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NASA Selects Anna Menon as 2025 Astronaut Candidate; Reported for Duty in September (Previously Flew in 2024)

Last Updated: Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, 11:05 AM PDT
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By Space.com: The NROL-48 mission launched today (Sept. 22) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
By science.nasa.gov: NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wednesday Sept. 24 for the launch of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
By Space Intel Report: PARIS — SpaceX expects to use the mobile satellite spectrum rights it’s purchasing from EchoStar Corp.….
By Breaking Defense: Chris Scolese envisions an NRO constellation user saying, “‘I want to know how many ships are in the Taiwan Strait’ ... and then the system could go off and do it.”.
By SpaceNews.com: A double standard about contamination is keeping us from verifying signs of Martian life.
By SpaceNews.com: Moog Breaks Ground on New Propulsion Clean Room to Support Satellite and Missile Growth.
By Space.com: 'If you want to build a little rocket to get off a little planet, [Rocket Lab is] probably a good place to start,'.