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NASA to deorbit International Space Station in 2030, accelerating shift to commercial LEO stations

NASA will deorbit the International Space Station in 2030, driving the complex into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. The agency says retirement will accelerate a planned transition to commercially operated low‑Earth‑orbit stations, shifting program responsibilities and industry opportunity to private operators.

2025-10-13T10:04:59.589163-07:00

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NASA selects 10 new astronaut candidates for Artemis‑era training, stresses return to the Moon ahead of China

2025-09-22T09:59:41.759729-07:00

FAA

FAA to furlough about 11,300 staff as 33,500 'essential' employees ordered to work unpaid during shutdown

2025-09-30T21:13:27.095923-07:00

Space.com

Tiny asteroid C15KM95 discovered hours before 250‑mile flyby, passed below ISS and satellites

2025-10-03T07:36:21.051145-07:00

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NASA to deorbit International Space Station in 2030, accelerating shift to commercial LEO stations NASA will deorbit the International Space Station in 2030, driving the complex into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. The agency says retirement will accelerate a planned transition to commercially operated low‑Earth‑orbit stations, shifting program responsibilities and industry opportunity to private operators.

2025-10-13T10:04:59.589163-07:00

NASA to deorbit International Space Station in 2030, accelerating shift to commercial LEO stations

Ars Technica

Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space Hans Koenigsmann, the longtime SpaceX engineer who led investigations into the company’s rocket failures, will fly to space, saying he’s “always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside.” The trip places a veteran flight‑reliability investigator aboard a commercial crewed mission.

2025-10-13T08:40:35.388347-07:00

Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space

Bloomberg

NASA revises ISS visit for Sierra Space, deepening uncertainty over Dream Chaser NASA revised plans to send Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station, a move that marks a fresh setback for Sierra Space and deepens uncertainty over the program’s scheduling and future ISS access. The change raises fresh questions about the vehicle’s near‑term role in LEO operations.

2025-10-12T21:28:53.023692-07:00

NASA revises ISS visit for Sierra Space, deepening uncertainty over Dream Chaser

Space.com

Human-associated microbes survive spaceflight stresses, easing health risks for long‑duration missions Human-associated microbes essential for digestion and immune function withstand the stresses of spaceflight — including launch accelerations, microgravity and radiation — remaining viable through missions. That resilience reduces a key health unknown and supports prospects for preserving crew microbiomes on long‑duration exploration missions.

2025-10-12T07:04:25.704391-07:00

Human-associated microbes survive spaceflight stresses, easing health risks for long‑duration missions

timesca.com

Danna Karagussova becomes first Kazakh woman in space on Blue Origin New Shepard NS4 On October 8, 2025, Kazakh citizen Danna Karagussova completed a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS4, becoming the first woman from Kazakhstan and the wider CIS to reach space. The mission was New Shepard's 15th crewed flight and the NS4's 16th successful launch-and-landing.

2025-10-11T00:45:28.863708-07:00

Danna Karagussova becomes first Kazakh woman in space on Blue Origin New Shepard NS4

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JAXA astronaut photographs typhoon from ISS as NASA updates pause amid U.S. shutdown As a U.S. government shutdown paused NASA's public updates, a JAXA astronaut aboard the International Space Station released photos of a Pacific typhoon, underscoring that on‑station operations and routine Earth observations are continuing even while thousands of NASA personnel are furloughed.

2025-10-10T15:02:38.335152-07:00

JAXA astronaut photographs typhoon from ISS as NASA updates pause amid U.S. shutdown

news.arizona.edu

Analysis of Moon’s Largest Crater Reveals Radioactive Deposits — Implications for Future Astronauts New analyses of the Moon’s largest impact crater reveal unexpected radioactive mineral deposits and a more complex impact history, yielding fresh geological clues. The results suggest returning crews will find scientifically rich targets and potentially useful in‑situ materials for future lunar operations.

2025-10-09T12:28:15.475804-07:00

Analysis of Moon’s Largest Crater Reveals Radioactive Deposits — Implications for Future Astronauts

SpaceQ

Artemis II to return humans to the Moon after 50 years; Canada’s Jeremy Hansen named mission specialist NASA's Artemis II will send astronauts on the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, marking a critical return to lunar operations. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, 49, is a mission specialist on the flight alongside veteran NASA crewmembers including Reid Wiseman.

2025-10-09T04:14:27.535016-07:00

Artemis II to return humans to the Moon after 50 years; Canada’s Jeremy Hansen named mission specialist

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