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- NASA’s PUNCH Mission Tests Solar Arrays Before Launch NASA · 28 Jan 2025 Technicians supporting NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission deployed and tested the spacecraft’s solar arrays at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Space Fo...
- Glenn Construction Safety NASA · 28 Jan 2025 Occupational Health and Safety information for construction activities at NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field and Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. Points of Contact Educational Material Forms To access a form, go t...
- Langley’s Wonder Changes The World, 2023 Annual Report Spotlights Contributions NASA · 28 Jan 2025 In 2023, NASA Langley’s workforce brought imagination to reality with innovative technological development and a continued commitment to tackling some of the tough challenges that both NASA and the nation face. At NASA,...
- Signed and sealed: Envision can move towards construction ESA · 28 Jan 2025 On 28 January 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space (TAS) to build the Envision spacecraft. Launching in the 2030s, Envision will be the first mission to investigate Venus from i...
- Bowing to Trump, Google Maps plans to “quickly” rename the Gulf of Mexico Ars Technica · 28 Jan 2025 "We will update Google Maps in the US quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America."
- Theresa Condor, Spire Global – Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2025 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Theresa Condor, CEO, Spire Global.
- 2024 Annual Report Highlights Langley’s Wonder at Work NASA · 28 Jan 2025 At NASA’s Langley Research Center, we are proud of our world-renowned role in innovating and improving the way we fly, explore, and understand our universe.” said NASA Langley leadership in an introductory message to Lan...
- Will AI redefine human roles in space exploration? SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2025 Space exploration is changing fast. And the big question now facing us is: Do we still need humans out there? With AI taking over many tasks, it’s time to think […]
- Ariane 6 to take Sentinel-1D into orbit ESA · 28 Jan 2025 Entrusted by the European Commission, ESA has signed a contract with Arianespace to secure an Ariane 6 rocket for the launch of the Sentinel-1D satellite, the fourth unit of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, scheduled f...
- Rideshare deal opens new path to space for European innovation ESA · 28 Jan 2025 The best way to test new space technologies is to actually fly them in space. Today the European Space Agency signed on behalf of the European Commission a series of contracts with small satellite makers from across our...
- First MetOp Second Generation satellite to launch in August ESA · 28 Jan 2025 ESA, Eumetsat, the European Commission and Arianespace have announced an agreement to advance the launch of the first MetOp Second Generation weather satellite, which also carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, to Au...
- Trump orders ‘Iron Dome for America’ in sweeping missile defense push SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2025 The order sets a bold agenda to address emerging threats, including hypersonic missiles, through advanced technological solutions, including space-based interceptors.
- Aerospace Corp. and Google Public Sector join forces to advance space-weather forecasting SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2025 Aerospace Corp. and Google Public Sector will apply AI and high-performance computing to solar-activity forecasts.
- ESA grows private investment in Europe’s space sector ESA · 28 Jan 2025 The commercialisation of space is one of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) strategic priorities. By attracting private investors to the space sector, the Agency enables European entrepreneurs and established industry to...
- Firefly pressing ahead with Alpha launches from Wallops and Sweden SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2025 Firefly Aerospace expects to start launching its Alpha rocket from launch sites in Virginia and Sweden as soon as 2026 to avoid congestion at other sites.
- ESA at the 17th European Space Conference - Day 1 ESA · 28 Jan 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Arianespace to Launch Second Ariane 6 Rocket on 26 February European Spaceflight · 28 Jan 2025 Arianespace has announced that the second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket will take place on 26 February at 5:24 PM CET (1:24 PM local time) from the Guiana Space Centre. The flight will be the rocket’s first commercial fl...
- Launch Roundup: New Shepard to simulate lunar gravity, India and Japan to launch navigation satellites. NASASpaceflight · 27 Jan 2025 This week’s schedule has a mix of orbital and suborbital missions launching from seven different…
- NASA to Preview Sky-Mapping Space Telescope Ahead of Launch NASA · 27 Jan 2025 NASA will host a news conference at 12 p.m. EST Friday, Jan. 31, to discuss a new telescope that will improve our understanding of how the universe evolved and search for key ingredients for life in our galaxy. Agency ex...
