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Last Updated: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, 11:03 AM PDT
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Kratos says Golden Dome training target will also benefit its space division
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. said its space division continued its….
Universe Today
• Paul Sutter
Apollo seismometers still detect moonquakes — what they reveal about the Moon
By Universe Today: A set of instruments shut off almost 50 years ago are still producing useful results. It’s the seismometers left by the Apollo missions to monitor moonquakes, which as the name suggests are earthquakes but on the Moon.
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Aviation Week
• Irene Klotz
NASA Considers SmallSat Reboost to Avert Swift Telescope Reentry in Late 2026
By Aviation Week: Without intervention, NASA predicts Swift will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in late 2026.
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Aviation Week
• Vivienne Machi
ULA’s Vulcan Completes First Space Force Mission, Restoring Competition to U.S. National Security Launch Fleet
By Aviation Week: U.S. launch diversity returns with the United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket’s first Space Force flight.
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Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
Study: Venus, Earth and Jupiter may help suppress extreme solar storms
By Space.com: "We consider this phenomenon as a promising candidate to explain the fact that the solar activity is much more benign than that of other sun-like stars.".
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Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
SpaceX builds a massive Starship production complex in Texas. Now is the time for the rocket to produce results
By Ars Technica: SpaceX has built an impressive production site in Texas. Will Starship success follow?.
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technologyreview.com
• Peter Hall
NASA’s new AI model can predict when a solar storm may strike
By technologyreview.com: Surya, an AI model developed by NASA and IBM, tries to find hidden patterns in solar data to detect solar flares and winds.
