NASA Glenn Research CenterJulie A. Blackett...
2024 AA Awards for Pushing the Envelope Honoree (Group) NASA · 6 Mar 2025 Advanced Power Electronics Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Glenn Research CenterDavid AvanesianJulie A. BlystoneRebecca A. BuehrleMarc A. CarboneAriel E. DimstonMatthew G. Granger*Susanah R. KowalewskiAlex M. LearyJohn M....
CSF Welcomes Five Additional Associate Members SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 March 06, 2025 – Washington, DC – The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is proud to announce the addition of five (5) new Associate Member companies to the leading voice of […]
Saab Explores Using ICEYE SAR Data for Command and Control Systems European Spaceflight · 6 Mar 2025 Swedish defence giant Saab has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICEYE to enhance its command and control systems using data from the company’s synthetic aperture radar satellites. Founded in 2014, ICEYE ow...
US military taps commercial space firms for hypersonic testing program SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 In a March 2024 flight test, Stratolaunch’s Roc aircraft took off from California’s Mojave Spaceport and, after reaching its designated position off the California coast, released its payload, the Talon-A […]
How the nation can make fielding hypersonic capabilities a national priority SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 What do China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have in common? Each member of this axis of aggressors has developed (or at least has claimed to have developed) operational hypersonic […]
Inside the Making of ULA’s Next Rocket SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Tony Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, sits down with host Mike Gruss.
When two become one: engineers get Smile ready for launch ESA · 6 Mar 2025 At the European Space Agency’s technical heart in the Netherlands, engineers have spent the last five months unboxing and testing elements of Europe’s next space science mission. With the two main parts now joined togeth...
Student teams explore ESA’s robotics labs ESA · 6 Mar 2025 To kick off this year’s ESA Academy Experiments programme, five university student teams from across Europe were invited to visit the experimental test facilities at ESTEC – ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands – an...
Growing Algae on Mars ESA · 6 Mar 2025 It's a long way to Mars, and explorers headed there will either have to take enough food and supplies to last the whole trip or use in-situ resources to make what they need. A recent ESA Discovery project led by the Univ...
The Next Full Moon is the Worm Moon NASA · 6 Mar 2025 The next full moon is called the Worm Moon. Also, there will be a total lunar eclipse this full moon. The Moon will be full early Friday morning, March 14, at 2:55 a.m. EDT, but will appear full for about three days arou...
NASA Confirms GPS Signals Acquired on Lunar Surface For First Time The Launch Pad · 6 Mar 2025 NASA Confirms GPS Signals Acquired on Lunar Surface For First Time
NASA still working to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2025 NASA has yet to restore communications with a lunar science spacecraft launched last week, keeping it from completing its mission as originally planned.
US Air Force Launches Environmental Review for Rocket Earth to Earth Cargo Missions The Launch Pad · 5 Mar 2025 US Air Force Launches Environmental Review for Rocket Earth to Earth Cargo Missions
NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Earth Science Smallsat Trio From Virginia The Launch Pad · 5 Mar 2025 NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Earth Science Smallsat Trio From Virginia
AST SpaceMobile charts another path for European space sovereignty SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2025 AST SpaceMobile’s plan to create a jointly owned European satellite operator for direct-to-smartphone services comes at a pivotal moment in the region’s push for greater space autonomy.
Upcoming Cygnus Cargo Module Damaged; NASA Adjusts ISS Cargo Resupply Plans The Launch Pad · 5 Mar 2025 Upcoming Cygnus Cargo Module Damaged; NASA Adjusts ISS Cargo Resupply Plans
ROAMX testing in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research Center NASA · 5 Mar 2025 During 2024-2025, helicopter blades optimized for Mars were tested in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research Center as part of the Rotor Optimization for the Advancement of Mars eXploration (ROAMX)...
Space Force general: ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield requires Manhattan Project-scale effort SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2025 Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, said Golden Dome represents a significant challenge that demands unprecedented collaboration across defense and intelligence agencies.
Sols 4471-4472: Marching Through the Canyon NASA · 5 Mar 2025 Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University Earth planning date: Monday, March 3, 2025 Curiosity continued steady progress through the upper sulfate unit and toward its next major science way...
What is a NASA Spinoff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 53 NASA · 5 Mar 2025 What is a NASA Spinoff? Well, to answer that question, we’re going to have to go all the way back to 1958, back to the legislation that originally created the space agency, NASA. So in that legislation, there’s some forw...
Silicon Valley players aim to follow SpaceX’s disruptive path in defense sector SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2025 Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale said that for commercial firms to gain substantial ground, ‘the processes have to be transparent and open and fair.’
After skidding into the Moon, Intuitive Machines hopes to stick second landing Ars Technica · 5 Mar 2025 "Of course, everybody's wondering, are we gonna land upright?"
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking NASA · 5 Mar 2025 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 7:48 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 12, from Laun...
How NASA is Using Virtual Reality to Prepare for Science on Moon NASA · 5 Mar 2025 When astronauts walk on the Moon, they’ll serve as the eyes, hands, and boots-on-the-ground interpreters supporting the broader teams of scientists on Earth. NASA is leveraging virtual reality to provide high-fidelity, c...

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