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The pierogi challenge ESA · 17 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Orbex Betting the Farm on Its European Launcher Challenge Bid European Spaceflight · 17 Feb 2025 UK-based rocket builder Orbex has revealed that it is counting on a positive outcome from its European Launch Challenge bid to fund the development of its medium-lift rocket, Proxima, citing a “challenging investment cli...
ESA astronaut with physical disability medically cleared for ISS missions SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2025 In a first, a European astronaut with a physical disability has been medically cleared for missions to the International Space Station.
Euclid reveals an Einstein ring around a nearby galaxy NASASpaceflight · 16 Feb 2025 Using the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers have accidentally found a complete Einstein…
What’s Happening in Space Policy February 16-22, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Feb 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of February 16-22, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander arrives in lunar orbit Spaceflight Now · 16 Feb 2025 The robotic lander reached the Moon’s orbit after performing its 4 minute and 15 second Lunar Orbit Insertion burn, which began at 8:51 p.m. EST on Feb. 13 (0151 UTC on Feb. 14).
Ravyn aims to distrupt missile sector SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2025 Washington-based Ravyn Technology Corp. is developing low-cost missiles propelled by solid rocket motors.
Babin’s Top Priorities: Vibrant Commercial Space Sector, Americans Back on Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Feb 2025 Rep. Brian Babin, chair of the House committee that oversees NASA and the commercial space sector, said this week that maintaining a “vibrant, prosperous commercial space sector” will be a
Blue Ghost 1 enters lunar orbit as Resilience flies by the moon SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2025 One commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon while another, launched at the same time, made a lunar flyby to set up a later return.
U.S. Space Force awards Firefly $21.8 million contract for rapid-response launch mission SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2025 The contract, announced by the Space Systems Command Feb. 13, is for a mission dubbed Victus Sol
Eutelsat adapts GEO strategy as Starlink reshapes satellite connectivity SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2025 Eutelsat is taking another step away from consumer broadband as Starlink’s sprawling low Earth orbit network continues to erode demand for geostationary services.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 14 Feb 2025 The Starlink 12-8 mission will be SpaceX’s 20 orbital launch of the year and send 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. Liftoff is set for 1:14 a.m. EST (0614 UTC).
NASA Inspires High School Engineering Club NASA · 14 Feb 2025 A group of enthusiastic high school students recently visited NASA to learn about facilities and capabilities that enable the agency’s researchers to explore, innovate, and inspire for the benefit of humanity. Engineerin...
2024 State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report is Released NASA · 14 Feb 2025 NASA’s Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI) is pleased to announce the official release of the highly anticipated 2024 State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology report. This significant accomplishment was...
Summary of the 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting NASA · 14 Feb 2025 Introduction The 10th Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Radiometer [NISTAR] Science Team Meeting (STM) was held O...
NASA Sets Coverage of Firefly’s First Robotic Commercial Moon Landing NASA · 14 Feb 2025 With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down n...
After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches Ars Technica · 14 Feb 2025 "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball."
An Afternoon of Family Science and Rocket Exploration in Alaska NASA · 14 Feb 2025 On Tuesday, January 28th, Fairbanks BEST Homeschool joined the Geophysical Institute for an afternoon of rocket exploration, hands-on activities, and stargazing inside a planetarium. This event was free and open to the p...
A Stellar Bouquet NASA · 14 Feb 2025 This image, released on Feb. 12, 2025, is the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus. By combining X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue and green) with op...
China invites bids for lunar satellite to support crewed moon landing missions SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2025 HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has announced a tender process for a lunar satellite to support the country’s first crewed moon landing and subsequent missions. The China Manned Space […]
Improving spaceport infrastructure could ease strain at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2025 “Amateurs talk strategy while professionals talk logistics.” The phrase, often attributed to U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley, highlights how newcomers to a field will promote big plans while those with […]
ESA Business Incubation Centres celebrate two decades of innovation ESA · 14 Feb 2025 On 13 and 14 February 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) celebrated 20 years of supporting space innovation through its ESA Business Incubation Centres (BIC) network. The event in Munich, Germany, brought together ent...
Week in images: 10-14 February 2025 ESA · 14 Feb 2025 Week in images: 10-14 February 2025
The power dilemma: Energy access could make or break the space economy this year SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2025 The commercialization of space is poised to be one of the most transformative yet challenging arenas for innovation this decade. Terrestrial industries such as telecommunications, defense, agriculture, and now AI, […]
The Exploration Company Tests Pre-Burner for High-Thrust Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 14 Feb 2025 The Exploration Company has completed a six-week test campaign of a pre-burner, marking a key step in the development of its high-thrust Typhoon rocket engine. The test campaign was, however, not without its challenges....
Congress seeks NASA authorization, commercial space bills SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2025 The chairs of the congressional committees that oversee civil and commercial spaceflight outlined their priorities for the new Congress.
Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a short over the bow Ars Technica · 14 Feb 2025 "Rapid turnaround isn’t merely a goal, it’s baked into the design."
Hubble Captures a Cosmic Cloudscape NASA · 14 Feb 2025 The universe is a dusty place, as this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image featuring swirling clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula reveals. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years aw...
Fly! Project media briefing ESA · 14 Feb 2025 Watch the latest updates on ESA’s Fly! Feasibility Study with Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, John McFall, Member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve & Fly! Subject Matter Expert, Jerome Re...
Earth from Space: Heart of Mount St Helens ESA · 14 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
Pierogi in space ESA · 14 Feb 2025 In a first for space cuisine, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski will bring pierogi, the traditional Polish dumplings, to the International Space Station during the upcoming Axiom Mission 4.
Sols 4452-4453: Keeping Warm and Keeping Busy NASA · 14 Feb 2025 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 I woke up this morning to my weather app telling me it felt like minus 15° C (5°F) outside. On days like this, it can take me a little longer to get myself up and out into th...
Lynk Global fundraise passes $85 million as direct-to-smartphone satellite race heats up SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2025 Lynk Global has raised more than $85 million to expand its direct-to-smartphone satellite network, as growing momentum from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile highlights the market’s emerging potential.
Starship Program at the Cape Kicking into Gear NASASpaceflight · 13 Feb 2025 After building a Launch Tower at LC-39A in 2022, building what was to be the…
House Science Committee asks GAO to review FAA commercial launch licensing process SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2025 The House Science Committee is asking the GAO to review the FAAs launch regulations that have generated criticism from industry.
NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response NASA · 13 Feb 2025 In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind sensors to a drone, NASA’s Alta X q...
BlackSky to support India’s first private Earth observation constellation SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2025 The deal includes imagery services and the delivery of a high-resolution optical satellite through a partnership with Thales Alenia Space
The Next Full Moon is the Snow Moon NASA · 13 Feb 2025 The next full moon will be Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2025, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth longitude) at 8:53 a.m. EST. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Monday night into early...
How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Will Make a Looping Voyage to the Moon NASA · 13 Feb 2025 Before arriving at the Moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the Sun, Earth, and Moon over several months to gradually line up for capture into lunar orbit. NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer arrived in Florida...
K2 Space raises $110 million to scale up satellite production SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2025 The company is betting on an industry shift toward larger satellites as launch costs decline

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