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Blue Origin's New Shepard Simulates Lunar Gravity for NASA Experiments

Blue Origin's 29th New Shepard mission successfully simulated lunar gravity, providing two minutes of artificial moon-level gravity. This mission, largely supported by NASA's Flight Opportunities program, enables cost-effective testing and development of lunar payload technologies for future explorations.

2025-02-04T08:30:42.640804-08:00

Aviation Week

NASA Seeks Industry Partners for Revived VIPER Moon Mission

2025-02-03T18:40:18.817841-08:00

New York Times

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Finds Life's Building Blocks on Asteroid Bennu

2025-01-29T08:07:41.621626-08:00

Spaceflight Now

Trump Requests SpaceX to Expedite Return of ISS Astronauts

2025-01-28T15:57:12.828406-08:00

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Aviation Week

NASA's PUNCH Satellites to Enhance Solar Weather Forecasting The PUNCH mission consists of four small satellites equipped with narrow- and wide-field imagers. These will operate in low-altitude Sun-synchronous polar orbits to improve understanding of solar wind dynamics, aiding future solar weather forecasts.

2025-02-04T15:22:02.209363-08:00

NASA's PUNCH Satellites to Enhance Solar Weather Forecasting

Space.com

Hubble Captures Nine-Ringed Galaxy Bullseye After Collision The Hubble Space Telescope captured galaxy LEDA 1313424, known as the Bullseye, displaying nine rings from a collision with a smaller blue dwarf galaxy. Using data from Hubble and the W. M. Keck Observatory, astronomers identified more rings than ever observed in a galaxy collision.

2025-02-04T15:02:24.103146-08:00

Hubble Captures Nine-Ringed Galaxy Bullseye After Collision

SpaceNews.com

House Science Democrat Queries NASA on Executive Order Compliance The top Democrat from the House Science Committee has requested NASA to provide details on its adherence to executive orders focused on diversity initiatives. This inquiry underscores the committee's ongoing oversight and commitment to ensuring federal compliance with diversity-related directives.

2025-02-04T12:30:09.817902-08:00

House Science Democrat Queries NASA on Executive Order Compliance

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX Launches Final Maxar WorldView Legion Satellites SpaceX has successfully launched and deployed Maxar's fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites, completing the constellation. The launch took place at 6:13 p.m. EST from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, despite challenging weather conditions. The satellites are aimed at enhancing geospatial imaging capabilities.

2025-02-04T12:14:29.375926-08:00

SpaceX Launches Final Maxar WorldView Legion Satellites

nasawatch.com

NASA Offers Deferred Resignation to Employees Amid Buyout Plan NASA employees have until February 6, 2025, to accept a voluntary deferred resignation agreement, following a memorandum circulated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on January 28. This option allows employees to postpone their resignation, part of NASA's current workforce restructuring strategy.

2025-02-04T09:21:23.945070-08:00

NASA Offers Deferred Resignation to Employees Amid Buyout Plan

Associated Press

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Blue Origin's New Shepard Simulates Lunar Gravity for NASA Experiments Blue Origin's 29th New Shepard mission successfully simulated lunar gravity, providing two minutes of artificial moon-level gravity. This mission, largely supported by NASA's Flight Opportunities program, enables cost-effective testing and development of lunar payload technologies for future explorations.

2025-02-04T08:30:42.640804-08:00

Blue Origin's New Shepard Simulates Lunar Gravity for NASA Experiments

Space.com

Five Rocket Launches Scheduled in 24-Hour Window, Four from U.S. Today marks a significant day for global spaceflight with five rocket launches planned within a 24-hour period. Notably, four of these launches are occurring within the United States, highlighting its growing activity in the space industry.

2025-02-03T21:04:45.268868-08:00

Five Rocket Launches Scheduled in 24-Hour Window, Four from U.S.

SpaceNews.com

Boeing Starliner Losses Surpass $2 Billion Amid Propulsion Issues Boeing's cumulative losses on the CST-100 Starliner program have reached over $2 billion. The ongoing propulsion system failures during the 2024 Crew Flight Test have prompted Boeing and NASA to investigate the root causes, affecting overall program progress and financial forecasts.

2025-02-03T19:43:04.065822-08:00

Boeing Starliner Losses Surpass $2 Billion Amid Propulsion Issues

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