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WHAT WILL REPLACE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION? WHAT WILL REPLACE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION? - NASA is planning to decommission the International Space Station by the end of 2030. The ISS, which began operations in 2000, is reaching the end of its lifespan and has become costly to maintain. NASA selected SpaceX to construct a vehicle that would “de-orbit” the football field-sized station, pushing it down into the atmosphere where it’ll burn up safely over the Pacific ocean. So what comes next?   More
(Source: Science Friday - Apr 6)


FUEL-FREE TETHERS: THE BOLD NEW WEAPON AGAINST SPACE JUNK FUEL-FREE TETHERS: THE BOLD NEW WEAPON AGAINST SPACE JUNK - PERSEI Space, a startup supported by the European Space Agency and UC3M, is developing a breakthrough solution to tackle space junk and extend satellite lifespans using innovative space tether technology. This fuel-free, scalable system uses electrodynamic tethers that harness Earth’s magnetic field to safely deorbit satellites. With a major demo mission set for 2026, this project could transform how we clean up space.   More
(Source: SciTechDaily - Apr 6)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON SATURDAY NIGHT FALCON 9 FLIGHT SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON SATURDAY NIGHT FALCON 9 FLIGHT - SpaceX launched a batch of 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Saturday night. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-72 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:07 p.m. EDT (0307 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 6)


SPACEX'S PRIVATE FRAM2 ASTRONAUTS SPLASH DOWN ON EARTH, ENDING HISTORIC POLAR ORBIT EXPEDITION SPACEX'S PRIVATE FRAM2 ASTRONAUTS SPLASH DOWN ON EARTH, ENDING HISTORIC POLAR ORBIT EXPEDITION - The first four humans to orbit over Earth's north and south poles have safely returned to Earth. SpaceX's private Fram2 mission splashed down today (April 4) at 12:18 p.m. ET (1618 GMT), softly parachuting down into the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Oceanside, California. Their return wraps up about three and half days spent in space, completing the first crewed mission to fly a polar orbit around Earth. "We have confirmation of splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft. Dragon has returned home with the Fram2 crew," SpaceX officials said on the mission's livestream.   More
(Source: Space.com - Apr 4)


CHINA’S THOUSAND SAILS SATELLITE PLAN AT PHASE 2 CHINA’S THOUSAND SAILS SATELLITE PLAN AT PHASE 2 - While the planet now has global low Earth orbiting coverage from Elon Musk’s Starlink, China is quietly getting on with its own rival scheme, in the shape of its Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellite constellation project.   More
(Source: SatNews - Apr 3)


SPACE JUNK DAMAGING SATELLITES: HOW DO WE REMOVE IT? SPACE JUNK DAMAGING SATELLITES: HOW DO WE REMOVE IT? - Every year, at least one satellite is destroyed by a space junk collision. With more than 130 million pieces of debris now trapped in orbit around Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) expects that figure to rise. Combined with the increasing frequency of commercial space launches, which now account for most entries into Earth's orbit, ESA is warning collisions with satellites could severely disrupt vital services like GPS services and environmental disaster monitoring.   More
(Source: DW - Apr 3)


HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PROJECT KUIPER’S FIRST FULL-SCALE SATELLITE LAUNCH HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PROJECT KUIPER’S FIRST FULL-SCALE SATELLITE LAUNCH - Project Kuiper is set to send its first full batch of satellites to space, marking an important step in its mission to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. The mission, named “KA-01” for Kuiper Atlas 1, will launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and deploy 27 satellites at an altitude of 280 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth. Launch is currently scheduled for no earlier than (NET) 12 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 9.   More
(Source: Amazon - Apr 3)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES TO ORBIT ON 1ST HALF OF SPACEFLIGHT DOUBLEHEADER SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES TO ORBIT ON 1ST HALF OF SPACEFLIGHT DOUBLEHEADER - SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Monday (March 31). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:52 p.m. EST (1952 GMT) on Monday. To plan, the Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff. It touched down on the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions," which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.   More
(Source: Space.com - Apr 2)


SPACEX SCRUBS TUESDAY NIGHT FALCON 9 LAUNCH WITH 27 STARLINK SATELLITES SPACEX SCRUBS TUESDAY NIGHT FALCON 9 LAUNCH WITH 27 STARLINK SATELLITES - SpaceX stood down from a planned Falcon 9 rocket launch Tuesday night. The mission, dubbed Starlink 11-13, will deliver the latest 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit and will be the 25th Starlink flight of the year. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is now targeting Thursday, April 3, at 3:54 pm PT (7:54 pm ET, 2354 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 2)


NASA SWITCHES STARLINER CREW TO SPACEX DRAGON AS TESTING CONTINUES ON TROUBLED BOEING CAPSULE NASA SWITCHES STARLINER CREW TO SPACEX DRAGON AS TESTING CONTINUES ON TROUBLED BOEING CAPSULE - The makeup of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station was announced publicly Thursday evening and it includes three astronauts who were previously assigned to other missions. Leading the flight, scheduled for no earlier than July 2025, is NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. She will be joined by fellow NASA astronaut and pilot Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 31)

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