While Arianespace is committed to moving to its peak launch rate of the Ariane 6 “as soon as possible,” it may take several years to do so. The post Increase in Ariane 6 launch cadence could take several years appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 23, 2025
Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its groundbreaking Biomass satellite mission – marking a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle. But these inaugural glimpses go beyond forests. Remarkably, the satellite is already showing potential to unlock new insights into some of Earth’s most extreme environments.
June 23, 2025
As branch chief of the Hypervelocity Impact and Orbital Debris Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Dr. Heather Cowardin leads a team tasked with a critical mission: characterizing and mitigating orbital debris—space junk that poses a growing risk to satellites, spacecraft, and human spaceflight. Long before Cowardin was a scientist safeguarding NASA’s mission, […]
June 23, 2025
Former NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman says he is interested in pursuing some of the goals he had for the agency from outside it. The post Isaacman interested in privately funded science missions appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 23, 2025
'RocketGPT' among first deployments of government-compliant ChatGPT designed for sensitive aerospace data The post ULA testing OpenAI’s government-compliant chatbot appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 22, 2025
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 22-28, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session […]
June 22, 2025
The 27 Kuiper satellites will head to low Earth orbit on an Atlas 5 rocket flying in a 551 configuration, using five solid rocket boosters. ULA is targeting liftoff at 6:54 a.m. EDT (1054 UTC) on Monday, June 23.
June 22, 2025
China launched the ChinaSat-9C communications satellite Friday to replace an aging, foreign-built predecessor and boost domestic broadcasting capabilities. The post China launches ChinaSat-9C geostationary communications satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 22, 2025
SpaceX’s next mission as part of its Transporter small payload rideshare program, Transporter 14, is… The post SpaceX set to launch Transporter 14 rideshare mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
June 22, 2025
French rocket builder HyPrSpace will launch its Baguette One demonstrator from a missile testing site in mainland France, after signing an agreement with the country’s defence procurement agency. Founded in 2019, French startup HyPrSpace is developing a hybrid rocket motor that will power its future Orbital Baguette 1 (OB-1) launch vehicle. Before the rocket’s inaugural […] The post HyPrSpace to Launch Baguette One Demonstrator from Mainland France appeared first on European Spaceflight.
June 22, 2025
The mission will carry 70 payloads to low Earth orbit, including three orbital transfer vehicles and re-entry capsules. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:18 p.m. PDT (5:18, p.m. EDT, 2118 UTC).
June 22, 2025
Airbus executives say they are making good progress to turn around the company’s space business unit even as they consider combining it with those at two other European companies. The post Airbus says space business turnaround going well appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 21, 2025
The Starlink 10-23 mission will be SpaceX’s 260th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 1:47 a.m. (0547 UTC).
June 21, 2025
ESA celebrated its 50th birthday at this week’s Paris Air Show, signing agreements for future space missions, releasing a space technology vision, and reinforcing its association with the European Union. […]
June 21, 2025
POLARIS Spaceplanes has partnered with German defence contractor Diehl Defence to develop the Airborne Launching and Attack System (AirLAS), arming an uncrewed POLARIS vehicle with an IRIS-T air-to-air missile. Founded in 2019, POLARIS Spaceplanes has focused on developing its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. In 2024, Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information […] The post POLARIS Spaceplanes to Equip its Vehicles with Air-to-Air Missiles appeared first on European Spaceflight.
