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NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the United States Air Force in June. The aircraft will perform lunar-gravity parabolic flights to validate […]
For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his fourth-grade class took a field trip to a nearby NASA facility he had not yet heard of – NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification […]
Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances
More than 100 personnel have already relocated to Redstone Arsenal as construction of billion-dollar Space Command facility is set to begin
Perseids Meteor Shower
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. The Perseids – one of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers – has been ramping up since early July and will sparkle in the skies through the end of August. The […]
An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in space
In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with John Mackey, CEO, co-founder and director of Mbryonics. They discuss building optical links for satellites and other space infrastructure, and what it would […]
Suborbital Rocket Builder Gravitilab Enters Liquidation
UK-based Gravitilab Aerospace Services has entered liquidation, with the company announcing in a brief 5 August LinkedIn post that it had “ceased trading.” Documents filed with Companies House on 5 August, but not made available to download and review until 12 August, show that Gravitilab’s shareholders approved a voluntary winding-up at a general meeting held […]
Maritime Satellite Service Revenues to Reach $3.79 Billion by 2035 as NGSO Reshapes Maritime Connectivity
Paris, France | July 2026 — The maritime satellite communications market is entering a new phase of growth as next-generation satellite networks transform connectivity at sea. According to Novaspace’s newly […]
Paragon lays off staff after Gateway cancellation
A subcontractor for a module that was being developed for NASA’s lunar Gateway has laid off 70 people after NASA halted work on the program.
Cruise control: the team guiding Hera to its asteroid
First the European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission separated from its launcher on 7 October 2024, next its lengthy ‘cruise phase’ began – the car-sized spacecraft’s journey through millions of kilometres of nothingness to converge on its rocky destination.
Astranis unveils geostationary surveillance satellite
The spacecraft is designed to inspect, track and maneuver around satellites in geostationary orbit
Sophie Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk
From the ESA Blogs.
MTG-I1 captures eclipse path of totality over Europe
Yesterday between 20:26 and 20:34 CEST, parts of the Iberian peninsula experienced a total solar eclipse. This animation, composed of images from the Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I1), caught the Moon’s dark shadow as it passed over Earth’s surface – converging with the advancing twilight shadow as dusk fell over Europe.
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