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- NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech NASA · 21 Jan 2025 The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic missions have landed o...
- Alex Greenberg, Loft Orbital – Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2025 In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Alex Greenberg, Co-founder and COO, Loft Orbital.
- China explores using orbiting lasers to power to spacecraft on the moon SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2025 HELSINKI — China could look to laser power transmission from lunar orbit to supply spacecraft on the moon and solve one of the big challenges for its lunar exploration plans. […]
- Towards low-cost missions to Mars ESA · 21 Jan 2025 Two decades after Mars Express, ESA is returning to small-scale missions aimed at exploring the Red Planet. With a completely different landscape of technologies available this time around, new opportunities for interpla...
- Europe to develop geostationary quantum encryption payload SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2025 European satellite maker Thales Alenia Space and Spanish operator Hispasat have secured government funding to develop a geostationary payload that uses quantum technology to distribute encryption keys.
- SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 21 Jan 2025 The mission is the first that will populate the 13th group of Starlink satellites in SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 UTC).
- KSC Director Petro to be Acting NASA Administrator SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Jan 2025 In a move that surprised even NASA officials, the Trump Administration has named Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro to be Acting Administrator. Ordinarily the job goes to the top
- Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2025 The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.
- Trump Fully Endorses Astronauts on Mars in Inaugural Address SpacePolicyOnline.com · 20 Jan 2025 In his inaugural address today, President Donald Trump fully endorsed the goal of putting American astronauts on Mars. His interest in human Mars exploration is not new and he did
- Trump’s second term: the space priorities and players SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2025 Our guide for a second Trump administration as it relates to space.
- Why organizing the White House for sustained space leadership is necessary SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2025 As the Trump 2.0 administration begins to take shape, one of the questions orbiting in the beltway space community is whether President-elect Trump will retain the National Space Council — […]
- Executive order calls for cybersecurity review of civil space systems SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2025 One of the final space-related acts of the outgoing Biden administration is an executive order that includes provisions on space cybersecurity.
- Before and after space ESA · 20 Jan 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- China performs high altitude reusable rocket test with uncertain outcome SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2025 HELSINKI — A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight aimed at testing reentry and landing burns late Saturday without announcing the outcome. The Longxing-2 test article lifted off at […]
- Nammo UK Engine Aboard US Lunar Lander Ignites for the First Time European Spaceflight · 20 Jan 2025 The LEROS 4 rocket engine, developed by Nammo UK in Buckinghamshire, has successfully ignited in space, powering the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander. Blue Ghost was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 15 Janua...
- Satnav summer school open for registrations ESA · 20 Jan 2025 Are you a young researcher in the field of satellite navigation? Learn from top-notch experts and expand your network at this year’s ESA-JRC International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, taking plac...
- Blue Ghost and HAKUTO-R Take Flight Space Scout · 19 Jan 2025 Two robotic moon landers shared a ride into space in the early morning of Wednesday, January 15th. Hours earlier, Blue Ghost, built by Firefly Aerospace in the United States, and HAKUTO-R, built by ispace of Japan, were...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy January 19-25, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Jan 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of January 19-25, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX returns to launching Starlink following Starship launch NASASpaceflight · 19 Jan 2025 With the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…
- FAA investigating Starship debris reports SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2025 The FAA says it is investigating reports that debris from the failed Starship test flight landed, and caused property damage in, the Turks and Caicos.
- Trump taps former Space Force commander for senior Air Force post SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2025 Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander who was removed from his post over his public criticism of military diversity initiatives, is Trump’s pick to be undersecretary of the Air Force
- FAA requires mishap investigation for failed New Glenn landing SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2025 While Blue Origin considers the first flight of its New Glenn rocket a success, it will have to complete a mishap investigation before its next launch.
- Starship Faces Complications after Flight 7 Anomaly Space Scout · 18 Jan 2025 On January 16th, 2025 SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launched on its seventh flight test, in what aimed to be a test of block upgrades of the Starship upper stage. While IFT-7 looked fairly similar to previous test flight...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from California Spaceflight Now · 18 Jan 2025 The mission will feature the most Starlink V2 Mini satellites launched on one mission. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is set for Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7:24 a.m. PST (10:24 p.m. EST, 1524 UTC).
- SpaceForest Successfully Test-Fires Upgraded Hybrid Rocket Engine European Spaceflight · 18 Jan 2025 Polish suborbital launch services company SpaceForest has successfully test-fired an enhanced version of its SF-1000 hybrid rocket engine. The project was supported by the European Space Agency through its Boost! Program...
- Thaicom pushes back against takeover bid SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2025 Thaicom’s board is urging shareholders to reject a takeover bid for the Thai geostationary satellite operator if its stock remains above the share offer.
- FAA Requiring Mishap Investigations for Both Blue Origin and SpaceX SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Jan 2025 The FAA is requiring Blue Origin and SpaceX to perform mishap investigations for their separate launch-related anomalies yesterday. Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 mission successfully reached orbit, but the first stage
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Independent Assessment NASA · 17 Jan 2025 NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) assembled a small working group to review hydrogen sulfide (H2S) Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentration (SMAC) values. The group met virtually three times...
- NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards NASA · 17 Jan 2025 President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded...
- NASA Opens New Challenge to Support Climate-Minded Business Models NASA · 17 Jan 2025 NASA’s Sustainable Business Model Challenge is looking for entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to leverage the agency’s publicly available Earth system science data to develop commercial solutions for climate challe...
- NASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film Festival NASA · 17 Jan 2025 NASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival, highlighting its upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” during a panel ahead of its spring 2025 premiere on the agency’s st...
- Transportation secretary nominee vows to review SpaceX launch license fines SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2025 President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Dept. of Transportation says he will review fines levied by the FAA against SpaceX for launch license violations.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial NASA · 17 Jan 2025 The Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is seen in this image from Jan. 5, 2025. The statue is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington. Dr. King...
- SpaceX and Elon Musk explain potential reasons for Starship loss Teslarati · 17 Jan 2025 SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk are starting to shed some light on the potential reasoning for the loss of Starship yesterday, which was lost after a successful launch and catch of the lower-stage booster. Starship was lost...
- Peak Performance in Microgravity NASA · 17 Jan 2025 Science in Space January 2025 At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International...
- Week in images: 13-17 January 2025 ESA · 17 Jan 2025 Week in images: 13-17 January 2025
- Planet hires former Space Force chief to its board amid defense push SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2025 Retired Gen. John “Jay” Raymond will “advise the company on its strategy and opportunities for growth”
- Space to grow: American leadership in space commerce SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2025 Growing up, I felt like I could access the universe by just crossing the street. Steps from my childhood home in Cleveland, Ohio stood the Warner and Swasey Observatory, an […]
- NASA Kennedy Ground Systems Prepping Hardware for Artemis II, Beyond NASA · 17 Jan 2025 Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous flight hardware shipments from across the world arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in...
- Sustainable Business Model Challenge NASA · 17 Jan 2025 Climate change presents one of the most urgent crises of our time, with increasing threats to life, infrastructure, economies, and ecosystems worldwide. Climate change is no longer a distant concern; its effects are bein...