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July 25, 2026
Keith’s note: SpaceX Starship 13 certainly did its thing: Booster soft landing, ship in orbit. 40 second Raptor relight, 20 Starlink Version 3’s deployed, all of which worked, smooth reentry […] The…
Keith’s note: NASA PAO statement about fires in the area around Madrid DSN complex: “The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC), located in Robledo, Spain, about 37 miles (65 km) […] The…
July 24, 2026
The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the booster's rocket engines.
"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."
During its 13th test flight, Starship met its main objectives. For the first time, 20 "version 3" Starlink satellites were released into space and operated for…
Space plays a key role in the security of Germany and Europe. During his summer tour, which includes visits not only to military units but also to sites of defense-related industries, German Federal…
The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is in the middle of a wildfire
Wildfires near Madrid, Spain forced the evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network facility there today. The agency reports that everyone is safe. The Madrid station is one of three around […]
United Launch Alliance’s corporate parents have guaranteed a loan to the company as it addresses “financial challenges” caused by the grounding of its Vulcan Centaur rocket. The post ULA deals with…
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is one of three critical sites around the world that communicate with spacecraft beyond the reach of near-Earth communications capabilities.
A compact, automated smart telescope with a higher resolution upgrade
After delaying for weather, SpaceX is back again to launch its Starship Flight 13 mission from Starbase, Texas later this afternoon. If you aren’t able to be there in person, here is how you can…
The Canadian Armed Forces are preparing for generational investments in capability, but a new policy paper warns these efforts could fail if the military does not adapt to climate realities.
LA PLATA, Maryland — T-Mobile said satellite broadband is an inferior service to fixed wireless access… The post T-Mobile: Fixed wireless is superior to satellite broadband, and satellite D2D is…
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NASA and Blue Origin have finalized plans to hot-fire test the second stage of the… The post Blue Origin to conduct New Glenn second stage hot fires on Stennis B-2 stand appeared first on…
'The minute we started talking about doing dinosaurs, we were like, 'Yeah, let’s figure out a way to do that.''
On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At…
New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the…
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival…
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract…
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract…
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After delaying its launch attempt yesterday due to weather, SpaceX is hoping today is the day for it to finally get its next Starship rocket off the ground.
The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.
The post NASA Puts Google’s Gemma Large Language Model in Orbit appeared first on Loft Orbital .
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NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near…
"These are things that tend to be really hard."
PERTH, Australia – 24 July 2026 – LatConnect 60 (“LC60”), an Australian satellite Earth observation and AI company, today unveiled a proprietary intelligence-fusion capability that leverages the…
The Expedition 74 crew is wrapping up its final weekend together with biomedical checks, spacesuit cleaning, and cargo packing inside the Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft. The orbital residents will swap…
Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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