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NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center

NASA and SpaceX managers, with international partners, have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the Crew-11 mission at Kennedy Space Center, polling “Go” to advance launch preparations. The decision greenlights the July 31 liftoff of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, with NASA inviting virtual guests.

2025-07-25T11:19:21.655193-07:00

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys NASA’s TRACERS Twins and Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg

2025-07-23T16:10:28.032452-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

FAA Scrubs SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch of NASA’s TRACERS Rideshare from Vandenberg

2025-07-22T08:50:22.230667-07:00

SpaceNews.com

US stakeholders urge investment to boost Vandenberg launch cadence

2025-07-23T06:09:55.549725-07:00

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Gilmour Space Pushes Maiden Eris Test Launch to Tuesday Gilmour Space Technologies has rescheduled its inaugural Eris test flight by 24 hours, moving the launch from Bowen Orbital Spaceport to next Tuesday. The delay defers Australia’s first homebuilt orbital rocket attempt in over 50 years as the hybrid‐engine vehicle undergoes final checks ahead of a planned 2025 LEO service entry.

2025-07-28T12:20:21.548307-07:00

Gilmour Space Pushes Maiden Eris Test Launch to Tuesday

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Hanwha Aerospace secures full lifecycle technology for South Korea's KSLV-II Nuri rocket Hanwha Aerospace has agreed to acquire complete design, production and operational know-how for the KSLV-II Nuri launcher under a landmark pact with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The deal aims to position the company at the forefront of South Korea’s emerging private space sector.

2025-07-26T06:47:12.411571-07:00

Hanwha Aerospace secures full lifecycle technology for South Korea's KSLV-II Nuri rocket

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Vega C VV27 lofts CO2-mapping and four Earth-observation satellites At 10:03 p.m. ET on July 25, Arianespace’s Vega C VV27 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, carrying Airbus Defence & Space’s CO3D carbon dioxide-mapping satellite alongside four additional Earth-observation spacecraft, including CNES’s MicroCarb instrument.

2025-07-25T13:59:18.706018-07:00

Vega C VV27 lofts CO2-mapping and four Earth-observation satellites

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NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center NASA and SpaceX managers, with international partners, have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the Crew-11 mission at Kennedy Space Center, polling “Go” to advance launch preparations. The decision greenlights the July 31 liftoff of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, with NASA inviting virtual guests.

2025-07-25T11:19:21.655193-07:00

NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center

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Dassault Pushes VORTEX Reusable Spaceplane into ESA Pipeline Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier is lobbying for the company’s VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator to be formally adopted as an ESA programme, aiming to secure dedicated funding and a contract as early as next year to accelerate Europe’s first reusable orbital vehicle.

2025-07-25T02:31:39.589078-07:00

Dassault Pushes VORTEX Reusable Spaceplane into ESA Pipeline

Spaceflight Now

Amazon’s $140 Million Space Coast Payload Facility Accelerates Project Kuiper Launches Amazon’s $140 million payload processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is now online to service multiple Project Kuiper missions, relieving payload-processing bottlenecks at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. The company has secured slots on over 80 rockets launching from KSC and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to accelerate its broadband satellite constellation build-out.

2025-07-24T12:11:46.830378-07:00

Amazon’s $140 Million Space Coast Payload Facility Accelerates Project Kuiper Launches

Universe Today

NASA Begins System Tests for Zero-Boil-Off Cryogenic Fuel Storage NASA has commenced testing of a two-stage active cryogenic system intended to keep onboard fuel at cryogenic temperatures for extended periods, tackling accelerated boil-off driven by solar heating, a critical step for sustaining long-duration space missions.

2025-07-24T06:27:27.162580-07:00

NASA Begins System Tests for Zero-Boil-Off Cryogenic Fuel Storage

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys NASA’s TRACERS Twins and Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg After a one-day delay, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Wednesday, placing NASA’s twin TRACERS spacecraft into orbit alongside five secondary payloads, including Italy’s 5G-LIDE satellite, to probe magnetic reconnection events that drive geomagnetic storms.

2025-07-23T16:10:28.032452-07:00

SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys NASA’s TRACERS Twins and Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg

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