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New SLS booster design suffers anomaly during test
Friday, 27 June 2025 14:29
A new version of the solid rocket booster being developed for the Space Launch System experienced an anomaly during a test firing in Utah June 26.
A new adventure on the International Space Station
Friday, 27 June 2025 14:14
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Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA head of Space and Robotic Exploration, explains that Ignis mission will include an ambitious technological and scientific programme with several experiments led by ESA and proposed by the Polish space industry.
On 26 June 2025, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland and his crewmates arrived to the International Space Station on the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4).
The Polish project astronaut is the second of a new generation of European astronauts to fly on a commercial human spaceflight opportunity with Axiom Space.
Week in images: 23-27 June 2025
Friday, 27 June 2025 12:10
Week in images: 23-27 June 2025
Discover our week through the lens
All eyes on the moon: sharing information for lunar peace, safety and sustainability
Friday, 27 June 2025 12:00
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Ignis ignited Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 satellites
Friday, 27 June 2025 10:45
Rocket Lab launched a set of satellites for HawkEye 360 June 26 in the first of back-to-back launches from its New Zealand launch site.
Living Planet Symposium Extra News: Day 5
Friday, 27 June 2025 10:45
ESA’s Living Planet Symposium came to a close today, concluding a week of networking, discussions and meeting of curious, scientific minds.
Today, one of the focal points was thermal imaging instruments, which are critical for monitoring land-surface temperature – and will be carried on upcoming missions such as the upcoming Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Mission. ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission celebrated passing its 15-year milestone in orbit – the mission has helped improve weather and climate models. Three new contracts were signed for ESA’s InCubed programme, which is central to the agency’s efforts
Axiom-4 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
Axiom-4 astronauts on Thursday morning arrived on the International Space Station, including the first Indian to set foot on the space station.
The crew made its way from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and opened the hatch to enter the ISS at about 8:14 a.m. EDT after docking at 6:13 a.m., NASA said.
Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, European Space Agency astronaut Slawosz Uznan ICEYE to deliver persistent radar imaging to NATO for enhanced space-based intelligence sharing
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, will supply its satellite data to NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) under the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) initiative.
The APSS program, overseen by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), is a collaborative, multi-national effort aimed at enhancing space-based intelligenc Kongsberg completes N3X satellite network for maritime surveillance
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has finalized its N3X satellite constellation with the successful launch of two new microsatellites, ARVAKER 2 and ARVAKER 3, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-14 mission from California. The N3X network is engineered to strengthen Norway's maritime domain awareness.
"With our initial N3X satellite constellation in orbit, KONGSBERG's role as one of Eur Varda unveils W4 spacecraft with first FAA Part 450 reentry license and new satellite bus
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
Varda Space Industries launched its fourth mission, W-4, on Sunday, marking the inaugural flight of a fully integrated spacecraft built entirely in-house at its El Segundo facility. The mission, which took off aboard a SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:25 pm PT, represents several operational milestones for the company.
Unlike prior missions, Varda indep Six satellites launched for ICEYE as constellation expansion gains momentum
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
Six new Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites built by ICEYE have successfully launched aboard the SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare mission, marking the company's largest single deployment to date. The launch raises ICEYE's total number of deployed satellites to 54 and strengthens its position as the operator of the world's largest SAR satellite constellation.
The satellites, featuring York deploys Dragoon satellite to bolster SDA missile alert and tactical link goals
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
York Space Systems has announced the successful launch and early contact of its Dragoon satellite, a defense-focused mission developed for the Space Development Agency (SDA) under an accelerated timeline. The satellite lifted off on June 23, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Within two hours of deployment, York established communications with the spacecraft. Meteorite amino acid triggers nanocavity formation in common clay
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:52
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University have discovered that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid commonly found on meteorites, can induce the formation of nanocavities in the mineral montmorillonite clay. This unexpected finding suggests a novel mechanism by which extraterrestrial molecules could have influenced the prebiotic chemistry that led to life on Ea