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- GEM-63XL motor test fired at Promontory as part of Vulcan Cert-2 investigation NASASpaceflight · 18 Feb 2025 After Vulcan’s otherwise successful second certification mission (Cert-2) on Oct. 4, 2024, was marred by…
- Rubicon wins NASA contract to develop large ASCENT thruster SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 Rubicon is developing a 110-newton ASCENT thruster prototype for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
- NASA Science: Being Responsive to Executive Orders NASA · 18 Feb 2025 February 18, 2025 To the NASA Science Community – As the nation’s leader in Earth and space science, NASA Science operates within the broader context of the federal government and its priorities. As part of the Executive...
- NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Missions Studying Cosmic Origins, Sun NASA · 18 Feb 2025 NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), the agency’s newest space telescope. This will...
- Send Your Name to the Moon! Falcon Heavy to Launch LunEx-1 aboard Griffin Lunar Lander The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 Send Your Name to the Moon! Falcon Heavy to Launch LunEx-1 aboard Griffin Lunar Lander
- Past Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station Publications NASA · 18 Feb 2025 October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 This eighth annual report provides an overall highlight of research results published from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 from investigations operated on the space station. Ann...
- Annual Highlights of Results 2024: Key Takeaways, Introduction, and Bibliometric Analyses NASA · 18 Feb 2025 Key Takeaways Introduction The International Space Station is a state-of-the art laboratory in low Earth orbit. Since the year 2000, distinguished researchers from a myriad of disciplines around the world have been sendi...
- 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station Science NASA · 18 Feb 2025 The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is now available. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses, a list of all the publications documented in fiscal year 2024, and syn...
- Ultra-low-noise Infrared Detectors for Exoplanet Imaging NASA · 18 Feb 2025 One of the ultimate goals in astrophysics is the discovery of Earth-like planets that are capable of hosting life. While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, the vast majority of these detections...
- Einstein Probe catches X-ray odd couple ESA · 18 Feb 2025 Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new way to explore how massive stars interact and evolve, confirming the unique power of the mission...
- Station Science Top News: Feb. 14, 2025 NASA · 18 Feb 2025 Modeling properties of thunderstorm discharges Researchers report detailed physical properties of different types of corona discharges, including single- and multi-pulse blue discharges linked to powerful but short-lived...
- By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller Ars Technica · 18 Feb 2025 A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world.
- Frontgrade Qualifies Industry’s First Class L GaN DC-DC Converter and EMI Filter SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 Colorado Springs, CO (February 13, 2025) – Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of mission critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has become the first company to successfully qualify to Class L […]
- Italy’s CubeSat Mission to a Martian Moon Enters Phase B Development European Spaceflight · 18 Feb 2025 Italian space agency ASI has announced that its CubeSat mission to the Martian moon Deimos has entered Phase B, marking the commencement of preliminary design work for both the orbiter and lander. The Terrain Analyzer an...
- What is an Engineer? (Grades K-4) NASA · 18 Feb 2025 This article is for students grades K-4. Engineers solve problems. They use science and math to create new things or make things work better. There are different kinds of engineers. They work on different kinds of projec...
- “…Light this candle!” SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 The 1990s were iconic: Super Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat ruled the arcades. Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and “Ironic” by Alanis Morrisette topped the charts. Grunge fashion […]
- Legislative recommendations for the 119th Congress to advance non-governmental space SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 The 118th Congress closed with three dozen pieces of legislation dying at the end of the second session. Surely, some of those bills will be revived in the 119th Congress, […]
- Software Beyond the Screen with Sunil Nagaraj SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Sunil Nagaraj, Founder and Managing Partner, Ubiquity Ventures.
- United States and India to expand collaboration in space innovation SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 The United States and India are establishing an innovation partnership involving space as part of continued cooperation between the two countries in the field.
