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SpaceX Starship Test Flight 9 Breaks Up on Uncontrolled Reentry

SpaceX's ninth Starship test reached space on May 27 but suffered a loss of attitude control during atmospheric reentry, causing the booster to break apart and the spacecraft to tumble uncontrolled. The incident follows debris-related disruptions from earlier flights and underscores further hurdles for Starship's development toward lunar and Mars missions.

2025-05-27T16:45:41.810943-07:00

Politico

White House Withdraws Jared Isaacman’s NASA Nomination, Citing America First Alignment

2025-05-31T12:18:00.705047-07:00

Space.com

ispace’s Resilience lander likely crashes during second lunar touchdown attempt

2025-06-05T12:52:52.576817-07:00

Spaceflight Now

Firefly Aerospace to Launch Ocula Commercial Lunar Imaging Service in 2026

2025-06-18T06:07:10.181698-07:00

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dailygalaxy.com

DART’s Ejected Boulders Carry Triple Momentum, Complicating Future Asteroid Deflections A UMD-led study reveals NASA’s DART assault on an asteroid moon generated a torrent of boulders that delivered over three times the spacecraft’s momentum, significantly altering Dimorphos’s trajectory and introducing new variables that could complicate precision in future planetary defense missions.

2025-07-09T09:08:37.658199-07:00

DART’s Ejected Boulders Carry Triple Momentum, Complicating Future Asteroid Deflections

SpaceNews.com

Assessing the Business Case for Lunar Ventures As NASA’s Artemis program accelerates lunar missions and private players eye resource extraction, stakeholders demand robust financial models to justify investments on the Moon. This report outlines key revenue streams, cost drivers and risk factors shaping the economic viability of habitats, mining operations and logistics in cislunar space.

2025-07-03T09:07:25.656084-07:00

Assessing the Business Case for Lunar Ventures

globaltimes.cn

CNSA Shares Earth and Moon Views from Tianwen-2 Asteroid Probe The China National Space Administration released rare images of Earth and the Moon captured by its Tianwen-2 asteroid probe as it continues its deep-space cruise. The spacecraft has been operating smoothly in orbit for over 33 days and is now more than 12 million kilometers from Earth.

2025-06-30T18:59:14.671010-07:00

CNSA Shares Earth and Moon Views from Tianwen-2 Asteroid Probe

The Space Review

ISDC Spotlights Space Solar Power and Elevators as Settlement Viability Faces Scrutiny The 2025 International Space Development Conference brought renewed focus on space-based solar power systems, space elevator concepts and Moon and Mars exploration, while experts questioned the practical and economic feasibility of permanent off-world settlements. Student proposals on colonies provided the primary basis for debate.

2025-06-30T16:52:13.245268-07:00

ISDC Spotlights Space Solar Power and Elevators as Settlement Viability Faces Scrutiny

CNBC

Netflix to Stream Live NASA+ Feeds From Space This Summer Later this summer, Netflix will integrate NASA+ live feeds—including rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks and live views of Earth from the ISS—marking the first time an outside programmer offers live streaming content via Netflix. The partnership aims to bring NASA’s science and exploration directly to Netflix’s global audience of more than 300 million subscribers.

2025-06-30T11:51:03.850766-07:00

Netflix to Stream Live NASA+ Feeds From Space This Summer

SpaceNews.com

International Lunar Data-Sharing Initiative Launched to Promote Peace, Safety and Sustainability An international coalition of space agencies and commercial partners has launched a lunar data-sharing initiative to bolster peace, safety and sustainable operations on the Moon. The platform will aggregate mapping, resource and environmental data to help avoid disputes, protect heritage sites and coordinate future missions.

2025-06-27T06:07:07.929118-07:00

International Lunar Data-Sharing Initiative Launched to Promote Peace, Safety and Sustainability

South China Morning Post

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ispace pins Resilience lunar crash on laser rangefinder hardware failure Tokyo-based lunar exploration startup ispace has determined that its Mission 2 lander, Resilience, crashed into the Moon due to a hardware fault in its laser rangefinder, which mismeasured altitude. The company outlined planned sensor upgrades and confirmed a third landing attempt with NASA under CLPS in 2027.

2025-06-23T19:43:15.894182-07:00

ispace pins Resilience lunar crash on laser rangefinder hardware failure

SpaceNews.com

After Resilience’s Moon Landing Attempt, Openness Becomes Crucial for the Lunar Economy Following ispace’s likely Resilience lander crash during its final descent, stakeholders are emphasizing the need for a transparent governance framework for lunar operations. Open data-sharing, dispute-resolution mechanisms and clear resource-utilization guidelines are emerging as key enablers of a sustainable commercial lunar economy.

2025-06-19T04:02:34.925221-07:00

After Resilience’s Moon Landing Attempt, Openness Becomes Crucial for the Lunar Economy

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