June 21, 2025
Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, June 20, 2025 During the plan covering Sols 4575-4576, Curiosity continued our investigation of mysterious boxwork structures on the shoulders of Mount Sharp. After a successful 56-meter drive (about 184 feet), Curiosity is now parked in a trough cutting […]
June 21, 2025
Written by Lucy Thompson, APXS Collaborator and Senior Research Scientist at the University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Not only did our drive execute perfectly, Curiosity ended up in one of the safest, most stable parking spots of the whole mission. We often come into the start of planning hoping […]
June 20, 2025
NASA will soon launch a one-of-a-kind instrument, called Arcstone, to improve the quality of data from Earth-viewing sensors in orbit. In this technology demonstration, the mission will measure sunlight reflected from the Moon— a technique called lunar calibration. Such measurements of lunar spectral reflectance can ultimately be used to set a high-accuracy, universal standard for […]
June 20, 2025
The goal is creating what DoD calls "enterprise satcom" — a virtualized, software-defined network that could automatically reroute communications. The post Pentagon struggles to build unified satellite network appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 20, 2025
In a series of recent updates from Relativity Space, the company highlighted progress on its… The post Relativity Space accelerates production and testing of first Terran R appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
June 20, 2025
On June 11, NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) captured photos of the site where the ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (RESILIENCE) lunar lander experienced a hard landing on June 5, 2025, UTC. RESILIENCE was launched on Jan. 15 on a privately funded spacecraft. LRO’s right Narrow Angle Camera (one in a suite […]
June 20, 2025
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis. But making that vision a reality involves ensuring that people will actually want to ride these aircraft – which is why NASA has been working to evaluate comfort, to see what passengers will and won’t […]
June 20, 2025
This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite was captured at 7:45 a.m. EDT (11:45 UTC) and shows the Americas on June 21, 2012, the start of astronomical summer – in the Northern Hemisphere – that year. The first day of summer in 2025 is June 20; it is also the longest day of the year. […]
June 20, 2025
"This is potentially going to be a problem."
June 20, 2025
In the summer 2025 issue of the NASA History Office’s News & Notes newsletter, examples of leadership and critical decision-making in NASA’s history form the unifying theme. Among the topics discussed are NASA’s Shuttle-Centaur program, assessing donations to the NASA Archives, how the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star catalyzed NASA’s exoplanet […]
June 20, 2025
Marking the first public day of this year’s International Paris Air Show, the President of France Emmanuel Macron visited the Paris Space Hub.
June 20, 2025
Week in images: 16-20 June 2025
June 20, 2025
The world recently watched an argument unfold on X between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. It was a surreal exchange, featuring one of the richest men ever to have lived […] The post Trump’s dispute with Musk shows the danger of private monopolies in space appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 20, 2025
From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over the Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, and Central Valley in California. Pilots will operate the aircraft at altitudes lower than typical commercial […]
June 20, 2025
At Le Bourget Paris Air Show, French President Emmanuel Macron talks with ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot about her mission 'εpsilon'.
June 20, 2025
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Sophie Adenot, who joined remotely from the United States, where she is training for her spaceflight.
June 20, 2025
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s first mission to the International Space Station now has a name: εpsilon. The mission name and patch were announced today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Sophie Adenot, who joined remotely from the United States, where she is training for her spaceflight.
June 20, 2025
The European Space Agency has signed an agreement regarding potential use of Orbital Reef as it refines its strategy for use of commercial space stations. The post ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 20, 2025
This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is situated just 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It is a member of the M94 galaxy group, which is near the Local Group of galaxies that the Milky Way […]
June 20, 2025
Embattled European satellite operator Eutelsat, which merged with LEO satellite operator OneWeb in 2023, has announced plans to raise €1.35 billion in new funding, with the French government committing a substantial share. The move comes less than 24 hours after Eutelsat signed a 10-year framework agreement with France’s defence procurement agency worth up to €1 […] The post Eutelsat Eyes €1.35B Capital Raise After Signing €1B Framework Deal appeared first on European Spaceflight.
June 20, 2025
Chinese launch startup Landspace carried out a breakthrough static fire test Friday as it builds towards an orbital launch attempt with its Zhuque-3 rocket. The post Landspace performs 9-engine static fire test for reusable Zhuque-3 rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 20, 2025
The European Space Agency and European Commission say their relationship is closer than ever as they embark on a new satellite program. The post ESA and EU emphasize good relationship as they press forward on imaging constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.
June 20, 2025
From the ESA Blogs.
June 20, 2025
ESA Delivers: 50 years booklet
June 20, 2025
SpaceX had been pushing to launch the 10th Flight test of Starship with a record… The post Ship 36 Experiences Anomaly During Engine Testing and is Lost appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
June 19, 2025
