Today In Space
Last Updated: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, 7:07 PM PDT
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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.
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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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.
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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.
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China completes second hot‑fire test of new lunar rocket stage, demonstrates engine restarts
By SpaceNews.com: China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.
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Leonard David and
SpaceWatch Africa
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.”….
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South China Morning Post and
webpronews.com
