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May 20, 2025
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Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement



Menomonie, WI (SPX) May 20, 2025
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women - Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sanchez - on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines called it a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I paused - not because I questioned their experience, but because I questioned the language. Were they astronauts or space tourists? The distinction matters - not just for accuracy, but for understanding how experience, symbolism ... read more

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The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand (The Conversation) May 19, 2025
The space economy is being reshaped - not just by innovation, but by geopolitics. What was once dominated by state space agencies, and more recently by private ventures, is evolving into a hybrid mo ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025
You have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your phone, book a rideshare, navigate your way to meet someone, and check the weather. Satellites ar ... more
FIRE STORM
OroraTech Secures euro 37M in Series B Funding from Major European Banks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
OroraTech has expanded its Series B funding round to euro 37 million, with significant support from BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund and Rabo Ventures, alongside continued backing from Bayern ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Sidus Space's FeatherEdge Gen-2 Achieves Successful On-Orbit Operations on LizzieSat-3
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced the successful on-orbit operation of its advanced onboard edge computer, the FeatherEdge GEN-2, integrated into the commissioning of LizzieSat-3 (LS-3). Th ... more
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Muon Space Secures NRO Stage II Contract for Advanced EO/IR Capabilities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Muon Space, a leader in mission-specific low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, has secured the second stage of its contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) under the Strategi ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Enveil Secures DIU Contract to Advance Hybrid Space Architecture Data Capabilities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Enveil, a leader in Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET), has secured a new contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to bolster secure data processing within the Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Chinese Company Conducts Fifth Sea-Based Rocket Launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 20, 2025
Galactic Energy, a Beijing-based private rocket manufacturer, successfully completed its fifth sea-based launch of the Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Monday. The rocket lifted off at 3:38 pm from a modif ... more
MOON DAILY
China's Queqiao-2 Satellite Ready for Global Lunar Mission Support
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 20, 2025
Queqiao-2, China's dedicated relay satellite for lunar landing missions, is now poised to support both domestic and international lunar exploration efforts, according to the Deep Space Exploration L ... more

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MARSDAILY
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of 'Krokodillen'`
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 20, 2025
Scientists expect the new area of interest on the lower slope of Jezero Crater's rim to offer up some of the oldest rocks on the Red Planet. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is exploring a new r ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's LandSpace Successfully Launches Six Satellites with Upgraded ZQ-2E Y2 Rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2025
China's private rocket manufacturer LandSpace successfully launched its modified ZQ-2E Y2 rocket on Saturday, deploying six satellites into orbit from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot ... more
MARSDAILY
Sols 4541-4542: Boxwork Structure, or Just "Box-Like" Structure?
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2025
On Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - we came into another strange and interesting workspace that is as exciting as the one we had on Monday. This is our first arrival at a potential box ... more
IRON AND ICE
Laser ultrasound used to reveal the elasticity of space rock for the first time
Nottingham UK (SPX) May 20, 2025
Scientists and engineers at the University of Nottingham have measured the stiffness of space rock for the first time. Many meteorites are made of crystalline materials, formed under exotic co ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Rocket Lab Completes Third Successful iQPS Mission with More Launches Scheduled for 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its third mission for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), deploying the QPS-SAR-10 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sa ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
The most powerful solar storm on record occurred in 12350 BC, study reveals
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 19, 2025
An international research team has identified the most extreme solar particle storm ever recorded, occurring approximately 14,300 years ago in 12350 BC. This finding, uncovered by scientists at the ... more
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Nanodevice Sheds Light on Early Cyanobacterial Evolution
London, UK (SPX) May 19, 2025
An international research team has provided fresh insights into the origins of oxygenic photosynthesis by revealing the structure of a light-harvesting nanodevice within one of the planet's most anc ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
NASA Satellite Images Could Provide Early Volcano Warnings
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2025
Scientists know that changing tree leaves can indicate when a nearby volcano is becoming more active and might erupt. In a new collaboration between NASA and the Smithsonian Institution, scientists ... more
EARLY EARTH
Earth's Core Waves Reveal New Paths for Planetary Exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025
The detection of powerful seismic signals generated by winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean, which travel through the Earth's core, could offer fresh insights into the study of our planet's int ... more
MARSDAILY
UT Austin Researchers Uncover Key Link in Early Martian Water Cycle
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025
Graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Mars' ancient water cycle, filling a crucial gap in the link between surface water and ... more
MARSDAILY
Streak Patterns on Mars Likely Formed by Dust Rather Than Water Flow
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025
New findings from Brown University and the University of Bern challenge the long-standing theory that certain streaks on Martian slopes are formed by flowing water. Using machine learning to analyze ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Largest Galaxy Group Sample Reveals 12 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 20, 2025
Astronomers have released the largest sample of galaxy groups ever identified, utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) within the COSMOS Web field. This breakthrough offers an unpr ... more
TECH SPACE
Synspective and SATIM Unveil Advanced Object Detection and Classification Solution
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025
Synspective Inc., a leading provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics, has introduced its new Object Detection and Classification (ODC) solution, aimed at improving the ... more
MARSDAILY
Is Terraforming Mars a Realistic Goal?
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
The idea of transforming Mars into a habitable world has long captured the public imagination, but recent research led by Pioneer Research Labs and the University of Chicago, with contributions from ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Indian space agency's rocket fails to deploy satellite for Earth observation
Washington DC (UPI) May 18, 2025
India failed in its attempt to launch a satellite to observe Earth when the third stage failed, the nation's space agency said Sunday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space Nuclear Power Corporation Joins Forces with USSF and University of Michigan for Advanced Nuclear Propulsion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025
Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) has been selected as a commercial partner to develop advanced fission reactor technology for the Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness a ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
W-3 Mission Completes High-Speed Reentry at Koonibba Test Range Demonstrating Southern Launch's Advanced Capabilities
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025
Southern Launch and Varda Space Industries successfully executed the reentry of the W-3 mission at the Koonibba Test Range on May 14, 2025. This milestone came just ten weeks after the W-2 mission, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Akoustis Finalizes Asset Sale to SpaceX Subsidiary Tune Holdings
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Akoustis Technologies, a leading provider of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters, has completed the sale of most of its assets to Tune Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Solestial Secures $17M Series A to Accelerate Space Solar Manufacturing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Solestial has closed a $17 million Series A funding round led by AE Ventures, with participation from Crosscut Ventures, Zeon Ventures, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's ME Innovation Fund, mana ... more
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Spire Global Wins U.S. Space Force Contract Worth Up to $237 Million
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data and analytics, has secured a position on the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
What a German Start-Up's First Test Could Mean for the Space Industry
Cambridge, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025
On April 22nd, SpaceX's Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission took off from Cape Canaveral. Alongside the normal payload of satellites, there was a capsule from a German space start-up - Phoenix 1. This was ... more
MARSDAILY
A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2025
After a busy few months exploring the outer slopes of the Jezero crater rim at an area named "Witch Hazel Hill," the Perseverance Science Team was eyeing another sample of these truly ancient rocks, ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
NASA Studies Uncover New Insights into Interiors of Moon and Vesta
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025
NASA researchers have made significant strides in understanding the internal structures of the Moon and the asteroid Vesta through advanced gravity mapping, offering new insights into the formation ... more
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