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U.S. says Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached NASA, DOJ, Federal Reserve and other sensitive networks

The U.S. said it disrupted an extensive Chinese cyber-espionage operation that compromised networks at NASA, the Justice Department, Federal Reserve, Senate and other sensitive agencies. Court documents said the campaign also targeted hospitals, telecommunications and power companies, financial institutions and defense contractors; DOJ seized domains linked to two hacking platforms.

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NASA to fly no cubesat secondary payloads on Artemis 3

NASA will omit cubesat secondary payloads from Artemis 3 after carrying small satellites on the first two Space Launch System missions. The change reduces the mission’s rideshare activity and underscores the evolving payload priorities for the next Artemis flight to the Moon.

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NASA’s $4 Billion Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Kennedy Space Center Ahead of Aug. 30 Launch

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at SpaceX’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A ahead of its scheduled Aug. 30 launch. The observatory is designed to discover thousands of exoplanets and produce a statistical census of planetary systems, complementing capabilities unavailable from Hubble and JWST.

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NASA and Advanced Space develop CAPSTONE follow-on smallsats to test lunar rendezvous operations

NASA and Advanced Space are developing a pair of small satellites as a follow-on to the CAPSTONE CubeSat mission. The spacecraft will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon, advancing capabilities needed for future lunar missions and more complex cislunar activity.

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NASA and ESA astronauts complete 6.5-hour ISS spacewalk to install replacement antenna

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Aug. 25, installing a replacement Space-to-Ground antenna outside the International Space Station. The task followed their Aug. 18 removal of a faulty antenna and concluded with the spacewalkers returning inside at 2:57 p.m. EDT.

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NASA satellites prove GPS-free navigation in first “lost-in-space” experiment

A team of NASA satellites successfully demonstrated navigation without GPS in what NASA describes as the world’s first “lost-in-space” experiment. The result is enabling the satellites to extend their mission in orbit and validates alternative navigation methods for spacecraft operating beyond conventional GPS coverage.

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NASA’s Anil Menon and France’s Sophie Adenot to replace failed ISS antenna during Aug. 25 spacewalk

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and French astronaut Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk Aug. 25 to replace a failed space-to-ground antenna on the International Space Station. NASA will provide live coverage of the extravehicular activity, which is intended to restore the station’s communications capability.

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope nears Aug. 30 launch after final integration and rehearsal milestones

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is entering the final phase of launch preparations at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, following its June arrival. Teams have completed several integration and rehearsal milestones ahead of the scheduled Aug. 30 liftoff, bringing the observatory closer to operations designed to expand space-based astronomical research.