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January 12, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Blue Origin set for first launch of giant New Glenn rocket



Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jan 12, 2025
A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race. The launch initially scheduled for Sunday was pushed back a day due to "unfavourable" sea conditions, Blue Origin posted on X. Named New Glenn after a legendary astronaut, the rocket stands 320 feet (98 meters) tall, roughly equivalent to a 32-story building - and is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral ... read more

MICROSAT BLITZ
JAXA's Wooden Satellite LignoSat Deployed from Space Station
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
In December 2024, five CubeSats were released into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone for space innovation. Among these satellites was LignoSat ... more
TECH SPACE
York Space Systems Achieves First LEO to LEO Laser Link Between Vendors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
York Space Systems (York), a Denver-based aerospace innovator specializing in the rapid deployment of comprehensive space mission solutions, has successfully executed the first inter-vendor laser co ... more
TECH SPACE
Monitoring space traffic
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
AeroAstro PhD student Sydney Dolan uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop collision-avoidance algorithms for satellites. If there's a through line in Sydney Dolan's pursuits, it's a fervent ... more
SPACEMART
Siemens launches initiative to support startups with advanced technology
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Siemens has introduced Siemens for Startups, a strategic initiative designed to support early-stage companies in the engineering and manufacturing sectors. Announced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, this p ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Nuclear fusion could one day be viable - but major challenges remain
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy. ... more
SPACEMART
Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2025
The Toyota Motor Corporation will invest $44.4 million in Japan-based Interstellar Technologies to help the private spaceflight firm develop rockets to launch satellites into Earth's orbit. To ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Westinghouse Awarded NASA DOE Contract for Space Microreactor Development
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Westinghouse Electric Company announced that it has been selected by NASA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to advance its space microreactor concept through the Fission Su ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches 21 Starlinks using 1st-stage on it's 25th mission; launches NRO spysat from Vandenberg
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024
SpaceX on Friday launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket whose reusable first stage took part in a record 25th mission. ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


SPACE TRAVEL
Plextek's cutting-edge mmWave technology for space operations and sensing
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
Plextek, a leading consultancy recognized for its expertise in low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) sensing technology, has published its latest innovation in the field of in-orbit space operations and sensing. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2025
Today's robots perform safety checks at industrial plants, conduct quality control in manufacturing, and are even starting to keep hospital patients company. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Hexagon to acquire Septentrio driving advancements in mission-critical navigation and autonomy
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Hexagon has announced its agreement to acquire Septentrio NV, a prominent OEM provider of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. This acquisition is set to advance innovation and ex ... more
SPACEWAR
Maxar awarded 14M contract for geospatial solutions by Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Maxar Intelligence has secured a euro 13.6M ($14.4M) framework contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver geospatial solutions over the next four years. This agreement grant ... more
SPACEWAR
Rocket Lab advances US defense with major milestone in spacecraft constellation development
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Rocket Lab National Security LLC ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space D ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Stratolaunch Awarded 247M by Missile Defense Agency for Hypersonic Flight Testing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Stratolaunch has secured a $24.7 million competitive agreement with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to support critical national defense initiatives through an ambitious hypersonic flight test camp ... more
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Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Back in Florida
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The Orion crew module, designated as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after an extensive 11-month test campaign at the Neil Armstron ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth's air war explaining delayed rise of plants and animals on land
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
If you enjoy the fragrance of spring roses, the melodies of summer birdsong, and the vibrant hues of autumn leaves, you can credit the stabilization of Earth's ozone layer. Positioned in the stratos ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA joins telescope instruments to Roman spacecraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Technicians have successfully integrated the payload for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with the spacecraft that will deliver the observatory into orbit. This payload includes the telescop ... more
SPACEMART
Elsayed Talaat Appointed President and CEO of USRA
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has announced that Dr. Elsayed Talaat will assume the role of President and CEO on January 27. With a distinguished career in Atmospheric and Space Sci ... more
VSAT NEWS
Skylo Unlocks Satellite Connectivity for Billions of Devices
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Skylo, a leader in Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications, has announced its achievement in unlocking satellite connectivity for over a billion devices worldwide, spanning various industries a ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Starfighters Accelerates Efforts in Space Launch Development
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Starfighters Space, Inc. has marked a major milestone in its space launch program with the development and production of Star Launch I test articles in collaboration with Innoveering, LLC, a subsidi ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA to evaluate dual strategies for bringing Mars samples back to Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
NASA has unveiled a revised strategy for its Mars Sample Return Program, introducing a dual approach to increase the likelihood of successfully delivering Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth. ... more
GPS NEWS
SATELLAI introduces satellite and AI-driven pet wearables
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
SATELLAI, a leader in AI-integrated pet technology, presented its groundbreaking SATELLAI Tracker and SATELLAI Collar at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. These innovative products, equipped with satellite tra ... more
OUTER PLANETS
SwRI models suggest Pluto and Charon formed similarly to Earth and Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
A NASA postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has employed advanced simulations to propose that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, formed in a manner akin to the Earth-M ... more
TECH SPACE
A Sustainable Development Goal for Earth's Orbit
London, UK (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Scientists are advocating for the United Nations to establish a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focused on protecting Earth's orbit and curbing the accumulation of space debris. Current ... more
SPACEMART
The Space Economy to Reach $944 Billion by 2033
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Novaspace, a prominent space consulting and market intelligence firm, has unveiled the 11th Edition of its Space Economy Report, projecting a significant growth trajectory for the global space econo ... more
ROBO SPACE
RoboForce secures $10M to launch AI-powered robotic workforce
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025
RoboForce, a pioneering provider of robotic labor solutions, has announced the completion of $10 million in early-stage funding. Supported by prominent investors such as Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes ... more
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EXO WORLDS
SETI Forward celebrates the future of cosmic exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The SETI Institute has announced Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc as recipients of the 2024 SETI Forward Award. Both honorees have demonstrated exceptional dedication to research that advances ou ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NTU Singapore researchers reveal new method to study dark matter
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an innovative approach that could pave the way for detecting the elusive "dark matter" and unlock deeper ins ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
UNH researchers categorize aurora image database using artificial intelligence
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is renowned for its mesmerizing display of light in the night sky. However, this natural phenomenon-driven by solar activity and carried by solar winds-can d ... more
TECH SPACE
Debris falling from the sky: more often, more risk
Paris (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
It is still not clear what exactly fell onto a Kenyan village last month, but such events are likely to become increasingly common given the amount of space debris drifting above the planet. ... more
MOON DAILY
Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago. ... more
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