Lynk Global CEO Ramu Pontarazu on life after SPACOnly a bold satellite operator takes on SpaceX, especially in the nascent race to connect smartphones from space, where Starlink’s rapidly expanding broadband network is pushing for domination. But Lynk Global’s leaders see an opening for a nimble, capital-efficient contender in a sector that also includes AST SpaceMobile, which is now fully funded to deploy […] The post Lynk Global CEO Ramu Pontarazu on life after SPAC appeared first on SpaceNews.
Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral imagery sheds light on damage caused to Iranian nuclear facilitySAN FRANCISCO – Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral sensors revealed new information on damage sustained by Iran’s Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant after U.S. armed forces bombed the site in June. OSK’s Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) constellation exposed the outline of a rectangular subsurface structure, indicating “the potential collapse or damage of the underground facility,” according to […] The post Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral imagery sheds light on damage caused to Iranian nuclear facility appeared first on SpaceNews.
A steady space? Bringing stellar legal certainty to space issuesA new space race is heating up across the pond — not to be the first to reach the moon, but to provide a credible and flexible legal framework capable of turbocharging the space sectors in the United Kingdom and Europe. The intensity of this drive has increased over the summer of 2025. On June […] The post A steady space? Bringing stellar legal certainty to space issues appeared first on SpaceNews.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4641-4648: Thinking Outside and Inside the ‘Boxwork’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, […]
Space Force graduates first class of officers trained for ‘great power competition’The new year-long program seeks to prepare military leaders for a “contested” space domain The post Space Force graduates first class of officers trained for ‘great power competition’ appeared first on SpaceNews.
PERSEI Space to test tether solution for orbital mobilityIn 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.
Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moonA lunar rover makes its way across rough terrain in August, navigating past rocky outcrops and around, or sometimes over, small craters. The topography in this case, is not the moon but instead in Colorado, at a site selected by Lunar Outpost to test the rovers it is developing for NASA and others. In many […] The post Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.
Trump Moves U.S. Space Command to AlabamaPresident Trump announced today he is moving the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. The decision has been expected since he returned to office, restoring a decision […]
Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”"We need better than just window dressing."
Circular Star TrailsOn July 26, 2025, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers took this long-exposure photograph – taken over 31 minutes from a window inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module – capturing the circular arcs of star trails. In its third decade of continuous human presence, the space station has a far-reaching impact as a microgravity lab […]
Trump’s Labor Union EO Designates NASA as Primarily An Intelligence/National Security AgencyAn Executive Order issued by President Trump to exclude NASA and other agencies from collective bargaining rights does so by designating them as having intelligence or national security as a […]
NASA Scientists Help Maryland County Plan to Beat Summer Heat RisksThousands of Americans are impacted each summer by excessive heat and humidity, some suffering from heat-related illnesses when the body can’t cool itself down. Data from NASA satellites could help local governments reduce the sweltering risks, thanks to a collaboration between NASA scientists and officials in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The effort demonstrates how local […]
SpaceX successfully launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flightWhile re-entry heating damaged a protective "skirt" around the the engine bay of the upper stage Starship, along with partially melting a control flap near its hinge, the vehicle remained under control throughout and made it all the way to a powered splashdown in the Indian Ocean as planned.
NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon to the ISS on extended cargo, station boosting missionThis will be the 50th Dragon vehicle to visit the International Space Station, including the Dragon 1 vehicles that were berthed to the orbiting lab. Docking with the Harmony module is anticipated Monday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC).
NASA Shares Final Contenders for Artemis II Moon Mascot Design ContestNASA is down to 25 finalists for the Artemis II zero gravity indicator set to fly with the mission’s crew around the Moon and back next year. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon select one of the finalist designs to join […]
Close-Up Views of NASA’s DART Impact to Inform Planetary DefenseOn Sept. 11, 2022, engineers at a flight control center in Turin, Italy, sent a radio signal into deep space. Its destination was NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft flying toward an asteroid more than 5 million miles away. The message prompted the spacecraft to execute a series of pre-programmed commands that caused a small, […]
Q&A on the Trump EPA’s Effort to Curtail Regulation of Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe Environmental Protection Agency is holding public hearings this week on its effort to undo the legal foundation for its regulation of greenhouse gases, the heat-trapping gases that cause climate ...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4636-4637: Up Against a WallWritten by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator, Framework Earth planning date: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 What does a good rover do when her back is up against a wall? Fight for science! Curiosity indeed fought the good fight at “Río Frío,” the wall of one of the many ridges cutting through the boxwork terrain […]
Viking 1 Begins Journey to MarsA Titan-Centaur rocket carrying the Viking 1 spacecraft launches from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 20, 1975. Viking 1 touched down on the red planet on July 20, 1976, becoming the first truly successful landing on Mars. Viking 1 was the first of a pair of complex deep space probes […]
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4631-4633: Radiant Ridge RevolutionWritten by Remington Free, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 Today we uplinked a three-sol weekend plan with lots of exciting activities — to support both the science and engineering teams! While usually our science activities take front and center stage, we often also do engineering […]




















