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- NASA Completes Stacking of Artemis II Solid Rocket Boosters Ahead of Crewed Lunar Mission The Launch Pad · 20 Feb 2025 NASA Completes Stacking of Artemis II Solid Rocket Boosters Ahead of Crewed Lunar Mission
- Companies are planning to build space critical infrastructure. Can space policy keep up? SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 Building space policy is hard enough. It’s harder when trying to make a future-focused policy decision based on abstract concepts. That’s really the problem with the space critical infrastructure conversation, […]
- Two atmospheric missions on one satellite ESA · 20 Feb 2025 The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are fully integrated and, having completed their functional and environmental tests, they are no...
- Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, to retire SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 NASA’s associate administrator will leave the agency at the end of the week as uncertainty continues about the timing and scope of potential job cuts.
- Building a Construction Firm for Space SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds meet Lee Rosen who reflects on his SpaceX tenure, co-founding ThinkOrbital and where the industry is headed.
- Developing an open-source tool for a European space-grade computer chip ESA · 20 Feb 2025 Space missions require high-performance, reliable and adaptable computing solutions that can operate in extreme conditions. An innovative project by YosysHQ and funded through ESA's Discovery element seeks to develop an...
- House Committee Plans Artemis Hearing Next Week SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Feb 2025 The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee said today it will hold a hearing on NASA’s Artemis program next week. Artemis is designed to return U.S. astronauts to the surface
- NASA’s Jim Free Retires as the Agency Escapes Dramatic Workforce Cuts for Now SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Feb 2025 NASA so far has been spared the dramatic workforce cutbacks affecting other parts of the government. The agency said today they are validating the “hundreds” of employees who chose deferred
- Trump orders $50 billion cut from 2026 defense budget, shields ‘Iron Dome’ initiative SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has initiated a review to identify offsets from the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal.
- NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free to Retire After 30 Years Service NASA · 19 Feb 2025 NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announced Wednesday his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22. As associate administrator, Free has been the senior advisor to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro and leads NASA’...
- Defense executives demand clarity on space agencies’ missions SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 Confusion lingers over the roles of the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command and intelligence agencies
- In the Starlight: Portia Keyes Procures Mission-Critical Support NASA · 19 Feb 2025 One semester as a NASA Pathways intern was enough to inspire Portia Keyes to sign up for a Russian language class at college. After interning in the Johnson Space Center’s Office of Procurement, Keyes hoped to someday us...
- Sen: capturing Earth’s beauty from space in 4K NASASpaceflight · 19 Feb 2025 Sen is on a mission to democratize space through the use of high-quality video from…
- OQ Technology gets EU funds to accelerate direct-to-smartphone efforts SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 OQ Technology said Feb. 19 it could receive up to €17.5 million ($18.2 million) from a European Union-backed accelerator to support efforts to connect smartphones via its small satellite constellation.
- NASA Sends Experiment to Space to Study Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria NASA · 19 Feb 2025 In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new experiment aboard the International Space Station to speed up the detection of antibiotic-resistant b...
- Report: Space Force strategy, resources insufficient to counter China SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 The Space Force, still in its infancy at five years old, must overcome systemic issues, including inadequate resources, unclear roles, and a lack of warfighting ethos, says a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aero...
- Musk and Trump repeat inaccurate claims about Starliner astronauts SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 President Donald Trump and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk reiterated claims in a televised interview that NASA astronauts were “abandoned” on the ISS.
- Glacier melt intensifying freshwater loss and accelerating sea-level rise ESA · 19 Feb 2025 Ice melting from glaciers around the world is depleting regional freshwater resources and driving global sea levels to rise at ever-faster rates.
- Unlocking the £11 Billion In Orbit Market; ISAM Conference Heading To Belfast This June The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 Unlocking the £11 Billion In Orbit Market; ISAM Conference Heading To Belfast This June
- The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried? Ars Technica · 19 Feb 2025 "Humanity has never tried to stop an asteroid impact for real."
