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Artemis II completes final pre‑launch processing at Kennedy as rollout preparations continue amid US shutdown

NASA has finished final pre‑launch processing of the Artemis II crewed spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center and is preparing for vehicle rollout to the launch pad, with ground teams continuing work despite a U.S. federal government shutdown affecting other agency operations.

2025-10-17T10:06:50.300229-07:00

Spaceflight Now

Orion arrives at KSC VAB ahead of SLS stacking for Artemis II

2025-10-16T21:56:28.502332-07:00

Space.com

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

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

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

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Universe Today

Mars crater 'ice archives' map multi-epoch ice ages and reveal buried water resources Researchers studying Martian impact‑crater “ice archives” traced multiple ice‑age epochs over hundreds of millions of years, finding each successive age left less ice than the last. The frozen records map long‑term climate shifts and identify buried ice deposits that could supply drinking water, oxygen and rocket fuel for future missions.

2025-10-18T15:21:33.377126-07:00

Mars crater 'ice archives' map multi-epoch ice ages and reveal buried water resources

Ars Technica

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Artemis II completes final pre‑launch processing at Kennedy as rollout preparations continue amid US shutdown NASA has finished final pre‑launch processing of the Artemis II crewed spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center and is preparing for vehicle rollout to the launch pad, with ground teams continuing work despite a U.S. federal government shutdown affecting other agency operations.

2025-10-17T10:06:50.300229-07:00

Artemis II completes final pre‑launch processing at Kennedy as rollout preparations continue amid US shutdown

The Telegraph

Anna Fisher, the first mother in space: ‘People said I was terrible for leaving my child behind’ Anna Fisher, the first mother to fly in space, launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984 while her child was 14 months old. In a new first‑person account she recounts public criticism, the personal cost of mission duty and what that early experience reveals about life in the astronaut corps.

2025-10-17T10:04:43.129134-07:00

Anna Fisher, the first mother in space: ‘People said I was terrible for leaving my child behind’

Spaceflight Now

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Orion arrives at KSC VAB ahead of SLS stacking for Artemis II NASA’s Orion spacecraft completed its penultimate terrestrial roadtrip into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center late Thursday, positioning the capsule for stacking atop the Space Launch System. The move precedes final prelaunch processing and integration ahead of the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby.

2025-10-16T21:56:28.502332-07:00

Orion arrives at KSC VAB ahead of SLS stacking for Artemis II

Space.com

Russian cosmonauts install Ekran‑M semiconductor experiment on Nauka, jettison old HDTV camera during six‑hour ISS spacewalk Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky spent six hours outside the International Space Station on Oct. 16 installing unique hardware for the Ekran‑M semiconductor growth experiment on the Nauka module's exterior and jettisoning an obsolete external HDTV camera, completing a planned Russian‑segment EVA.

2025-10-16T17:02:53.293565-07:00

Russian cosmonauts install Ekran‑M semiconductor experiment on Nauka, jettison old HDTV camera during six‑hour ISS spacewalk

Bloomberg

Japan’s HTV‑X Targets Reliable ISS Resupply After Boeing Starliner Setback Following Boeing Starliner’s failed crewed flight, Japan is intensifying efforts to position its new HTV‑X cargo vehicle as a dependable resupply option for the International Space Station. JAXA is prioritizing HTV‑X design, testing and operational readiness to ensure uninterrupted ISS logistics support.

2025-10-16T03:27:02.097136-07:00

Japan’s HTV‑X Targets Reliable ISS Resupply After Boeing Starliner Setback

Space.com

Two Russian cosmonauts to conduct ISS spacewalk; live coverage begins 12:15 p.m. ET Two Russian cosmonauts will conduct an extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the International Space Station today; live coverage begins at 12:15 p.m. ET (1615 GMT). Mission controllers will oversee the spacewalk and provide updates on task progress and crew safety throughout the operation.

2025-10-16T03:03:02.944182-07:00

Two Russian cosmonauts to conduct ISS spacewalk; live coverage begins 12:15 p.m. ET

collectSPACE

Seiko relaunches A829 'Rotocall' — the NASA-approved space shuttle digital watch Seiko has relaunched its A829 Sports 100 "Rotocall" digital watch — the space-shuttle-era timepiece worn by more than 160 crew members during orbiter missions. Favoured by astronauts for its functionality on shuttle flights, the NASA-approved model returns as a modern reissue aimed at collectors and space heritage enthusiasts.

2025-10-16T00:00:08.872116-07:00

Seiko relaunches A829 'Rotocall' — the NASA-approved space shuttle digital watch

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