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Rocket Report: ULA confirms cause of booster anomaly; Crew-10 launch on tap
Welcome to Edition 7.35 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX’s steamroller is still rolling, but for the first time in many years, it doesn’t seem like it’s rolling downhill. After a three-year run of perfect performance—with no launch failures or any other serious malfunctions—SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has suffered a handful of issues in recent months.…
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Wiley and Pi School Partner on ESA’s AI-Powered Earth Virtual Expert (EVE) Project
Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, announced it will provide access to a curated collection of Earth science research materials to help enhance the training and capabilities of the European Space Agency’s Earth Virtual Expert (EVE). Wiley signed an agreement with Pi School, which is leading…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Advance Biomedical and Materials Research in Space
Four crew members will embark on a new long-duration science expedition when they launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. While on station, the crew will engage in a wide variety of research sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, including…
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Sidus and Warpspace Sign MOU to Develop Advanced Optical Space Communication
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Warpspace, a pioneering Japanese space-tech company specializing in near real-time high-speed communication network services. The agreement establishes the framework to pursue a Joint Venture focused on delivering integrated solutions for next-generation satellite communications and mission operations. “This…
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NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun and Origin of Universe
NASA‘s newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of galaxies, and to search for the ingredients of life in our galaxy. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx lifted off at 8:10 p.m. PDT on…
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SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare from Vandenberg
SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 rideshare mission on Friday, March 14, at 11:43 PM PDT (06:43 UTC on March 15) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Following launch, Falcon 9 deployed more than 60 satellites into orbit. The Falcon booster supporting this mission returned to land at LZ-4. The second stage for this…
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VIAVI Supports NASA’s SPHEREx Mission to Unveil Cosmic Origins with Infrared Survey
VIAVI Solutions announced its contribution to NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission, which launched on March 11, 2025. A groundbreaking endeavor led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the mission will conduct the first all-sky spectral survey in…
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Why did Crew-10 scrub? When will it launch again?
Crew-10 members walk out for launch ahead of mission’s scrub. Image: Steven Madow / Space Explored Crew-10 might be one of the most talked-about SpaceX crewed missions since Inspiration4 or the first crewed flight, DM-2. This is due to the crew members it is relieving on the ISS, former Starliner CFT astronauts Suni Williams and…
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No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope
Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, but there aren’t any that look quite like SPHEREx, an infrared observatory NASA launched Tuesday night in search of answers to simmering questions about how the Universe, and ultimately life, came to be. The mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…