🔥 Building No. 22 of the TsNIImash is most likely on fire - one of the buildings of the Roscosmos Flight Control Center complex in Korolev, - Exilenova The facility is used to control spacecraft, receive telemetry, and support the operation of Russian space programs.

Voyager seeks relaxed requirements in NASA commercial space station RFP Voyager Technologies remains upbeat about the prospects for its Starlab commercial space station but is hoping for some tweaks to NASA’s plans to support the station’s development....

Voyager seeks relaxed requirements in NASA commercial space station RFP

Voyager Technologies remains upbeat about the prospects for its Starlab commercial space station but is hoping for some tweaks to NASA’s plans to support the station’s development.

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SpaceX to begin Starship orbital flights SpaceX plans to start deploying upgraded Starlink satellites into orbit on the next flight of its Starship vehicle, scheduled for as soon as the end of the month....

SpaceX to begin Starship orbital flights

SpaceX plans to start deploying upgraded Starlink satellites into orbit on the next flight of its Starship vehicle, scheduled for as soon as the end of the month.

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Elon Musk says on the SpaceX earnings call that they will deploy Starlink V3 satellites to operational orbits on the next Starship flight, Flight 14.

SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups Demand for microgravity research and manufacturing is brewing — perhaps literally.When SpaceX launched the first test flight of Starfall, its commercial reentry capsule, on June 23, the company did not disclose…

SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups

Demand for microgravity research and manufacturing is brewing — perhaps literally.When SpaceX launched the first test flight of Starfall, its commercial reentry capsule, on June 23, the company did not disclose what payloads, if any, were in the spacecraft. A day later, though, one company stepped forward: Starbase Brewing, a Texas brewery that produces SpaceX-themed beers such as “Starhopped” and “Occupy März.”

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Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry While SpaceX says there is a “significant” amount of life left in its Crew Dragon fleet, the company has hedged on how long it will continue flying the spacecraft....

Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry

While SpaceX says there is a “significant” amount of life left in its Crew Dragon fleet, the company has hedged on how long it will continue flying the spacecraft.

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🚀 A high-res satellite image from Vantor, captured on August 3, showing Ship 40 secured alongside the Normand Ranger in the Indian Ocean. The imagery shows SpaceX's post-splashdown recovery operations in action. Explore the map: soaratlas.com/maps/142237 #SpaceX #Starship

Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation....

Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink

EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.

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Airbus and Thales win order for SpainSat replacement Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build a replacement military communications satellite for Spain as they, along with Leonardo, continue efforts on a space joint venture....

Airbus and Thales win order for SpainSat replacement

Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build a replacement military communications satellite for Spain as they, along with Leonardo, continue efforts on a space joint venture.

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Over on Twitter, the NASA administrator is using his official government account (not his personal one) to endorse the White House's nominee to be attorney general. x.com/NASAAdmin/st...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) on X

Not surprised by this endless list of endorsements from law enforcement leaders. These organizations know America needs a confirmed Attorney General. Acting AG Blanche, @DAGToddBlanche, is a patriot. ...

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Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion Converting an engineering model of a Mars rover into an actual lunar rover could cost NASA more than $1 billion, an estimate strongly rejected by the agency’s administrator....

Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion

Converting an engineering model of a Mars rover into an actual lunar rover could cost NASA more than $1 billion, an estimate strongly rejected by the agency’s administrator.

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Some progress by Katalyst Space in restoring control of their Link spacecraft. www.linkedin.com/posts/kataly...

Over the last 48 hours, the Katalyst team has worked to reduce LINK’s rotation while assessing current spacecraft functionality and its control system. A series of burns using a Hall effect… | Katal...

Over the last 48 hours, the Katalyst team has worked to reduce LINK’s rotation while assessing current spacecraft functionality and its control system. A series of burns using a Hall effect thruster...

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NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good progress” but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again....

NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities

A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good progress” but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again.

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Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road....

Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations

As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.

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Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch NASA’s next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule....

Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch

NASA’s next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule.

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Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS Rocket Lab has won another contract from Japanese radar imaging company iQPS for multiple launches of its Electron rocket....

Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS

Rocket Lab has won another contract from Japanese radar imaging company iQPS for multiple launches of its Electron rocket.

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Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups....

Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups.

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NASA Requires Astronauts In Training To Drop To 25 Pounds To Simulate Weight On Moon https://theonion.com/nasa-requires-astronauts-in-training-to-drop-to-25-pounds-to-simulate-weight-on-moon/

H3 to launch next ispace lunar lander mission Japanese lunar lander developer ispace has selected the H3 rocket to launch its next mission in 2028, creating what the companies called Japan’s first private lunar transportation system....

H3 to launch next ispace lunar lander mission

Japanese lunar lander developer ispace has selected the H3 rocket to launch its next mission in 2028, creating what the companies called Japan’s first private lunar transportation system.

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Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight Boeing is still working with NASA to determine when to fly its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle on a cargo mission to the International Space Station....

Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight

Boeing is still working with NASA to determine when to fly its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle on a cargo mission to the International Space Station.

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Japanese lunar lander company ispace has announced it will launch its next lander, Mission 3, on an H3 rocket in 2028. It used Falcon 9 for its first two landers.

NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon....

NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission

NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon.

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Swift reboost mission encounters attitude control problems A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago in a high-risk bid to boost the orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite is suffering attitude control problems that could jeopardize its mission....

Swift reboost mission encounters attitude control problems

A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago in a high-risk bid to boost the orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite is suffering attitude control problems that could jeopardize its mission.

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Katalyst Space says they're experiencing some serious attitude control problems with their Link servicing spacecraft but have a plan to restore control: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: During commissioning, the Katalyst team encountered a series of technical issues related to attitude control of the spacecraft. Over the last 72 hours, the… | Katalyst Space ...

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: During commissioning, the Katalyst team encountered a series of technical issues related to attitude control of the spacecraft. Over the last 72 hours, the LINK spacecraft ha...

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Once more at Nats Park with Max Scherzer on the mound.

Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex....

Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis

Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex.

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Following a request from my friends at @nasaspaceflight.com, we attempted to capture the splashed down SpaceX Starship in the Indian Ocean using Umbra satellites. We seem to have caught it and its recovery ship. 2026-07-27 03:56 UTC. spacefromspace.com/spaceport-im...

Amazon files application for direct-to-device satellite constellation Amazon has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of more than 5,100 satellites that would provide direct-to-device (D2D) services using Globalstar spectrum....

Amazon files application for direct-to-device satellite constellation

Amazon has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of more than 5,100 satellites that would provide direct-to-device (D2D) services using Globalstar spectrum.

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My teams have completed all necessary checks and testing of the Cebreros station. After careful review, we have declared the antenna GREEN for nominal operations as of 27 July.

Josef Aschbacher@josefaschbacher.esa.int · 2w ago

Based on current information, the Cebreros station appears to have remained unharmed. My deepest thanks go to the Spanish emergency services whose efforts helped protect the site as wildfires approached. Left: 24 July 19:57, Right: 25 July 07:54

NASA and ESA facilities avoid major damage from wildfires in Spain Key ground stations in Spain operated by NASA and the European Space Agency have avoided serious damage from major wildfires in the country....

NASA and ESA facilities avoid major damage from wildfires in Spain

Key ground stations in Spain operated by NASA and the European Space Agency have avoided serious damage from major wildfires in the country.

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