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Last Updated: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, 7:07 PM PDT
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Space Policy Online
US Senate Commerce Committee to Vote on Neil Jacobs Nomination to Lead NOAA
By Space Policy Online: Posted: September 13, 2025 5:55 pm ET | Last Updated: September 13, 2025 6:22 pm ET | The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet on September 17, 2025 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 10:00 am ET.
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA Reestablishes Contact with One TRACERS Satellite After Post-Launch Anomalies
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into problems shortly after its July launch.
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NASA
• Mark A. Garcia
Progress 93 Cargo Craft Docks to Station Resupplying Crew
By NASA: The unpiloted Progress 93 spacecraft arrived at aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 1:27 p.m. EDT on Saturday. .
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
By Spaceflight Now: Update Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed successful deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX kicked off the weekend preparing for its latest Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Also:
United Press International and
news.ssbcrack.com
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Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
Researchers Demonstrate Efficient Laser Drill for Extraterrestrial Icy Surfaces
By Universe Today: Lasers aren’t just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of powerpoint slides. They can also drill holes on icy extraterrestrial bodies from comets to Mars polar caps.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
Astronaut Prepares Purple Kefir Aboard ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food
By Space.com: "Science for exploration, one [fermented milk] bag at a time.".
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Scientists warn U.S. faces critical moment to preserve leadership in Solar System exploration
By Ars Technica: “When you turn off those spacecraft’s radio receivers, there’s no way to turn them back on.”….
Also:
South China Morning Post and
webpronews.com
