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The Starlink 17-9 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to its low Earth orbit constellation of more than 8,300. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:05 a.m. PDT (2:05 p.m. EDT / 1805 UTC).

NASA is requesting feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy to ensure a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. The agency released a draft Phase 2 Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) Friday, asking for feedback from industry partners by 1 p.m. […]

Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with foundational data to inform human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer enter into the […]

SpaceX has had a long journey through 10 flight tests of Starship. Teams have endured… The post Ten flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

"I can tell you what, I'll be damned if that is the story that we write."

Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying crew around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, a team of expert engineers […]

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:54 p.m. Baikonur time), Thursday, Sept. 11, on […]

US-based lunar logistics company Astrobotic and Norwegian spaceport operator Andøya Space have signed a term sheet outlining the framework for a Launch Site Agreement. The agreement, once finalized, will facilitate flights of Astrobotic’s Xodiac lander testbed from the Andøya Space facilities. The Xodiac vertical takeoff, vertical landing rocket was initially developed by Masten Space Systems […] The post Astrobotic Partners with Andøya Space to Test Lunar Lander Tech in Norway appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Week in images: 01-05 September 2025

"Nobody’s waving the white flag here until the last hour of the last day."

While it may appear as just another spiral galaxy among billions in the universe, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a galaxy with plenty to study. The galaxy, NGC 7456, is located over 51 million light-years away in the constellation Grus (the Crane). This Hubble image reveals fine detail in the galaxy’s […]

Estonia marked its 10th anniversary in the European Space Agency alongside the plenary session of the European Interparliamentary Space Conference on 4 September.  

Reacting to comments at yesterday’s Senate hearing on the space race with China, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy forcefully exclaimed today that he fully expects the United States to get […]

As SpaceX continues to ramp up its Starship program, recent developments at Florida’s spaceports highlight… The post East Coast steps up a gear for Starship’s arrival appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The Starlink 10-57 mission is also SpaceX’s 80th launch this year carrying Starlink satellites to low Earth obit. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 7:29 a.m. EDT (1129 UTC).

Written by Ashley Stroupe, Mission Operations Engineer and Rover Planner at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning week: Aug. 25, 2025. This week Curiosity has been exploring the boxwork unit, investigating both the ridges and the hollows to better characterize them and understand how they may have formed. We’ve been doing lots of remote science, […]

NASA Names Amit Kshatriya Associate Administrator, Signaling Renewed Focus on Exploration

JetBlue Becomes First Airline to Join Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Upgrading Free Fly-Fi Wi-Fi

This competition provides a hands-on opportunity for participants to gain critical skills in engineering, computing, electronics, and more that will be required for America’s technical workforce. If you are in sixth to 12th-grade at a U.S. public, private, or charter school – including those in U.S. territories – your challenge is to team up with […]

Soon, there will be three new ways to study the Sun’s influence across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expected to launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 23, the missions include NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, […]

NASA and Northrop Grumman are preparing to send the company’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station, flying research to support Artemis missions to the Moon and human exploration of Mars and beyond, while improving life on Earth. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch Northrop Grumman’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the orbiting […]

NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station‘s Unity module during a break in weekend housecleaning and maintenance activities. Kim and Cardman are both part of NASA Astronaut Group 22 selected in June 2017 with 12 other astronauts, including two Canadian Space […]

From the ESA Blogs.

From the ESA Blogs.

This is a sparkling scene of star birth captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. What appears to be a craggy, starlit mountaintop kissed by wispy clouds is actually a cosmic dust-scape being eaten away by the blistering winds and radiation of nearby, massive, infant stars. Called Pismis 24, this young star cluster resides in […]

When NASA’s Artemis II mission launches in 2026, it will inspire the world through discovery in a new Golden Age of innovation and exploration. It will be another inspiring NASA moment Patricia White can add to her growing list. White supports the Artemis program to send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human […]

Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of LEO-PNT’s first satellites, ESA has now unveiled the name of the mission. Celeste, as it has been officially designated, will test the potential of a new, low Earth orbit layer of satellites to enhance Galileo’s resilience and complement its capabilities.

As NASA plans future human exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, new and unique challenges emerge — like communication delays and limited return-to-Earth options — so enhanced medical care capabilities are critical. Crews will need non-invasive imaging technology to diagnose medical conditions, like broken bones or dental injuries.   Scientists at NASA’s Glenn Research […]

Spanish startup Orbital Paradigm has announced that it has secured three customers for a flight aboard its KID subscale reentry demonstrator capsule, scheduled for launch in late 2025. Founded in 2023, Orbital Paradigm is developing a small reusable cargo vehicle called Kestrel. Once operational, Kestrel will be capable of carrying payloads of up to 120 […] The post Orbital Paradigm Secures Three Customers for 2025 Reentry Capsule Demo appeared first on European Spaceflight.

The second of the Meteosat Third Generation Imagers, MTG-I2, has passed some important milestones in the cleanroom facilities at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, southern France.

In a pointed testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, former… The post Former NASA Boss Bridenstine: US “Highly Unlikely” to Land on Moon Before China appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

NASA’s Artemis program to return American astronauts to the Moon won strong support from the Senate Commerce Committee today. Senators from both parties issued a clarion call to get Americans […]

"It is highly unlikely the United States will beat China’s projected timeline."

In the increasingly crowded corridors of low-Earth orbit, a Spanish company is pioneering technology that… The post PERSEI Space to test tether solution for orbital mobility appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

FAA Approves Expanded Falcon 9 Operations at Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 with New Landing Zone

Sea ice is frozen seawater that floats in the ocean. This photo, taken from NASA’s Gulfstream V Research Aircraft on July 21, 2022, shows Arctic sea ice in the Lincoln Sea north of Greenland. This image is the NASA Science Image of the Month for September 2025. Each month, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate chooses an image to […]

The next era of lunar exploration demands a new kind of wheel – one that can sprint across razor-sharp regolith, shrug off extremely cold nights, and keep a rover rolling day after lunar day. The Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge seeks that breakthrough. If you can imagine a lightweight, compliant wheel that stays tough […]

Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Wednesday named Amit Kshatriya as the new associate administrator of NASA, the agency’s top civil service role. A 20-year NASA veteran, Kshatriya was most recently the deputy in charge of the Moon to Mars Program in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington. In […]

The French space agency CNES has signed a €31 million contract with Paris-based startup UNIVITY and telecommunications and broadcasting giant TDF to conduct an in-orbit demonstration of satellite-enabled 5G connectivity. Founded in 2022 under the name Constellation Technologies & Operations, UNIVITY aims to develop a very low Earth orbit constellation to provide global high-speed, low-latency […] The post CNES Signs €31M Contract for Space-Based 5G Connectivity Demo appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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