- Array Labs, Raytheon, Umbra form partnership focused on 3D mapping from space SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 The companies announced plans to offer advanced 3D Earth imaging products
- Station Science Top News: Jan. 24, 2025 NASA · 27 Jan 2025 Reducing reliance on resupply missions Resupply of life support elements such as air, water, food, clothing, and hygiene items will be impractical on missions to the Moon and beyond. This research assessed current use an...
- Get My Good Side NASA · 27 Jan 2025 A NASA photographer took this portrait of a curious sandhill crane on March 24, 2021, near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sandhill cranes are just one of the hundreds of types of...
- Chinese launch startup secures early funding for fully reusable rocket plan SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 HELSINKI — One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first and second stage reuse. Nayuta Space secured “tens […]
- Black Holes Can Cook for Themselves, Chandra Study Shows NASA · 27 Jan 2025 Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide new evi...
- NASA Invites Media to Pre-Super Bowl Tours at New Orleans Facility NASA · 27 Jan 2025 Media are invited to visit NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans between Tuesday, Feb. 4, and Thursday, Feb. 6, ahead of Super Bowl LIX for an inside look America’s rocket factory, as well as interview agency e...
- Sen unveils 4K livestream of Earth and space station docking port SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 London-based Sen unveiled a 4K livestream from cameras mounted on the International Space Station.
- GITAI expanding satellite product line after successful demo SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 California’s GITAI said Jan. 27 the robotics specialist has successfully demonstrated its first in-house developed satellite, a precursor to larger and more capable spacecraft for servicing and construction in space.
- COMING SOON: 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station NASA · 27 Jan 2025 The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is coming soon. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses, a list of all the publications documented in fiscal year 2024, and synop...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 27 Jan 2025 The mission will bring SpaceX close to having 7,000 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 3:22 p.m. EST (2022 UTC).
- UK Space Agency Launch Director Hints at Major Support for Orbex European Spaceflight · 27 Jan 2025 The UK Space Agency’s Director of Launch, Matthew Archer, has stated that it is “essential” for the country to participate in the European Launcher Challenge to ensure it continues to build on its efforts to develop sove...
- Commercial weather startups forecast increased funding under Trump SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 A decade ago, startups raising money to launch commercial weather satellites were convinced they had a goldmine on their hands because they could improve forecasting models. The problem? NOAA spent […]
- China’s lunar agenda – a heightened warning SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 With the election over and the 119th Congress set to convene, nowhere is the need to get back to business more critical than in the realm of national security. Front […]
- After the success of New Glenn, Blue Origin to focus on launching frequently Ars Technica · 27 Jan 2025 "This is the very beginning of the Space Age."
- ESA and Hisdesat set to launch next-generation secure communications satellite ESA · 27 Jan 2025 Hisdesat, Spain's premier provider of secure satellite communications, is set to launch its SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 29 January from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 20:34...
- Smouldering woody debris fuels air pollution over the Amazon ESA · 27 Jan 2025 A groundbreaking study, funded by ESA, reveals that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado are largely driven by the smouldering combustion of woody debris. This crucial discovery highlights the significant influence o...
- China embraces commercial participation in moon mission for the first time SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 HELSINKI — China’s space agency has accepted the participation of a commercial space company in a lunar exploration mission for the first time in a move which may foreshadow greater […]
- NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head for the Moon NASASpaceflight · 26 Jan 2025 As NASA focuses on returning humans to the Moon with Artemis, commercial providers are gearing…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy January 26-February 1, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Jan 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of January 26-February 1, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this
- ESA seeks modest boost to science budget SpaceNews · 26 Jan 2025 The head of ESA’s science programs says she is seeking a “very modest” increase in her budget at ESA’s upcoming ministerial meeting to fund work on future missions.
- Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2025 Astronomers are calling on nations to ban advertising in space that can be seen from the ground, calling it the latest threat to the dark and quiet sky.