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ESA Ministerial 2025: Portugal Doubles Its ESA Commitment with Hugo Costa
By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening speaks with Hugo Costa, Executive Director of the Portugal Space Agency, about what has become Portugal’s most successful ESA ministerial ever.
South Korea's multipurpose satellite to be launched this week by a Vega-C rocket operated by France-based Arianespace
By koreatimes.co.kr: Korea will launch a multipurpose satellite, tasked with providing high-resolution imagery for environmental monitoring, from the Guiana Space Centr...
Why NASA Needs Space Gardeners: Roadmap for Lunar and Martian Plant Systems Ahead of Artemis III
By Universe Today: Growing fresh lettuce and strawberries might sound mundane until you consider doing it on the Moon or Mars. An international team has created a roadmap for cultivating plants in space, addressing one of NASA's highest priority challenges for long duration missions.
Radiation‑hardening method could significantly extend lifetime of space solar panels
By Universe Today: What steps can be taken to improve and enhance the lifetime of space solar cells? This is what a recent study published in Joule hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated new methods for improving both the lifetime and performance of space solar cells from the harshness of space weather and radiation.
China launches classified Shijian-28 satellite as commercial Zhuque-3 reusable rocket debut is delayed
By SpaceNews.com: China launches classified Shijian-28 spacecraft, reusable Zhuque-3 rocket faces delay China launched the latest in a series of experimental, often opaque satellites Sunday, while the debut flight of the commercial Zhuque-3 faces a delay.
China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 separate after pioneering geostationary refueling tests
By SpaceNews.com: China’s Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling tests AChina’s experimental Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites have separated in geosynchronous orbit after being docked for months conducting apparent low-profile on-orbit refueling tests.
James Webb Space Telescope spies mysterious high-energy radiation in star nursery
By Space.com: "Young stars are not capable of being a source of radiation. So we should not expect it.".