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Thursday, 18 September 2025 07:25
NASA Dragonfly Mission Advances Through Crucial Development and Testing Stages
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
NASA's Dragonfly mission has successfully cleared several major design, development, and testing milestones, keeping it on track for launch in July 2028.
Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rotorcraft built at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), will journey to Saturn's moon Titan to conduct a three-year exploration of its surface. Following a six-year cruise, the aircraft
NASA's Dragonfly mission has successfully cleared several major design, development, and testing milestones, keeping it on track for launch in July 2028.
Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rotorcraft built at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), will journey to Saturn's moon Titan to conduct a three-year exploration of its surface. Following a six-year cruise, the aircraft
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Thursday, 18 September 2025 07:25
SSTL and IHI agree to develop Japanese ISR constellation
London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation have signed an agreement to co-develop a small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The deal was concluded on 10 September at DSEI in London, underscoring expanding UK-Japan cooperation in space and defence.
The partnership aligns with the 2023 Hiroshima Accor
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation have signed an agreement to co-develop a small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The deal was concluded on 10 September at DSEI in London, underscoring expanding UK-Japan cooperation in space and defence.
The partnership aligns with the 2023 Hiroshima Accor
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Thursday, 18 September 2025 07:25
UC3M research team advances astronaut health protection in microgravity
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
A pioneering international initiative involving Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) researchers and promoted by the Spanish Space Agency has completed a parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, France. The project, led by Professor Ana Diaz Artiles of Texas A and M University, focuses on protecting astronaut cardiovascular and ocular health during long-duration missions.
The team tested
A pioneering international initiative involving Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) researchers and promoted by the Spanish Space Agency has completed a parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, France. The project, led by Professor Ana Diaz Artiles of Texas A and M University, focuses on protecting astronaut cardiovascular and ocular health during long-duration missions.
The team tested
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Thursday, 18 September 2025 07:25
China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2025
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions.
The test took place Friday at 3 pm at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, where seven engines mounted on a prototype first stage burned for about 320 seconds. According to the China Manned Space Agency, the run successful
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions.
The test took place Friday at 3 pm at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, where seven engines mounted on a prototype first stage burned for about 320 seconds. According to the China Manned Space Agency, the run successful
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Thursday, 18 September 2025 07:25
Sidus Space sets terms for $9.8 million stock sale
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Sidus Space announced it has priced a best-efforts public offering of 9.8 million shares of its Class A common stock at $1.00 per share. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately $9.8 million before deducting placement agent fees and other expenses.
All shares are being issued by the company, which plans to apply the net proceeds toward working capital and gen
Sidus Space announced it has priced a best-efforts public offering of 9.8 million shares of its Class A common stock at $1.00 per share. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately $9.8 million before deducting placement agent fees and other expenses.
All shares are being issued by the company, which plans to apply the net proceeds toward working capital and gen
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025 13:50
Engine trouble forces Northrop Grumman to delay supply delivery to International Space Station
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025 13:52
Blue Alchemist is one step closer to creating sustainable infrastructure on the moon
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025 14:00
XRISM uncovers a mystery in the cosmic winds of change
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has revealed an unexpected difference between the powerful winds launching from a disc around a neutron star and those from material circling supermassive black holes. The surprisingly dense wind blowing from the stellar system challenges our understanding of how such winds form and drive change in their surroundings.
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025 07:41
NASA begins testing PExT wideband communications system in orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Payload commissioning has started for NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), a pioneering wideband space communications technology designed to connect spacecraft with both government and commercial networks.
The demonstration rides aboard York Space Systems' Bard satellite, launched on July 23. The satellite completed its bus commissioning within four weeks, validating key system
Payload commissioning has started for NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), a pioneering wideband space communications technology designed to connect spacecraft with both government and commercial networks.
The demonstration rides aboard York Space Systems' Bard satellite, launched on July 23. The satellite completed its bus commissioning within four weeks, validating key system
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025 07:41
Planet transits across starspots reveal tilted orbit in TOI-3884 system
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Astronomers have mapped the architecture of the exoplanetary system TOI-3884 by capturing rare planet transits that crossed over dark starspots. Using MuSCAT3 and MuSCAT4 instruments on Las Cumbres Observatory's 2-meter telescopes, the team observed three transits in early 2024 and detected strong spot-crossing signals. The multicolor data revealed spot temperatures roughly 200 K cooler than the
Astronomers have mapped the architecture of the exoplanetary system TOI-3884 by capturing rare planet transits that crossed over dark starspots. Using MuSCAT3 and MuSCAT4 instruments on Las Cumbres Observatory's 2-meter telescopes, the team observed three transits in early 2024 and detected strong spot-crossing signals. The multicolor data revealed spot temperatures roughly 200 K cooler than the
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