Friday, 18 July 2025 17:15
Senate appropriators reject proposal to cancel TraCSS
Senate appropriators have rejected an effort by the White House to terminate funding for a civil space traffic coordination system.
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Friday, 18 July 2025 17:02
Polish space company SatRev launches Omani ground station amid international expansion
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Saturday, 19 July 2025 13:40
Rising rocket launches linked to ozone layer thinning
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Saturday, 19 July 2025 19:35
Senate appropriators fund dozens of threatened NASA science missions
A Senate spending bill would restore funding for dozens of NASA science missions threatened with cancellation in the administration’s 2026 budget request but is silent on one flagship program.
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Saturday, 19 July 2025 17:49
Space Force accepts delivery of GPS control system after years of delays
The OCX software upgrade was delivered July 1 by prime contractor Raytheon
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Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:27
Flexible Payload Interface for Spacecraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2025
Modern spacecraft increasingly requires flexible, reconfigurable payload interfaces that can adapt to multiple sensors, instruments, and mission profiles. The AN231E04 Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) from Okika Devices offers a powerful, and space-efficient solution to meet these needs.
Modern spacecraft increasingly requires flexible, reconfigurable payload interfaces that can adapt to multiple sensors, instruments, and mission profiles. The AN231E04 Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) from Okika Devices offers a powerful, and space-efficient solution to meet these needs.
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Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:27
Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 18, 2025
The Boeing Company has confirmed it continues to look for solutions to problems with its Starliner spacecraft that have left the over-budget project unable to carry passengers.
Boeing confirmed this week it is pushing ahead and trying to address helium plug seal leaks on the spacecraft, as well as problems with its thermal shunts and issues with overheating thrusters.
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The Boeing Company has confirmed it continues to look for solutions to problems with its Starliner spacecraft that have left the over-budget project unable to carry passengers.
Boeing confirmed this week it is pushing ahead and trying to address helium plug seal leaks on the spacecraft, as well as problems with its thermal shunts and issues with overheating thrusters.
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Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:27
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to polar orbit in late night launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025
SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites late Friday from California into low-Earth orbit.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:52 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's pad 4 East.
About eight minutes later, Falcon 9's first-stage booster successfully landed on "Of Course I Still Love You" stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the booster's 14th mission, and 141st on this vesse
SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites late Friday from California into low-Earth orbit.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:52 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's pad 4 East.
About eight minutes later, Falcon 9's first-stage booster successfully landed on "Of Course I Still Love You" stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the booster's 14th mission, and 141st on this vesse
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Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:27
Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 2025
A team of Chinese geologists has developed a high-fidelity Mars soil simulant, designated UPRS-1, that closely replicates the regolith of Utopia Planitia. This advancement is expected to aid upcoming exploration missions, including China's Tianwen 3 sample-return effort.
UPRS-1 mimics the mechanical, spectral, physical and chemical characteristics of Martian soil based on data from the Zhu
A team of Chinese geologists has developed a high-fidelity Mars soil simulant, designated UPRS-1, that closely replicates the regolith of Utopia Planitia. This advancement is expected to aid upcoming exploration missions, including China's Tianwen 3 sample-return effort.
UPRS-1 mimics the mechanical, spectral, physical and chemical characteristics of Martian soil based on data from the Zhu
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Sunday, 20 July 2025 07:27
ISS update: Crew-11 enters quarantine three weeks before launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 18, 2025
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 space mission entered quarantine in the Houston area ahead of their planned launch on July 13 from central Florida to the International Space Station.
NASA's Crew 11 is the 11th operational mission of SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9.
On Thursday, they entered isolation at Johnson Space Center: NASA astronauts Zena Cardman
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 space mission entered quarantine in the Houston area ahead of their planned launch on July 13 from central Florida to the International Space Station.
NASA's Crew 11 is the 11th operational mission of SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9.
On Thursday, they entered isolation at Johnson Space Center: NASA astronauts Zena Cardman
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