π 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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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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π Whatβs Happening in Space Policy April 27-May 3, 2025
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.comβs 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 [β¦]
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Here is SpacePolicyOnline.comβs 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 [β¦]
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βοΈ 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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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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π 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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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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π 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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Whatβs 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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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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Whatβs 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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ποΈ Pic of the day: 2025 April 28
πΈ 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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πΈ 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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Β© Francis Bozon & Cecil Navick (AstroA. R. O.)
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-75
ποΈ May 1, 2025 - 02:17:00 CEST
π¦ Window: 02:17:00 - 06:48:00
π Mission: Starlink Group 6-75
π Rocket: Falcon 9
π’ Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
π Program: Starlink
π Status: To Be Confirmed
π© Country: United States of America
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ποΈ May 1, 2025 - 02:17:00 CEST
π¦ Window: 02:17:00 - 06:48:00
π Mission: Starlink Group 6-75
π Rocket: Falcon 9
π’ Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
π Program: Starlink
π Status: To Be Confirmed
π© Country: United States of America
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π§βπ Biomass poised for liftoff to unveil forest secrets
After years of careful design and preparation, ESAβs Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europeβs Spaceport in French Guiana.
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After years of careful design and preparation, ESAβs Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europeβs Spaceport in French Guiana.
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π§βπ Data architecture is paramount for Golden Dome success β and the Department of Defense is not ready
President Trump recognizes the grave threats posed by adversary ballistic and hypersonic missiles and has issued mandates for the Department of Defense to deploy a βGolden Domeβ defense shield for [β¦]
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President Trump recognizes the grave threats posed by adversary ballistic and hypersonic missiles and has issued mandates for the Department of Defense to deploy a βGolden Domeβ defense shield for [β¦]
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π Biomass: from Europe to French Guiana
ESAβs Biomass satellite has been at Europeβs Spaceport in French Guiana since early March, undergoing final preparations for launch aboard a Vega-C rocket. This timelapse video captures key stages of its journey β from its arrival in Kourou to its installation in the launch tower.
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ESAβs Biomass satellite has been at Europeβs Spaceport in French Guiana since early March, undergoing final preparations for launch aboard a Vega-C rocket. This timelapse video captures key stages of its journey β from its arrival in Kourou to its installation in the launch tower.
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π Head of FAAβs commercial space office takes buyout
The head of the Federal Aviation Administrationβs commercial space transportation office is leaving the agency through a deferred resignation program.
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The head of the Federal Aviation Administrationβs commercial space transportation office is leaving the agency through a deferred resignation program.
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βοΈ ACES in space
The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES), ESAβs state-of-the-art timekeeping facility, is now installed on the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. This still image, captured by external cameras on the Station, shows ACES after installation. For 25 years, cameras on the Station have documented activities in orbit, providing real-time views of operations like this one β a rare and remarkable perspective from space.
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The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES), ESAβs state-of-the-art timekeeping facility, is now installed on the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. This still image, captured by external cameras on the Station, shows ACES after installation. For 25 years, cameras on the Station have documented activities in orbit, providing real-time views of operations like this one β a rare and remarkable perspective from space.
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π Live coverage: ULA to launch first production Amazon Kuiper satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The rescheduled mission comes following the April 9 scrub due to poor weather and a period on the Eastern Range marked by a noted lack of orbital launches. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 UTC).
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The rescheduled mission comes following the April 9 scrub due to poor weather and a period on the Eastern Range marked by a noted lack of orbital launches. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 UTC).
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π Spire Global closes stalled $241 million maritime sale
Satellite operator Spire Global has closed the $241 million sale of its commercial maritime tracking business to Belgian analytics provider Kpler, ending a legal dispute over the stalled transaction.
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Satellite operator Spire Global has closed the $241 million sale of its commercial maritime tracking business to Belgian analytics provider Kpler, ending a legal dispute over the stalled transaction.
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π NASA 3D Wind Measuring Laser Aims to Improve Forecasts from Air, Space
Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data β including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the unique capability of the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) instrument to gather extremely precise measurements of wind direction, wind [β¦]
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Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data β including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the unique capability of the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) instrument to gather extremely precise measurements of wind direction, wind [β¦]
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π NASA 3D Wind Measuring Laser Aims to Improve Forecasts from Air, Space
Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data β including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the unique capability of the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) instrument to gather extremely precise measurements of wind direction, wind [β¦]
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Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data β including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the unique capability of the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) instrument to gather extremely precise measurements of wind direction, wind [β¦]
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π Czechia Selects Experiments for Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS
The Czech Ministry of Transport has selected 14 experiments to be conducted by AleΕ‘ Svoboda during an Axiom-managed mission to the International Space Station. In September 2024, the Czech government signed an agreement with the US-based commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space. Under the agreement, AleΕ‘ Svoboda, one of the twelve ESA astronaut reserves selected in [β¦]
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The Czech Ministry of Transport has selected 14 experiments to be conducted by AleΕ‘ Svoboda during an Axiom-managed mission to the International Space Station. In September 2024, the Czech government signed an agreement with the US-based commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space. Under the agreement, AleΕ‘ Svoboda, one of the twelve ESA astronaut reserves selected in [β¦]
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