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January 29, 2025
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How to Operate NASA's Orion Spacecraft for Artemis II Mission



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
During NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight under the Artemis campaign, astronauts will manually operate the Orion spacecraft as part of their journey around the Moon and back. This mission is a critical test to validate the spacecraft's performance with a human crew onboard before future lunar landing missions. The first major test of manual control, called the proximity operations demonstration, will occur about three hours into the mission. At this stage, the four crew members - N ... read more

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UK Government backs UK orbital launch with 20 million pound investment
London, UK (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
The UK Government has taken a significant step in bolstering the nation's space capabilities, investing GBP 20 million into spaceflight company Orbex as part of its Series D funding round. This mark ... more
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Rocket Lab to launch wildfire detection satellites for OroraTech
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has announced a contract with Orora Technologies (OroraTech) to launch a mission dedicated to wildfire dete ... more
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Top Beijing official urges Musk to deepen ties with China: state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with tech tycoon Elon Musk and urged US firms to "seize the opportunity" to deepen economic ties with China, Beijing's state media said Monday. ... more
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UK approves first vertical rocket launch
London (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
The first vertical launch of a rocket into orbit from European soil could take place from the UK's most northerly point this year after a German company won approval for spaceflight, regulators announced Thursday. ... more
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China's Hainan Commercial Launch Center expands with two new launch pads
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
The Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in China has begun the second phase of its development, which will feature two new launch pads specifically designed for liquid propellant rockets. The e ... more
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New Shepard's 29th mission to simulate Lunar Gravity
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Blue Origin is preparing for the 29th flight of its New Shepard rocket, set to launch on January 28 at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission, known as NS-29, will s ... more
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China launches additional satellites for Spacesail Constellation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
China successfully launched 18 new satellites on Thursday as part of the ongoing expansion of the Spacesail Constellation. The satellites were sent into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Cente ... more
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Caneveral
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2025
SpaceX launched its next round of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on Monday afternoon from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ... more

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NASA's Artemis II rocket booster stacking process reaches new milestone
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025
Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward center segment, NASA announced Friday. ... more
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites into space on 11th 2025 mission
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025
SpaceX launched a new round of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on its 11th launch of 2025, setting it on pace to break another one-year launch record. ... more
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Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe 'Nazi salute'
Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website. ... more
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Three rockets will ignite Poker Flat's 2025 launch season
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Three NASA sounding rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range as early as Tuesday to learn more about three types of aurora - black, flickering and fast-pulsating. The launch wi ... more
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Shenzhou XIX crew completes second spacewalk mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
The crew of Shenzhou XIX aboard China's space station successfully carried out their second series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) early Tuesday, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency. T ... more
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Rocket Lab schedules next Electron launch for IoT constellation operator
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has announced the upcoming launch of its Electron rocket for Kineis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. This mission, titled "IOT 4 You and Me," is schedul ... more
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Galactic Energy launches five satellites into orbit
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Galactic Energy, a Beijing-based private rocket manufacturer, successfully completed a mission on Monday afternoon, deploying five satellites into orbit. According to the company's statement, ... more
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Shenzhou XIX crew completes second spacewalk
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Members of the Shenzhou XIX mission aboard China's Tiangong space station successfully completed their second round of extravehicular activities (EVAs) early Tuesday morning, as confirmed by the Chi ... more
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China unveils logos for three space missions in 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has revealed the official logos for three prominent missions scheduled for 2025: the crewed spaceflights Shenzhou XX and Shenzhou XXI, and the cargo spacecraft T ... more
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SpaceX again scrubs launch of more satellites from California
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 20, 2025
SpaceX for the third time on Monday scrubbed plans to launch 27 more Starlink internet satellites into low-earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with an earlier one postponed because of a Delta jet flying nearby. ... more
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ISRO demonstrates restart of Vikas engine
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
ISRO successfully demonstrated the capability to restart its Vikas liquid engine during a test conducted on January 17, 2025, at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri. The Vikas engine, a crit ... more
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China deploys three spacecraft with Long March 2D rocket
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
China successfully launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Friday afternoon, deploying three spacecraft, including a cutting-edge atmospheric research satellite, into their designated orbits. ... more
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SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes
Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic. ... more
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FAA grounds SpaceX Starship launches after breakup
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has paused SpaceX's launch of its Starship rocket as the U.S. agency oversees an investigation by the private company of the breakup after a test launch Thursday. ... more
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US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion
Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission. ... more
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US grounds SpaceX's Starship rocket pending probe
Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship pending an investigation by Elon Musk's company into why the rocket's upper stage dramatically disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test flight. ... more
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket blasts into orbit for first time
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time early Thursday, marking a new step in the commercial space race. ... more
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SpaceX catches Mega Booster but Starship-7 lost in flight
Boca Chica TX (SPX) Thu Jan 16, 2025
SpaceX successfully recovered its Super Heavy booster using its advanced launch tower "chopstick" arms, marking a significant step forward in reusable rocketry. However, the seventh test flight of S ... more
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H3 Shenzhou-19 astronauts advance experiments aboard Tiangong space station
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
China's Shenzhou-19 crew on the Tiangong space station has undertaken several important scientific experiments since the start of 2025, including a test involving a pipeline inspection robot, as rep ... more
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H3 Varda's Second Spacecraft W-2 Successfully Launched to Orbit with SpaceX
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
Varda Space Industries has confirmed the successful launch of its second orbital processing spacecraft, W-2, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rideshare mission. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenbe ... more
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China's space station to drive over 1000 research projects
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
China's space station is set to conduct over 1,000 research projects, advance scientific literacy, and foster international partnerships over the next decade and beyond, according to the Technology ... more
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Investigating materials weathering at hypersonic velocities
London, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
When objects travel through the atmosphere at hypervelocity, they face potential damage from dust particles and water droplets suspended in the air. To better understand these interactions, research ... more
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China's Smart Dragon 3 rocket launches satellites from sea
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
China successfully launched its Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket on Monday morning from a sea-based platform near Haiyang, Shandong province, deploying 10 satellites into space. The mission highlighted ... more
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