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  Washington (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that gripped global attention and became a political flashpoint. A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - alongside fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov - streaked through the atmosphere before deploying parachutes for a gentle splashdown off the Florida coast at 5:57 pm (2157 GMT). Groun ... read more |
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China's Ceres 1 completes 18th flight delivering eight satellites to orbitSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 Galactic Energy, a private aerospace firm based in Beijing, successfully conducted its 18th mission using the Ceres 1 rocket on Monday, placing eight satellites into orbit. According to a comp ... more 
Rocket Lab boosts Varda's space manufacturing with third successful orbital missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has confirmed that its third Pioneer spacecraft, developed for Varda Space Industries, Inc. ("Varda"), has been successfully deployed and is operating in orbit. T ... more  
New Modeling Assesses Age of Next Target Asteroid for NASA's LucySan Antonio TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 Although NASA's Lucy spacecraft's upcoming encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson is primarily a mission rehearsal for later asteroid encounters, a new paper suggests that this small, main belt ... more 
UAE Space Agency advances asteroid exploration mission with design milestoneParis, France (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR), a pivotal milestone in the project, held from February 24 to 26 with participation from E ... more |
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What happens to the human body in deep space?Washington (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment - these are just a few of the challenges space travelers face on long-duration missions, even before considering the psychological toll of isolation. ... more |
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AV secures DIU contract to advance autonomous strike drone deploymentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 AeroVironment (AV), a prominent player in the defense technology sector, has earned a key contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) aimed at fast-tracking the deployment of autonomous precisio ... more  
Making airfield assessments automatic, remote, and safeBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 In 2022, Randall Pietersen, a civil engineer in the U.S. Air Force, set out on a training mission to assess damage at an airfield runway, practicing "base recovery" protocol after a simulated attack ... more 
NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test FlightsWallops Island VA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wanaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency's super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized, heavy-lift b ... more  
'Microlightning' in water droplets may have sparked life on EarthStanford CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges among water droplets from crashing waterfalls or breaking waves. New re ... more |
 
ICESat-2's Laser Fires 2 Trillionth Shot, Spots CloudsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Happy 2,000,000,000,000th, ICESat-2! NASA's Earth-observing laser in orbit passed a milestone on March 9 at 12:51 p.m. EDT - 16:51:00.268 UTC, to be precise - as its laser instrument fired for the 2 ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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ICEYE expands satellite fleet with latest launch and unveils advanced Gen4 imaging systemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 ICEYE, a global frontrunner in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite-based Earth Observation and disaster monitoring, has deployed four new satellites, each equipped with 25 cm resolution capabil ... more 
NASA's EZIE Launches on Mission to Study Earth's ElectrojetsBaltimore MD (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Under the nighttime California sky, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14. Taking off from Vandenberg ... more  
Muon Space launches FireSat prototype to enhance wildfire tracking from orbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Muon Space has successfully deployed the FireSat Protoflight satellite, marking a pivotal step in its ambitious FireSat constellation designed to revolutionize how wildfires are detected and monitor ... more 
Two US 'bumped' astronauts to return to Earth on Tuesday: NASAWashington (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 A pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth on Tuesday evening, NASA said. ... more |
Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026Washington (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029." ... more 
Rocket Lab launches QPS-SAR-9 satellite in latest Electron missionSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully completed its 61st Electron launch, marking the company's second mission for Japanese satellite operator Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. ... more  
Hong Kong spearheads lunar robotics initiative for national space programSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has taken a pivotal step in contributing to national space ambitions with the launch of the Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Center. This n ... more  
BlackSky Showcases AI-Driven Analytics from High-Resolution Gen-3 Imagery Just Weeks After LaunchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has successfully delivered its first AI-powered analytics derived from its newly deployed, high-resolution Gen-3 satellite imagery, achieving this milestone jus ... more |
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Researchers establish new basis for quantum sensing and communicationBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Sensing and communication systems based on quantum-mechanical phenomena can greatly outperform today's systems, in terms of accuracy and reliability, and are considered a pivotal part of developing ... more 
Ursa Major to Provide Advanced Chemical Propulsion for Tactical Satellite Bus SystemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Ursa Major has secured a multi-year contract valued between $10 million and $15 million to deliver fully integrated geostationary orbit (GEO) propulsion systems for a customer engaged in critical sp ... more  
NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon CaptureGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor's Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a thriving mangrove population - part of the largest stand of mangroves in the ... more  
NASA study shows unexpected ocean level increaseWashington DC (UPI) Mar 13, 2025 The world's sea levels grew far more quickly and by a larger amount than anticipated in 2024, mostly due to warming water temperatures, a new NASA analysis shows. ... more |
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Hera asteroid mission captures images of Mars moon DeimosParis, France (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 During a recent flyby of Mars, ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense utilized its scientific payload beyond Earth and the Moon for the first time. The spacecraft activated a suite of instruments ... more |
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Norwegian Space Agency partners with Isar Aerospace for satellite launch from Andoya SpaceportBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 The Norwegian Space Agency has entered into a contract with European launch service provider Isar Aerospace to deploy its Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program satellites. Under the agreement, Isa ... more  
SwRI-led instrument begins lunar mission to probe Moon's interiorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Shortly after landing on the Moon aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander on March 2, the Southwest Research Institute-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) successfully activated and deplo ... more  
Mars Study Suggests Mid-Crust Water May Not Be Essential to Data InterpretationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 More than 3 billion years ago, Mars had episodic liquid water on its surface. However, as the planet lost much of its atmosphere, surface water became unsustainable. The precise fate of this water-w ... more 
Navigating a Slanted RiverPasadena CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Perseverance is hard at work on Mars, overcoming obstacles for scientific exploration! Just a few sols after successfully sealing the challenging Green Gardens core, Perseverance roved on to the Bro ... more |
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