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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to start new Starlink shell; China, Russia to launch unknown payloads

This week, SpaceX will begin building a new shell for its Starlink constellation, launching from… The post Launch Roundup: SpaceX to start new Starlink shell; China, Russia to launch unknown payloads appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..

Gabbard signals shift in U.S. intelligence collection priorities

DNI Tulsi Gabbard announces "biggest shift in collection priorities in ODNI history" with focus on border security The post Gabbard signals shift in U.S. intelligence collection priorities appeared first on SpaceNews..

Sols 4541–4542: Boxwork Structure, or Just “Box-Like” Structure?

Written by Ashley Stroupe, Mission Operations Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Today we came into another strange and interesting workspace (see image above) that is as exciting as the one we had on Monday. This is our first arrival at a potential boxwork structure — a series […].

NATO allies to pledge capabilities to address growing threats

ST. LOUIS – At the June NATO summit in the Netherlands, allies will outline specific capabilities to contribute to the alliance. “It won’t just be a pledge,” UK Royal Marines […] The post NATO allies to pledge capabilities to address growing threats appeared first on SpaceNews..

Department of the Air Force issues draft documents for new SpaceX launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base

The proposal would allow SpaceX to take over Space Launch Complex 6, United Launch Alliance’s former Delta 4 launch site, and convert it for use to launch both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. .

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of ‘Krokodillen’

Scientists expect the new area of interest on the lower slope of Jezero Crater’s rim to offer up some of the oldest rocks on the Red Planet. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is exploring a new region of interest the team is calling “Krokodillen” that may contain some of the oldest rocks on Mars. The area […].

GEOINT 2025: Navigating intelligence in a shifting world

This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. Our guest today is Ronda Schrenk, CEO of the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. The post GEOINT 2025: Navigating intelligence in a shifting world appeared first on SpaceNews..

SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite winning over customers despite early setback

SatVu's HotSat satellites use thermal cameras to detect infrared radiation emitted by objects on Earth. The post SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite winning over customers despite early setback appeared first on SpaceNews..

Scientists urge NASA to act on Apophis mission concept

Scientists are urging NASA to act quickly on concepts for repurposing a pair of NASA smallsats to visit the asteroid Apophis ahead of an Earth flyby. The post Scientists urge NASA to act on Apophis mission concept appeared first on SpaceNews..

Webb Finds Icy Disk

This artist’s concept illustration, released on May 14, 2025, shows a Sun-like star encircled by a disk of dusty debris containing crystalline water ice. Astronomers long expected that frozen water was scattered in systems around stars. By using detailed data known as spectra from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice […].