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- NASA leaders, Artemis contractors argue importance of architecture continuity for returning to the Moon Spaceflight Now · 7 Feb 2025 Representatives from NASA, Boeing and Lockheed Martin argued that the United States shouldn’t skip past the Moon in favor of Mars when it comes to crewed deep space exploration. The discussion came up during a panel at t...
- Call for information on low Earth orbit navigation ESA · 7 Feb 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) via OSIP for European industry to show interest and provide information on satellite technology that could enable the proposed next phase of ESA'...
- ESA to develop optical technology for navigation ESA · 7 Feb 2025 Optical technology has the potential to revolutionise the field of positioning, navigation and timing. To drive the development of this technology, ESA has signed a contract with a consortium of European companies that w...
- As the night sky grows crowded, astronomers face a growing problem SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2025 For more than five years, astronomers have sounded alarms about the effect satellite megaconstellations would have on their observations. The launch in 2019 of the first Starlink satellites, initially bright […]
- Space weather station ESA · 7 Feb 2025 Over the course of a whole day, Norway’s plasma sampler, the multi-Needle Langmuir Probe (m-NLP), is seen being slowly moved around by a robotic arm to be slotted into place on the outside porch of Bartolomeo – the Airbu...
- Week in images: 03-07 February 2025 ESA · 7 Feb 2025 Week in images: 03-07 February 2025
- Space Perspective To Cease Operations; CEO Internal Email Details Failed Funding and Company Collapse The Launch Pad · 7 Feb 2025 Space Perspective To Cease Operations; CEO Internal Email Details Failed Funding and Company Collapse
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 7 Feb 2025 The Starlink 12-9 mission will be SpaceX’s 10th dedicated flight supporting the launch of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 1:52 p.m. EST (1852 UTC).
- The State of Orbital Traffic Management SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2025 Join us Feb. 19 as we discuss the state space sustainability and orbital traffic management and how they work together to ensure the long-term safety and usability of outer space.
- Members of Congress raise conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Musk’s role in DOGE SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2025 Top Democrats on two committees are raising concerns about conflicts of interest between a government organization led by Elon Musk and two agencies.
- Hubble Goes Supernova Hunting NASA · 7 Feb 2025 A supernova and its host galaxy are the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy in question is LEDA 132905 in the constellation Sculptor. Even at more than 400 million light-years away, LEDA 132...
- Chinese constellation operator Spacesail signs agreement with Measat of Malaysia SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2025 HELSINKI — Chinese low Earth orbit megaconstellation operator Spacesail has signed an agreement with Measat to expand its presence into Southeast Asia. Chinese low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operator Shanghai […]
- ESA to Launch In-Orbit Refuelling Demonstration Mission European Spaceflight · 7 Feb 2025 The European Space Agency has announced a new initiative to design, build, and test a prototype in-orbit refuelling system for green, self-pressurizing propellants. Announced on 6 February, the In-Orbit Test of Prototype...
- Earth from Space: Snow-capped Swiss Alps ESA · 7 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Earth from Space: Snow-capped Swiss Alps ESA · 7 Feb 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA endorses Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence ESA · 7 Feb 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has endorsed the United Nations' (UN) designation of 2029 as the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence.
- Borisov Replaced as Head of Russia’s Space Program SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Feb 2025 Yuri Borisov has been replaced as the head of Russia’s space state corporation Roscosmos, which oversees Russia’s participation in the International Space Station and other space activities. His successor, Dmitry
- Key Congressional Democrats Query DOT, NASA About Musk Conflicts of Interest SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Feb 2025 Key Democrats on the House and Senate authorizing committees that oversee space activities are questioning the Department of Transportation and NASA about the roles Elon Musk is playing at those
- Sols 4445–4446: Cloudy Days are Here NASA · 7 Feb 2025 Earth planning date: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 Overnight before planning today, Mars reached a solar longitude of 40 degrees. The solar longitude is how we like to measure where we are in a Mars year. Each year starts at 0...
