Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of March 10th, 2025:
Human Space Exploration
- NASA looks to Friday for possible rescheduled launch to ISS: How to watch. Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
- SpaceX calls off Crew-10 astronaut launch for NASA due to hydraulic issue. Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
- Starliner astronauts to return after Crew-10 launch: What to know about SpaceX mission. Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
- Trump says Mars missions are of interest but not a top priority;
- For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last. Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
Space Science
- Vera Rubin gets its camera installed
- ESA’s Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars’ moon Deimos
- Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind
- NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts
- China opens 2028 Mars sample return mission to international cooperation
- Astronomers found 128 new moons orbiting Saturn
- Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen
- Watch Blue Ghost test its vacuum and drill experiments on the Moon
- Does exoplanet K2-18b host alien life or not?
- Falcon 9 launches NASA astrophysics and heliophysics missions
- Catching the March total lunar eclipse
- ‘We’re disappointed in the outcome’: NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines Moon lander
- NASA delays launch of newest space telescope to search for life’s key ingredients
Other News
- New FCC space chief seeks licensing reform and “intensive” use of spectrum
- Bruno touts Vulcan’s unique capabilities as it awaits certification. Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman;
- Who can see the total lunar eclipse tonight? How to get the best views
- Ohio lawmakers push for NASA headquarters move to Cleveland
- Bridenstine urges Senate to quickly confirm Isaacman as NASA administrator
- Senators introduce 2025 NASA authorization bill
- A whole other spacefaring country
- Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander is on deck to deliver NASA payload to the Moon
- Space Force eyes commercial satellites to boost surveillance in geostationary orbit. Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman;
- Tracking DOGE’s impact on space and the federal workforce
- U.S. military space plane completes 7th mission, including advanced orbital maneuvers. Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
- China expands secretive satellite series with launch of TJS-15
Major Space Related Activities for the Week of Feb 10th:
- The federal government is facing a possible shutdown on Friday at midnight if Congress and the White House are not able to come together on a continuing budget resolution. The 2025 fiscal year began October 1 without a formal budget.
- Monday also marks the start of the four-day SATELLITE conference in Washington D.C. and the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in the Woodlands, Texas.
- After several changes in scheduling, NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH science missions are scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday at 11:10 p.m. EDT.
- NASA’s Crew-10 mission with two NASA astronauts, a Japanese astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut is scheduled to launch on Wednesday at 7:48 p.m. EDT to the ISS to initiate a semi-annual crew exchange. Docking is planned for Thursday at 6 a.m. EDT. The Crew-10 arrival will set up the departure of NASA’s Crew-9 Crew Dragon capsule with Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to begin a planned return to Earth on March 16.
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