- NASA To Continue Use Of Artemis Crew Transporation Fleet After Canoo Bankruptcy And Closure The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 NASA To Continue Use Of Artemis Crew Transporation Fleet After Canoo Bankruptcy And Closure
- ESA’s Solar Orbiter To Perform Closest Ever Flyby of Venus Today! The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 ESA’s Solar Orbiter To Perform Closest Ever Flyby of Venus Today!
- SpaceX vs. Telecoms: FCC To Review C-Band Use In High-Stakes Fight Over 5G and Satellites The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 SpaceX vs. Telecoms: FCC To Review C-Band Use In High-Stakes Fight Over 5G and Satellites
- Beijing district moves to boost commercial space development, reveals ambitious launch targets SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2025 HELSINKI — Beijing is scaling up its commercial space ambitions with new policies, infrastructure investments, and potentially record-setting launch targets, as announced at a conference last week. The Beijing Commercial...
- Redwire Secures Contract for U.S. Space Force Orbital Refueling Experiment The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 Redwire Secures Contract for U.S. Space Force Orbital Refueling Experiment
- K2 Space Secures $110 Million in Series B to Accelerate Mega Satellite Production The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 K2 Space Secures $110 Million in Series B to Accelerate Mega Satellite Production
- Firefly Aerospace Secures $21.8 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Rapid-Response Launch The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 Firefly Aerospace Secures $21.8 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Rapid-Response Launch
- ESA Certifies First Astronaut with Physical Disability; John McFall; "GO" for ISS Mission The Launch Pad · 18 Feb 2025 ESA Certifies First Astronaut with Physical Disability; John McFall; "GO" for ISS Mission
- INFLECION project set to transform maritime safety and sustainability from space ESA · 18 Feb 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) and AAC Clyde Space, a New Space company specialising in small satellite technologies, have jointly signed a contract for the first phase of satellite constellation project INFLECION. The...
- Solar Orbiter ready for close encounter with Venus ESA · 18 Feb 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
- Cookies, Cream, and Crumbling Cores NASA · 17 Feb 2025 Perseverance’s drives over the last few weeks have doubled back several times. Why such an unconventional route? Team scientists have been delighted to find new kinds of rocks that could be the oldest ever found on Mars...
- Ursa Major eyes ‘Iron Dome’ applications for its mid-size rocket engine SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2025 The company is working with U.S. defense agencies and military contractors to position its Draper engine for next-generation missiles
- Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to feature first landing attempt in The Bahamas Spaceflight Now · 17 Feb 2025 The Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number B1080, will target a landing near Exuma, an island within The Bahamas. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 6 p.m. EST (2300 UTC).
- SpaceX invited to provide input on FAA air traffic control modernization SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2025 Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says he has invited SpaceX to provide input on improving the FAA’s air traffic control system.
- AAC starts work on maritime domain awareness constellation SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2025 The INFLECION constellation is designed to enhance maritime security, operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.
- Launch Roundup – Falcon 9 targets first Booster Landing in the Bahamas NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2025 Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions and a Rocket Lab Electron launching from New Zealand…
- NASA nominee previews his vision for the agency: Mars, hard work, inspiration Ars Technica · 17 Feb 2025 Jared Isaacman says NASA should invest a "reasonable amount of resources" in Mars.
- Public offerings take the stage as the space industry learns from the SPAC boom and bust SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2025 The space industry is preparing for an uptick in stock listings, even as the sour legacy of SPAC deals in the sector continues to leave a bad taste in public […]
- Trump’s Iron Dome order needs constructive debate to reach its full potential SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2025 On January 27, President Trump signed an executive order to establish the “Iron Dome for America.” This directive mandates that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth submit a plan for a […]
- Protected: EU Sets Ambitious Goals for In-Space Operations and Services SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2025 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
- Sols 4454-4457: Getting Ready to Fill the Long Weekend with Science NASA · 17 Feb 2025 Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 Curiosity is continuing to make progress along the strategic route, traversing laterally across the sulfate (salt) bearing unit toward the boxwork structures. The team celebrate...