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September 15, 2025
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First Tranche 1 satellites launched for Space Development Agency network



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space has successfully placed 21 Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Transport Layer satellites into orbit, marking the first launch of Tranche 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The mission, supported by Space Launch Delta 30, flew aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and delivered York Space Systems-built data transport satellites. These satellites will provide low-latency communication links to support U.S. and allied forces, including tr ... read more

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SPACEWAR
ICEYE unveils ISR Cell to deliver space intelligence at tactical scale
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite services, has introduced the ISR Cell, a containerized system that gives defense organizations direct, on-site access to tactical I ... more
SPACEWAR
Satlink joins Rivada to deliver secure satellite connectivity for defense and enterprise
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Satlink, a Madrid-based provider of satellite telecommunications, has formed a partnership with Rivada Space Networks to deliver advanced connectivity solutions designed for Spain's defense and ente ... more
EARLY EARTH
Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Earth's building blocks were "far wetter" than previously imagined, new analysis of tiny samples from a distant asteroid has suggested, overturning long-held assumptions about the early solar system. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Boeing has introduced a 3D-printed solar array substrate design that cuts composite build times by as much as six months for a typical solar wing assembly, representing up to a 50 percent faster pro ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more
CHIP TECH
Graphene reveals light tuned quantum states pointing to new electronics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers have pushed graphene's promise further by directly observing Floquet effects in the one-atom-thick carbon lattice, confirming that Floquet engineering can precisely tune metallic and sem ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Progress 93 supply and trash removal mission headed to space station
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2025
The unpiloted Progress 93 spacecraft is in orbit and en route to the International Space Station after a successful launch just before noon EDT Thursday from a spaceport in Kazakhstan. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
SpaceX launches cargo freighter to the International space Station
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 14, 2025
SpaceX launched the latest in a series of cargo freighter missions to the International Space Station Sunday evening from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX Saturday Starlink launch on schedule
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2025
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, which will deliver 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black hole explosion may soon reveal origins of matter in the universe
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Physicists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report a more than 90% probability that astronomers could witness an exploding black hole within the next decade. If observed, the event would p ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT
Surviving hostile Venus conditions with new alloy and sensor technologies
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Whether building alloys that can power rovers on Venus or devising portable sensors to detect rare earths on Earth, University of Pittsburgh researcher Paul Ohodnicki is advancing materials science ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch to deliver 59 satellites on record Transporter-15 mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Exolaunch will deploy 59 satellites on the upcoming Transporter-15 rideshare flight with SpaceX, scheduled no earlier than November 2025. The mission, Exolaunch's largest to date, spans more than 30 ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese astronauts expand science research on orbiting space station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Shenzhou 20 astronauts - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie - are pushing forward with wide-ranging scientific experiments and technology tests aboard China's space station, advancing knowledge a ... more
MARSDAILY
Clues to ancient Martian chemistry revealed by Perseverance rover
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence of long-ago chemical processes while exploring Jezero Crater, giving scientists fresh insight into how minerals, water, and possibly organics interac ... more
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IRON AND ICE
Finding safe impact zones to deflect hazardous asteroids
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Selecting the point of impact for a kinetic deflection mission is not trivial, according to research unveiled at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki. Striking the wrong location could nudge a ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA Uses Colorado Mountains for Simulated Artemis Moon Landing Course
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
NASA has certified a new lander flight training course using helicopters, marking a key milestone in crew training for Artemis missions to the Moon. Through Artemis, NASA explore the lunar South Pol ... more
MARSDAILY
Perseverance Meets the Megabreccia
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2025
Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse range of boulders that the science team bel ... more
MARSDAILY
'Potential biosignatures' found in ancient Mars lake
London, UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College London, the work has uncovered a range of minerals and organic matter in Martian rocks that point to an ancient history of habitable conditions and potential biological processes on the Red Planet. ... more
MARSDAILY
Researchers uncover potential biosignatures on Mars
College Station TX (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
A new study co-authored by Texas A and M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ancient Martian microbial life in rocks examined by NASA's Perseverance r ... more
TECH SPACE
Musk's title of richest person challenged by Oracle's Ellison
New York (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk is at risk of losing his title as the world's wealthiest person to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whose software giant appears poised for massive AI riches through a major deal with OpenAI. ... more
SPACEMART
SpaceX set to launch Indonesian communication satellite after scrub
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025
SpaceX is set to launch an Indonesian communication satellite after unfavorable weather scrubbed the initial flight on Tuesday night. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Spire wins NOAA pair of satellite weather data contracts totaling 13.7 million
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Spire Global has secured two NOAA orders that together total $13.7 million, extending the company's role in supplying satellite-derived weather intelligence for U.S. government forecasting and resea ... more
CHIP TECH
Embry-Riddle Students Prepare to Launch CubeSat to Study Memory Chip Decay From Radiation
Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
After seven years of painstaking work, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student team is finally cleared to launch its second small satellite into orbit. The CubeSat, named EagleSat-2, w ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Orbit introduces compact MPT30Ka SATCOM terminal for tactical platforms
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. has launched the MPT30Ka SATCOM On-The-Move terminal, its smallest satellite communications system designed for military vehicles, maritime platforms, and rapid resp ... more
TECH SPACE
New study links satellite discharges to electron buildup in orbit
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
For the first time, researchers have established a direct correlation between the frequency of spacecraft electrical discharges and the number of electrons in the surrounding space environment. The ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Duke launches $2 million SPACE initiative to unite science and policy for cosmic exploration
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
With $2 million in backing from an anonymous alumnus, Duke research will soon reach new heights. Last week, the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences announced a new multidisciplinary initiativ ... more
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Gilat wins $7 million US defense contract for transportable SATCOM systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Gilat DataPath, has secured a contract exceeding $7 million to deliver transportable SATCOM terminals for the U.S. Department of Def ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
First reusable US launcher set for European base at Andoya
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In a move set to transform European space access, Astrobotic Technology and Andoya Space have signed a Term Sheet for a Launch Site Agreement that will bring reusable rocket operations to Norway sta ... more
SPACEWAR
DIA expands missile and space intelligence campus with groundbreaking for Phase II analysis facility
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
The Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center has launched construction of its Phase II Modeling Analysis and Computer Exploitation facility at the Huntsville campus. The n ... more
SPACEMART
Precision CNC for High-Speed Aerospace Impellers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2025
In aerospace engineering, impellers play an important role in high-performance propulsion and fluid systems, which have complicated geometry-usually with twisted blades, variable chord lengths and complex hub profiles. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Chinese launch campaign places multiple satellites in orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
China carried out two successful launches on Friday from different spaceports, deploying a series of satellites into orbit for testing and operational missions. Early in the day, at 10:34 am B ... more
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