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Image: NASASpaceflight Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light
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Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch… The post Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Image: European Spaceflight Avio Scales Back Demonstrator Programme Amid Technical Challenges
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Italian rocket manufacturer Avio has scaled back plans to develop two liquid-fuelled rocket demonstrators intended to validate technologies for a future reusable launch vehicle. In its half-year financial report…
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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 November 6 – A Farewell to Swift
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 6 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
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Image: NASA Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks
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The San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.
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Image: NASASpaceflight ISS astronauts install final iROSA solar panel to augment aging ISS power systems
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The International Space Station program completed a critical power upgrade that had been ongoing for… The post ISS astronauts install final iROSA solar panel to augment aging ISS power systems appeared first on…
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Image: Arstechnica Blue Origin announces rocket upgrades aimed at lower costs, more performance
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"This is going to be a game-changer."
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Image: Spaceflight Now Blue Origin reveals new kick stage, engines for its New Glenn rockets
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The announcement was made during an invite-only event ahead of the weekend’s, NASA-backed Max Power airshow at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Image: Spaceflight Now As it happened: spacewalkers install space station’s eighth and final upgraded solar array
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During Thursday’s spacewalk, the astronauts will install the eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array, or IROSA.
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Image: Spaceflight Now Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply
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Spacewalking astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the last of eight new solar arrays outside the International Space Station Thursday, working through an unexpected power snag to complete a five-year upgrade…
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Image: SpaceNews CesiumAstro Secures $730 Million in Janus Henderson-Led Series D at a Valuation Above $4.5 Billion; Unveils Synchronicity Satellite Constellation Following Fully Successful Element-1 Mission
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CesiumAstro Inc., a global leader in space and defense communications systems and satellites, today announced the closing of $730 million in Series D financing, valuing the company at more than […] The post CesiumAstro…
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Image: NASASpaceflight Blue Origin unveils New Glenn GS3 third stage and Northstar booster engine
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Blue Origin chief executive Dave Limp has unveiled a third stage for New Glenn and… The post Blue Origin unveils New Glenn GS3 third stage and Northstar booster engine appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Image: SpaceNews Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive
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Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to capture rare in-flight […] The post…
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Image: NASA Midwestern City Lights
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City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois…
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Image: NASA NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
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Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:40…
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Image: SpaceNews Building a ‘highway to the moon and back’ with Winnie Lai
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In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Winnie Lai, CEO of Auriga Space. They talk about how electromagnetic launch technology that “catapults” small launch vehicles could cut down on […] The post Building a…
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Image: European Spaceflight OHB Awarded €554 Million Contract for Next-Gen Sentinel-3 Satellite
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German satellite manufacturer OHB has secured a €554 million contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the first Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography (NGT) satellite for the European Union’s Copernicus…
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Image: NASA Hubble Learns Galactic History From Stars
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This Hubble image features the sparkling collection of stars named Messier 30 (M30), also called NGC 7099.
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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in Silhouette
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
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Image: NASA Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites
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The third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea exposes an ancient piece of the ocean floor and hosts a clowder of cats.
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Image: SpacePolicyOnline.com Former NASA Chief Economist is New Head of Canadian Space Agency
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Alexander MacDonald is the new President of the Canadian Space Agency. Canadian-born MacDonald was NASA’s Chief Economist until December 2024. The Canadian Government announced MacDonald’s selection this evening. He…
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Image: SpaceDaily Two giant black holes at the heart of one galaxy may circle each other every 121 to 146 days and could merge in as little as 100 years
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A hidden jet in Markarian 501 hints at a black hole pair that could merge within a century, but the evidence is still debated. The post Two giant black holes at the heart of one galaxy may circle each other every 121 to…
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Image: NASA NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research
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On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high-performance, highly adaptable research platform is designed…
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Image: SpacePolicyOnline.com Farewell Swift
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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reentered this morning, bringing the 22-year-old mission to an end. NASA contracted with Katalyst Space in September 2025 to revamp an existing system to try […]
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Image: SpacePolicyOnline.com Trump Issues “American Declaration of Freedom in Space”
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President Trump issued a space proclamation yesterday. “The American Declaration of Freedom in Space” pledges that the United States will lead the exploration, development, use, and settlement of new frontiers […]
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