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- After Putin sacked Russia’s space chief, the rumor mill is running red-hot Ars Technica · 12 Feb 2025 The Ukraine war has exacerbated Russia's decline in space.
- Vast space station qualification article passes major milestone NASASpaceflight · 12 Feb 2025 Vast is one step closer to launching its first private commercial space station. The company…
- Recognizing Employee Excellence NASA · 12 Feb 2025 Glenn Employees Earn Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Two NASA Glenn Research Center employees were among 19 agency researchers recognized as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award...
- NASA Fire Safety Test Took on Reduced Gravity NASA · 12 Feb 2025 An experiment studying how solid materials catch fire and burn in the Moon’s gravity was launched on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital flight this month. Developed by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland together...
- NASA Glenn Holds Day of Remembrance NASA · 12 Feb 2025 NASA observed its annual Day of Remembrance on Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for the benefit of humanity. The annual event acknowledges...
- U.S. Air Force extends Sierra Space contract for upper stage rocket engine SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2025 Sierra Space is positioning the VR35K-A for the launch market but also for in-space propulsion applications
- NASA Switches Crew Dragons Allowing Butch and Suni to Come Home a Couple Weeks Sooner SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Feb 2025 NASA confirmed today they will use an existing SpaceX Crew Dragon for the next routine crew replacement at the International Space Station, Crew-10, instead of a new one. The swap
- Space Force pushing forward with acquisition reforms SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2025 Acting procurement executive Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said the service is taking a harder line on poorly performing programs
- Sols 4450-4451: Making the Most of a Monday NASA · 12 Feb 2025 Earth planning date: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 Last Saturday around 20:00 Pacific Standard Time I saw a 22-degree halo encircling our mostly-full Moon and Mars; an entire planet hanging in the sky between our Moon and the at...
- NASA and SpaceX to swap Crew Dragon spacecraft to reduce Crew-10 delay SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 NASA and SpaceX have agreed to switch Crew Dragon capsules to avoid further delays in the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station.
- NASA Invites Media to Artemis II Moon Mission Activities at Kennedy NASA · 11 Feb 2025 Media are invited to visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to capture imagery of the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters for the first crewed Artemis miss...
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Flight NASA · 11 Feb 2025 Blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles and bright exhaust from the solid rocket boosters mark the successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour 25 years ago on Feb. 11, 2000. The STS-99 mission crew – including a...
- NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-10 Launch to Space Station NASA · 11 Feb 2025 Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. The agency’...
- Arianespace plans five Ariane 6 launches in 2025, primarily in the second half of the year SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 As Arianespace prepares for its first commercial Ariane 6 launch, it is projecting a manifest for the vehicle backloaded to the second half of the year.
- Space security at crossroads: Report urges U.S.-China dialogue SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 Council on Foreign Relations report: "The United States must make space a top national priority and commit to revitalizing U.S. leadership in space"
- NASA’s Mini Rover Team Is Packed for Lunar Journey NASA · 11 Feb 2025 A trio of suitcase-size rovers and their base station have been carefully wrapped up and shipped off to join the lander that will deliver them to the Moon’s surface. Three small NASA rovers that will explore the lunar su...
- NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Tests NASA · 11 Feb 2025 NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests. In preparation for the X-59’s planned first flight this year, NASA an...
- Building Blocks for Enhanced Mission Execution NASA · 11 Feb 2025 BBEME Course Description: An interactive learning series designed to highlight critical interactions and various engagements across all GSFC locations, Facilities, and Institutes that lead to mission success. Themes incl...
- NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Colorful Clouds Drifting Over Mars NASA · 11 Feb 2025 While the Martian clouds may look like the kind seen in Earth’s skies, they include frozen carbon dioxide, or dry ice. Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA’s C...
- Redwire lands new satellite contract for Space Force in-orbit refueling experiment SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 Redwire will supply three Mako satellite buses for the Space Force's Tetra-5 and Tetra-6 experiments
- Astroscale and Clearspace reach development milestone for dual-satellite deorbit mission SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 Astroscale and ClearSpace have passed the halfway mark in de-risking key technologies for potentially de-orbiting two satellites in a single mission in 2026 for the UK Space Agency.
- NESC Key In-Progress Technical Activities NASA · 11 Feb 2025 The portfolio of current NESC technical activities reaches across mission directorates and programs encompassing design, test, and flight phases. ISS PrK Independent Assessment The NESC is assessing the ongoing leak in t...
- Driving the Future: NASA Highlights Artemis at Houston AutoBoative Show NASA · 11 Feb 2025 You would not expect to see NASA at a car show—but that’s exactly where Johnson Space Center employees were from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2025, driving the future of space exploration forward. At the Houston AutoBoative Show,...
- Connecticut Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 11 Feb 2025 Students from Rocky Hill, Connecticut, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Don Pettit as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from ab...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2025 The Starlink 12-18 mission includes 13 satellites that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 UTC).
- Art Inspired by Exploration: NASA Unveils Architecture Art Challenge Winners NASA · 11 Feb 2025 NASA asked artists to imagine the future of deep space exploration in artwork meant to inspire the Artemis Generation. The NASA Moon to Mars Architecture art challenge sought creative images that represent the agency’s b...
- NASA Supports GoAERO University Awardees for Emergency Aircraft Prototyping NASA · 11 Feb 2025 With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative new compact emergency response aircraft. The teams will develop prototype ver...
- Hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble: stirring up an arms race in space SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 Like a cursed spell, space-based missile defense keeps getting resurrected — no matter how many times it’s been banished. President Trump’s Executive Order, The Iron Dome for America, released Jan. […]
- Anniversary X for IXV: ten things you didn’t know about Europe’s spaceplane ESA · 11 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- U.S. military space tracking systems strain under new threats SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 The challenge is particularly acute in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) where many military communications and early warning satellites operate
- Karim Michel Sabbagh, Space 42 – Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Karim Michel Sabbagh, Managing Director, Space 42.
- Airbus to build radar imaging satellites for U.K. military SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 Airbus Defence and Space won a contract to build a pair of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites for the U.K. military.
- First launch of Long March 8A sends second group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites into orbit SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 HELSINKI — China conducted the first launch of the Long March 8A early Tuesday, carrying a second batch of satellites into orbit for the national Guowang project. The first Long […]
- ESA Moves Forward with Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Initiative European Spaceflight · 11 Feb 2025 The European Space Agency has issued an initial Request for Information for Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Service initiative, aiming to identify additional potential bidders beyond those awarded contracts in Phase 1. I...
- Forest mission on show ESA · 11 Feb 2025 After years of meticulous development, ESA’s next Earth Explorer satellite, Biomass, is ready to be packed up for transport to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, where it will launch aboard a Vega-C rocket this spring.
- Celebrating Solar Orbiter and the women behind the mission ESA · 11 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025 ESA · 11 Feb 2025 Today we mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Join us in a journey around Europe with EIROforum organisations to discover the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, a...
- A lab with a view ESA · 11 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Texas awards grants to five space companies SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 A Texas state agency awarded $47.7 million in grants to five space companies to support projects like facilities and spacecraft development in the state.
- NASA selects SpaceX to launch astrophysics smallsat mission SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch a small exoplanet science mission as a rideshare payload as soon as September.