Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of April 21st, 2025:
Human Space Exploration
- Trump praises Hubble, promises America will lead the way in space exploration;
- NASA capsule being built in Gilbert to orbit the Moon and become a stepping stone to Mars
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman; - U.S.-Russian ISS commission: Controlled deorbit, no gap, are imperatives;
- Could astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope again?
- China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station;
- SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 6,700-pounds of supplies (video);
- China to launch Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship on April 24;
- Don Pettit, NASA’s oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo);
- Moon-orbiting Gateway space station’s habitat module arrives in the U.S. (photos)
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman; - NASA’s Don Pettit, 2 cosmonaut crewmates, wrap up seven-month space station visit;
- SpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS for NASA;
- NASA Safety Panel worried about aging ISS, need for successor;
Space Science
- NASA releases stunning photos of planets, far-flung galaxies to mark Hubble anniversary;
- The world’s largest telescope is coming together;
- The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 as NASA budget cuts loom. How many more birthdays will it have?
- Atmos Space Cargo declares first test flight a success despite reentry uncertainty;
- ELVIS in orbit: New 3-D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space;
- A green comet likely is breaking apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye;
- Astronomers discover a planet that’s rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail;
- NASA snaps detailed photos of ‘strikingly complicated’ asteroid;
- DARPA requests proposals for water-prospecting lunar orbiter;
- Ultralight dark matter may have helped monstrous black holes form in the early universe;
- The solar wind had arrived;
- Curiosity rover finds key ingredient for past life on Mars;
- NASA’s Sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far;
Other News
- Report warns U.S. risks strategic drift in space as China gains ground;
- Boeing reports progress on containing Starliner costs
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing; - African Space Agency celebrates official inauguration, joining global push for space innovation;
- Launch your future: NASA OSTEM internships webinar;
- NRO reaches milestone with over 200 satellites deployed in two years
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman; - ISRO’s SpaDeX satellites complete second docking successfully, more tests to follow;
- States bid to host a revamped NASA headquarters;
- Texas Space Commission awards $26 million to five companies;
Major Space Related Activities for the Week of April 21st:
- The NASA-led ISS concluded its latest semiannual crew exchange late Saturday with the return to Earth of Russia’s Soyuz MS-26 capsule with two cosmonauts and veteran astronaut Don Pettit on his 70th birthday.
- That was followed early Monday by the launch of NASA’s 32nd SpaceX contracted Dragon resupply mission, which is scheduled to dock with the ISS on Tuesday at 8:20 a.m. EDT to deliver a 6,700-pound cargo of crew supplies, ISS hardware and science and technology research materials.
- The next crew rotation for China’s three-person Tiangong space station is expected to get underway this week. Launch of China’s next three-person crew is anticipated potentially on Thursday.
- Tuesday marks Earth Day, an annual event celebrated annually since 1970.
- On Friday, the Secure World Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a webinar on counter space trends.
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