- ‘Fork in the Road’ buyout offer reaches space and national security agencies despite exemptions SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 The Trump administration’s buyout program was extended to civilian employees in agencies with critical space-related missions
- Taking space safety cues from air and sea SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 Parallels with aviation and maritime industries offer important insights for managing increasingly congested orbits, according to a Feb. 6 panel of space technology executives at the SmallSat Symposium in Silicon Valley.
- DIU studying applications of SpaceX Starship in-space refueling SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 A Defense Department unit is examining how SpaceX’s Starship vehicle could be used to support a broader architecture of in-space refueling.
- White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation Ars Technica · 6 Feb 2025 "This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China."
- NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2024 Annual Report NASA · 6 Feb 2025 The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2024 annual report Thursday examining the agency’s safety performance, accomplishments, and challenges durin...
- What You Need To Know About the March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse NASA · 6 Feb 2025 The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning of March 14, depending on time zone. Here’s what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse. What is a lu...
- Geost sues Sierra Space over breach of contract in military satellite program SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 The sensor manufacturer alleges the satellite maker broke an agreement and misused Geost's status as a new market entrant to win a Space Development Agency contract before switching to a different supplier.
- Robot Gets a Grip NASA · 6 Feb 2025 Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a “capture cube” in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated autonomous detection and capture techniques that may be...
- NASA CubeSat Finds New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm NASA · 6 Feb 2025 Key Points The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged particles from the Sun rocked the planet. Brilliant auroras engulfed the skies, and some G...
- Headquarters and Centers Ethic Contacts NASA · 6 Feb 2025 Ames Research Center650-604-5116Arc-legal-office@nasa.gov Armstrong Flight Research Center661-276-3162alex.m.ray@nasa.gov Glenn Research Center216-433-3422grc-ethics@mail.nasa.gov Goddard Space Flight Center301-286-9181g...
- NASA’s Ethics Program NASA · 6 Feb 2025 NASA’s Ethics Program provides training and counsel to NASA employees and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the agency-wide ethics program. Headquarters and Center Chief Counsels ethics officials support th...
- Urban Sky raises $30 million for stratospheric balloons SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 Urban Sky, a company that has developed portable stratospheric balloons to perform imaging and other applications, has raised $30 million.
- SpaceX Swaps Dragon Capsules & Targets March 12 for Crew 10 Launch, March 19th For Butch and Sunny Return As Station Approaches Resource Limits The Launch Pad · 6 Feb 2025 SpaceX Swaps Dragon Capsules & Targets March 12 for Crew 10 Launch, March 19th For Butch and Sunny Return As Station Approaches Resource Limits
- NASA Revives VIPER Moon Rover Mission; Opens Call For Industry Partnership Proposals The Launch Pad · 6 Feb 2025 NASA Revives VIPER Moon Rover Mission; Opens Call For Industry Partnership Proposals
- NASA moves up target to return Butch and Suni, but not for political reasons Ars Technica · 6 Feb 2025 NASA can no longer wait on the development of a new Crew Dragon vehicle.
- Vast Successfully Tests Haven-1 Structure; On Track for 2026 Launch The Launch Pad · 6 Feb 2025 Vast Successfully Tests Haven-1 Structure; On Track for 2026 Launch
- Vast begins Haven-1 testing and reschedules its launch SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 Vast Space has started testing a qualification model of its first commercial space station but has pushed back the launch of that station into 2026.
- Why more US-African space cooperation is the answer SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 As President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio settle into their roles, the administration’s priorities for the coming years are coming into focus. Trump has laid out an […]
- Does government still fit into space? SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds meet the NASA visionary who‘s bridging this issue. Johnson's Space Center's Douglas Terrier explains Artemis, the agency’s evolving role and where the state still fits.
- Hsiao Smith NASA · 6 Feb 2025 Deputy Observatory Manager – Goddard Space Flight Center Growing up in Malaysia and Singapore, Hsiao Smith — now the deputy observatory manager for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — never imagined she’d have a c...
- More Than 400 Lives Saved with NASA’s Search and Rescue Tech in 2024 NASA · 6 Feb 2025 Did you know that the same search and rescue technologies developed by NASA for astronaut missions to space help locate and rescue people across the United States and around the world? NASA’s collaboration with the inter...