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This automated channel delivers breaking space news, covering NASA, SpaceX, launches, and exploration.
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Long March 5B/YZ-2 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
πŸ—“οΈ April 28, 2025 - 20:05:00 CEST

πŸ•¦ Window: 20:02:00 - 20:25:00
πŸ“ Mission: SatNet LEO Group TBD?
πŸš€ Rocket: Long March 5B/YZ-2
🏒 Pad: 101
πŸ’™ Status: Go for Launch
🚩 Country: China



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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-10
πŸ—“οΈ April 29, 2025 - 01:37:00 CEST

πŸ•¦ Window: 01:37:00 - 06:08:00
πŸ“ Mission: Starlink Group 12-10
πŸš€ Rocket: Falcon 9
🏒 Pad: Launch Complex 39A
πŸ“– Program: Starlink
πŸ’™ Status: To Be Confirmed
🚩 Country: United States of America



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Vega-C | Biomass
πŸ—“οΈ April 29, 2025 - 09:15:00 CEST

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πŸ“ Mission: Biomass
πŸš€ Rocket: Vega-C
🏒 Pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
πŸ’™ Status: Go for Launch
🚩 Country: French Guiana

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β˜„οΈ Firefly Aerospace to launch Lockheed Martin LM400 tech demo satellite on Alpha rocket from Vandenberg

The mission comes after a delay of more than a month due to poor weather, followed by the NRO taking priority on the Western Range. Liftoff is targeting the opening of a roughly one-hour window that begins at 6:37 a.m. PDT (9:37 a.m. EDT, 1337 UTC).

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🌌 Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

The Starlink 11-9 mission represents the 50th orbital launch from U.S. soil in 2025, of which 48 are SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is targeting Sunday, April 27, at 3:41 p.m. PDT (6:41 p.m. EDT, 2241 UTC).

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πŸ›°οΈ Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Starlink 12-23 mission includes 13 Direct to Cell Starlink satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting Sunday, April 27, at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 UTC).

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πŸ›°οΈ Musk’s Possible Role in Meink, Isaacman Nominations Continues to Raise Concerns

Troy Meink, President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Air Force, reportedly told the Senate Armed Services Committee that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sat in on his job interview […]

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πŸ§‘β€πŸš€ Firefly Alpha set to launch FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission

Firefly Aerospace is preparing its Alpha small satellite launcher for a flight from Vandenberg Space…
The post Firefly Alpha set to launch FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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πŸš€ China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities


China approved international requests, including from two U.S. universities, to borrow small portions of moon samples collected by its Chang’e-5 mission.
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πŸš€ Space News Recap
Here's what happened in space today 2025 April 26

L3Harris gains edge in race to build Golden Dome missile sensors
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Earth Science Showcase – Kids Art Collection
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Firefly Aerospace to launch Lockheed Martin LM400 tech demo satellite on Alpha rocket from Vandenberg
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
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Musk’s Possible Role in Meink, Isaacman Nominations Continues to Raise Concerns
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Firefly Alpha set to launch FLTA006 Message In A Booster mission
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China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities
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Space News pinned Β«πŸš€ Space News Recap Here's what happened in space today 2025 April 26 L3Harris gains edge in race to build Golden Dome missile sensors Read ➑️ Earth Science Showcase – Kids Art Collection Read ➑️ Firefly Aerospace to launch Lockheed Martin LM400 tech demo…»
πŸ—“οΈ Pic of the day: 2025 April 27

πŸ“Έ IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

What is creating the strange texture of IC 418? Dubbed the Spirograph Nebula for its resemblance to drawings from a cyclical drawing tool, planetary nebula IC 418 shows patterns that are not well understood. Perhaps they are related to chaotic winds from the variable central star, which changes brightness unpredictably in just a few hours. By contrast, evidence indicates that only a few million years ago, IC 418 was probably a well-understood star similar to our Sun. Only a few thousand years ago, IC 418 was probably a common red giant star. Since running out of nuclear fuel, though, the outer envelope has begun expanding outward leaving a hot remnant core destined to become a white-dwarf star, visible in the image center. The light from the centra...

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🌌 Astrotech wins $77.5 million contract to accelerate pre-launch satellite processing at Vandenberg


Astrotech, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, is the primary provider of payload storage and satellite-processing services for spacecraft at both Eastern and Western ranges.
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🌌 What’s Happening in Space Policy April 27-May 3, 2025

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of April 27-May 3, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in […]

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β˜„οΈ Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network


China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch.
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πŸš€ Armed services committees propose $150 billion funding boost for defense


The proposal includes $25 billion for the "Golden Dome" next-generation missile defense initiative, with about $15 billion allocated to satellites, sensors, space-base interceptors and launch infrastructure.
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πŸš€ Space News Recap
Here's what happened in space today 2025 April 27

Astrotech wins $77.5 million contract to accelerate pre-launch satellite processing at Vandenberg
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What’s Happening in Space Policy April 27-May 3, 2025
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Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network
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Armed services committees propose $150 billion funding boost for defense
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Space News pinned Β«πŸš€ Space News Recap Here's what happened in space today 2025 April 27 Astrotech wins $77.5 million contract to accelerate pre-launch satellite processing at Vandenberg Read ➑️ What’s Happening in Space Policy April 27-May 3, 2025 Read ➑️ Long March 3B launches…»
πŸ—“οΈ Pic of the day: 2025 April 28

πŸ“Έ Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles

This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust clouds alongside the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission nebula and star cluster, it sails far southern skies within the nautical constellation Carina. Stars from NGC 3572 are toward top center in the telescopic frame that would measure about 100 light-years across at the cluster's estimated distance of 9,000 light-years. The visible interstellar gas and dust, shown in colors of the Hubble palette, is part of the star cluster's natal molecular cloud, itself cataloged as Gum 37. Dense streamers of material within the nebula, eroded by stellar winds and radiation, clearly trail away from the energetic young stars. They are likely sites of ongoing ...

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