Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
Today In Space
Last Updated: Saturday, July 19, 2025, 6:09 AM PDT
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Space.com
• Mike Wall
Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket
By Space.com: The launch of NASA's ESCAPADE mission could take place as soon as Aug. 15.
CBS News
• CBS News
56 Years After Apollo 11: NASA’s Artemis Plans Lunar Return in 2026 and Mars Mission in 2030s
By CBS News: Sunday marks the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission -- the first to land humans on the moon. Now, NASA is in a multiyear effort to return astronauts to the moon starting in 2026, with an eye toward a crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
SpaceX Launches Two Dozen New Starlink Satellites from California
By Space.com: Liftoff occurred at 11:52 p.m. EDT on Friday (July 18).
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Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Congress and White House Clash Over NASA Funding amid 'Extremist Ideology' Accusations
By Ars Technica: “NASA appears to be acting in accordance with a fringe, extremist ideology.”….
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NASA Spaceflight
• Aaron McCrea
Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, and more all completing major upgrades at Cape Canaveral
By NASA Spaceflight: Numerous upgrades have been observed at Cape Canaveral during the recent flyover, as efforts continue to bring upgraded systems online for private launchers, including SpaceX, Blue Origin, Relativity, Stoke, and ULA, as well as government agencies such as NASA with the SLS.
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NASA Spaceflight
• Kevin Reed
Possible SpaceX Starship Booster Salvage Operation Underway Near Brownsville, Texas
By NASA Spaceflight: NASASpaceflight.com is currently tracking a developing situation involving the salvage of SpaceX Starship booster parts off the coast near Brownsville, Texas. The construction and salvage ship LB Jill appeared on the Port of Brownsville’s manifest explicitly stating “To Load Rocket Parts 1 M/T,” strongly suggesting salvage operations of rocket debris from previous Starship flights.
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
York Space Parent to Acquire Atlas Space Operations, Strengthening Satellite Ground Systems Integration
By SpaceNews.com: York Space parent company to acquire ground systems operator Atlas Space York Space parent company to acquire Atlas Space Operations, expanding vertical Integration in satellite services.
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