Today In Space
Last Updated: Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, 11:08 AM PDT
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Space.com
• Monisha Ravisetti
NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit
By Space.com: "The planet gets in the way from the point of view of any one spacecraft, so we had to spread them around the planet to look everywhere all at once.".
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Swissto12 said to acquire the remnants of Hanwha Phasor, a designer of electronically steered antennas
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Satellite ground antenna developer Hanwha Phasor Ltd. has been purchased by satellite….
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NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
US East Coast sees major progress for future operations at the Cape
By NASA Spaceflight: Amid recent Falcon 9 and Vulcan launches, a considerable amount of important construction work in….
SpaceNews.com
• Stephen E. Doyle
The Artemis Accords: avoiding the worst mistake of the space age
By SpaceNews.com: The Artemis Accords: avoiding the worst mistake of the space age.
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Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Can the TERP RAPTOR Replace NASA’s Apophis Explorer? Academia isn’t giving up on the opportunity
By Payload: NASA’s budget cuts may force the space agency to miss the chance to study the asteroid Apophis when it makes a close fly-by of Earth—but academia isn’t giving up on the opportunity.
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SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China conducts first seven-engine static fire test for moon rocket
By SpaceNews.com: China conducts first seven-engine static fire test for moon rocket China has conducted the first static fire of a seven-engine first-stage test article for the rocket that will carry its astronauts to the moon.
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New York Times
• Kirsten Grind
Internal Documents Indicate SpaceX Likely Paid No Federal Income Tax Despite Heavy Reliance on Government Contracts
By New York Times: Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.
