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Demystifying Jared Isaacman, Trump’s NASA nominee

Traditionally, selecting the leader of NASA has not been a top priority for incoming presidential administrations. While nominations for cabinet-level posts are announced well before Inauguration Day, the choice of […] The post Demystifying Jared Isaacman, Trump’s NASA nominee appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 22, 2025, 2:30 PM

Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense

Ahead of more frequent and intense contact with dust during Artemis missions, NASA is developing new strategies to protect equipment as astronauts travel between the Moon and spacecraft like Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station.

NASA

Jan 22, 2025, 2:15 PM

What President Biden’s second cybersecurity executive order means for the space economy

In the waning hours of the Biden administration, the Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity was released. The order is a sweeping opus that covers […] The post What President Biden’s second cybersecurity executive order means for the space economy appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 22, 2025, 2:00 PM

NASA Faces of Technology: Meet Lauren Best Ameen

If you tell Lauren Best Ameen something is hard and cannot be done, she will likely reply, “Watch me.” As deputy manager for the Cryogenic Fluid Management Portfolio Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ameen and her team look for innovative ways to keep rocket fuel cold for long-duration missions. Work in […]

NASA

Jan 22, 2025, 1:03 PM

NASA Glenn Trains Instructors for After-School STEM Program

NASA and the U.S. Department of Education are teaming up to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education during after-school hours. The interagency program strives to reach approximately 1,000 middle school students in more than 60 sites across 10 states to join the program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC). Members of […]

NASA

Jan 22, 2025, 1:03 PM

NASA Glenn Helps Bring Joy to Children in Need

NASA’s Glenn Research Center continued a decades-long tradition of participating in the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program during the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 9, members of the Marine Corps Reserve (3rd Battalion, 25th Marines) picked up 11 boxes of toys donated by employees from NASA Glenn’s facilities in Cleveland and Sandusky, Ohio. The […]

NASA

Jan 22, 2025, 1:02 PM

U.S. and Norway sign technology safeguards agreement for launches from Andøya

The United States and Norway have signed an agreement to allow the export of American space hardware to Norway for launches there. The post U.S. and Norway sign technology safeguards agreement for launches from Andøya appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 22, 2025, 12:00 PM

Swarm detects tidal signatures of our oceans

A study using data from ESA’s Swarm mission suggests that faint magnetic signatures created by Earth’s tides can help us determine magma distribution under the seabed and could even give us insights into long-term trends in global ocean temperatures and salinity.

ESA

Jan 22, 2025, 9:56 AM

Downlinking satellite data from space to the cloud

In October 2024, NASA and ESA carried out a series of system trials to test the transmission of data from ESA ground stations to Amazon Web Service servers.

ESA

Jan 22, 2025, 9:00 AM

Avio Ships Space Rider Service Module Structure for Testing

Italian rocket builder Avio has delivered the main structure of the first Space Rider service module to ESA’s ESTEC facility in the Netherlands for testing ahead of its inaugural flight. Space Rider is an uncrewed, reusable spacecraft designed to host in-orbit experimentation and technology demonstrations. The spacecraft is capable of remaining in orbit for up […] The post Avio Ships Space Rider Service Module Structure for Testing appeared first on European Spaceflight.

European Spaceflight

Jan 22, 2025, 8:11 AM

Finland signs Artemis Accords

Finland signed the Artemis Accords Jan. 21, the first country to do so this year amid questions about the future of the agreement in the new administration. The post Finland signs Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 22, 2025, 12:40 AM

XMM-Newton observes black hole that exhibits strange oscillations

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope recently discovered rapidly fluctuating X-ray signals… The post XMM-Newton observes black hole that exhibits strange oscillations appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

NASASpaceflight

Jan 21, 2025, 11:09 PM

NASA Marshall Invites Media to Local Day of Remembrance Event

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, invites media to attend its observance of the agency’s Day of Remembrance at 9:30 a.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 23, in the lobby of Building 4221. Day of Remembrance honors the members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 8:28 PM

60 Years Ago: Uncrewed Gemini 2 Paves the Way for the First Crewed Mission

On Jan. 19, 1965, Gemini 2 successfully completed the second of two uncrewed test flights of the spacecraft and its Titan II booster, clearing the way for the first crewed mission. The 18-minute suborbital mission achieved the primary goals of flight qualifying the Gemini spacecraft, especially its heat shield during a stressful reentry. Recovery forces […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 6:52 PM

Company aims to build larger satellites for new era of launch abundance

"We decided to go after one of the big problems."

Arstechnica

Jan 21, 2025, 6:04 PM

Astronauts Set to Swab the Exterior of Station for Microbial Life

Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew spacewalks for the ISS External Microorganisms experiment. This investigation focuses on sampling at sites near life support system vents to examine whether the spacecraft releases microorganisms, how many, and how far they may travel. This experiment could help researchers […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 6:00 PM

On Chasing Shadows: A New Exploration of Uranus

At the December 2024 annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU24), NASA provided updates on the status of NASA’s upcoming Uranus Flagship mission and the precursor projects that will enable it.