- NASA Avoids Sweeping Federal Workforce Reductions For Now, But Future Layoffs Expected The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 NASA Avoids Sweeping Federal Workforce Reductions For Now, But Future Layoffs Expected
- Now more expensive: the role of government tariffs in spacecraft supply SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 In February 2025, the United States Executive Branch invoked an emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and determined that tariffs on imports would be implemented in the near […]
- True Anomaly opens Long Beach factory, citing proximity to Space Force customers SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 The company also selected Long Beach for its deep aerospace talent pool
- War and space: The effect of Russian aggression in Georgia and Ukraine on its space ambitions SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 Since the Soviet era, few sectors have evoked as much pride among Russians as their space achievements, which stand as a symbol of the nation’s glory and technological prowess. However, […]
- How Long Does it Take to Get to the Moon… Mars… Jupiter? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 51 NASA · 19 Feb 2025 So how long does it take to get from Earth to the Moon, to Mars or to Jupiter? As with most things in life, the answer is: it depends.
- NASA layoffs on hold, for now SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 NASA did not carry out a widely expected layoff of 1,000 or more employees Feb. 18, but the last-minute reprieve may only be temporary.
- First of 24 New RS-25 Engines Ready For Testing at NASA Stennis The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 First of 24 New RS-25 Engines Ready For Testing at NASA Stennis
- Blue Origin Announces Crew for 10th New Shepard Crew Mission The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 Blue Origin Announces Crew for 10th New Shepard Crew Mission
- Firefly Aerospace’s Targets March 2nd For Blue Ghost Moon Landing The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Targets March 2nd For Blue Ghost Moon Landing
- 2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 2 Launches In 4 Minutes; Rocket Lab and SpaceX Conduct Simultaneous Launches
- ATMOS Secures €13.1M in New Funding for PHOENIX 2 Capsule European Spaceflight · 19 Feb 2025 Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo has been awarded €13.1 million in funding from the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator Programme. The company will use the funding to continue the development of its PHOENIX 2 capsule. ATMOS...
- Welcome To The Bahamas; SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 For First Time In Another Country The Launch Pad · 19 Feb 2025 Welcome To The Bahamas; SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 For First Time In Another Country
- NASA Selects New Round of Student-Led Aviation Research Awards NASA · 19 Feb 2025 NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies above our communities. The research awards were made through NASA’s University Stu...
- Rocket Lab and SpaceX perform launches minutes apart SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2025 Rocket Lab launched the first new generation imaging satellite for BlackSky Feb. 18 at almost the same time SpaceX achieved a new Falcon 9 milestone.
- NASA receives 11th-hour reprieve from “probationary” employee cuts Ars Technica · 19 Feb 2025 It was not immediately clear what changed.
- Rocket Lab to launch BlackSky Gen-3 satellite on 60th Electron flight Spaceflight Now · 18 Feb 2025 The mission, dubbed ‘Fasten Your Space Belts,’ will be Rocket Lab’s second launch of the year and its ninth launch supporting BlackSky as a customer. Liftoff from New Zealand is set for 12:15 p.m. NZDT on Feb. 19 (6:15 p...
- NASA Sets Briefings for Next International Space Station Crew Missions NASA · 18 Feb 2025 NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming Expedition 73 mission aboard the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Monday, Feb. 24, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Missio...
- SES defends financial outlook after Moody’s downgrade SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 SES moved to reassure investors about its financial stability Feb. 18 after Moody’s downgraded the Luxembourg-based satellite operator’s outlook from stable to negative.
- Eclipses to Auroras: Eclipse Ambassadors Experience Winter Field School in Alaska NASA · 18 Feb 2025 In 2023 and 2024, two eclipses crossed the United States, and the NASA Science Activation program’s Eclipse Ambassadors Off the Path project invited undergraduate students and amateur astronomers to join them as “NASA Pa...
- Our Pale Blue Dot NASA · 18 Feb 2025 Earth is but a tiny light blue dot in this 30th anniversary version of the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image. The original photo, taken by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990, is now 35 years old. Voyager 1 was 3.7 b...