Space Scout

Jan 21, 2025, 5:41 PM

How New NASA, India Earth Satellite NISAR Will See Earth

Set to launch within a few months, NISAR will use a technique called synthetic aperture radar to produce incredibly detailed maps of surface change on our planet. When NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) new Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) launches in coming months, it will capture images of Earth’s surface […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 5:22 PM

Redwire expands into defense with $925 million purchase of Edge Autonomy

The space infrastructure company is acquiring a drone manufacturer whose technology has been deployed with Ukraine’s military forces The post Redwire expands into defense with $925 million purchase of Edge Autonomy appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 21, 2025, 4:36 PM

NASA Welcomes Finland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

With Finland’s signing of the Artemis Accords on Tuesday, NASA celebrates the 53rd nation committing to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity. The signing ceremony took place on the margins of the Aalto University’s Winter Satellite Workshop 2025 in Espoo, Finland. “Today, Finland is joining a community of nations that want […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 4:29 PM

Suni Williams Conducts Spacewalk

NASA astronaut Suni Williams is seen outside the International Space Station during the Jan. 16, 2025, spacewalk where she and fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague replaced a rate gyro assembly that helps maintain the orientation of the orbital outpost. It was the fourth spacewalk for Hague and the eighth for Williams. Williams and Hague also […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 4:25 PM

Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025

Insights into metal alloy solidification Researchers report details of phase and structure in the solidification of metal alloys on the International Space Station, including formation of microstructures. Because these microstructures determine a material’s mechanical properties, this work could support improvements in techniques for producing coatings and additive manufacturing or 3D printing processes. METCOMP, an ESA […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 4:15 PM

Transforming NASA: enabling America’s commercial space leadership

With the United States space sector already generating more than $380 billion annually and supporting 100,000 American jobs, incoming NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and NASA stand at a crossroads. Isaacman […] The post Transforming NASA: enabling America’s commercial space leadership appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 21, 2025, 2:00 PM

ESA Selects Consortia to Define Payload Platforms for Mars Tug

As part of its LightShip initiative, the European Space Agency has chosen four consortia to conduct parallel studies to define small, low-cost Mars satellite platforms. The ESA Mars LightShip tug is a proposed interplanetary transfer service that will ferry satellites to Mars orbit. With this initiative, ESA aims to reduce the cost of mounting a […] The post ESA Selects Consortia to Define Payload Platforms for Mars Tug appeared first on European Spaceflight.

European Spaceflight

Jan 21, 2025, 1:46 PM

NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech

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 on Mars, NASA has only explored 1% of its surface. Ahead of future human and robotic missions to the […]

NASA

Jan 21, 2025, 1:23 PM

Alex Greenberg, Loft Orbital – Commercial Space Transformers

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Alex Greenberg, Co-founder and COO, Loft Orbital. The post Alex Greenberg, Loft Orbital – Commercial Space Transformers appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 21, 2025, 12:27 PM

China explores using orbiting lasers to power to spacecraft on the moon

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. […] The post China explores using orbiting lasers to power to spacecraft on the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 21, 2025, 10:54 AM

Towards low-cost missions to Mars

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 interplanetary missions open up. As part of ESA's LightShip initiative, four consortia will conduct independent parallel studies to define what a small low cost Mars satellite-platform could look like as a LightShip passenger.

ESA

Jan 21, 2025, 8:58 AM

Europe to develop geostationary quantum encryption payload

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. The post Europe to develop geostationary quantum encryption payload appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 21, 2025, 8:00 AM

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

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).

Spaceflight Now

Jan 21, 2025, 3:58 AM

KSC Director Petro to be Acting NASA Administrator

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 […]

SpacePolicyOnline.com

Jan 20, 2025, 11:13 PM

Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership

The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis. The post Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 20, 2025, 9:35 PM

Trump Fully Endorses Astronauts on Mars in Inaugural Address

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 […]

SpacePolicyOnline.com

Jan 20, 2025, 6:47 PM

Trump’s second term: the space priorities and players

Our guide for a second Trump administration as it relates to space. The post Trump’s second term: the space priorities and players appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 20, 2025, 5:50 PM

Why organizing the White House for sustained space leadership is necessary

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 — […] The post Why organizing the White House for sustained space leadership is necessary appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 20, 2025, 2:00 PM

Executive order calls for cybersecurity review of civil space systems

One of the final space-related acts of the outgoing Biden administration is an executive order that includes provisions on space cybersecurity. The post Executive order calls for cybersecurity review of civil space systems appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 20, 2025, 12:18 PM

Before and after space

From the ESA Blogs.

ESA

Jan 20, 2025, 10:35 AM

China performs high altitude reusable rocket test with uncertain outcome

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 […] The post China performs high altitude reusable rocket test with uncertain outcome appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceNews

Jan 20, 2025, 9:08 AM

Nammo UK Engine Aboard US Lunar Lander Ignites for the First Time

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 January. The lander is carrying 10 science and technology demonstration payloads for NASA as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar […] The post Nammo UK Engine Aboard US Lunar Lander Ignites for the First Time appeared first on European Spaceflight.

European Spaceflight

Jan 20, 2025, 8:21 AM

Satnav summer school open for registrations

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 place this July in Arachova, Greece.

ESA

Jan 20, 2025, 8:03 AM