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Taking ‘remote care’ to new heights — how space can shape the future of healthcare

Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s […] The post Taking ‘remote care’ to new heights — how space can shape the future of healthcare appeared first on SpaceNews..

ATMOS Raises €1M in New Funding as it Prepares for Inaugural Flight

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo has secured €1 million in new funding as the company prepares for the launch of its re-entry capsule demonstration mission. Founded in 2021, ATMOS is developing a returnable in-orbit research platform called PHOENIX. The platform will be capable of carrying up to 100 kilograms to low Earth orbit for missions lasting […] The post ATMOS Raises €1M in New Funding as it Prepares for Inaugural Flight appeared first on European Spaceflight..

SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies

SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual. The post SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies appeared first on SpaceNews..

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 32nd SpaceX Resupply Station Mission

Following the successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, new scientific experiments and supplies are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying approximately 6,700 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA, lifted off at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch […].

Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding

Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. The post Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding appeared first on SpaceNews..

ACES on its way to space

Today at 10:15 CEST, ESA’s Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) began its journey to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States..

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 32nd resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station

The Cargo Dragon spacecraft, tail number C209, will carry 6,659 lbs. (3,021 kg.) of science and supplies to the orbiting outpost. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting Monday, April 21, at 4:15 a.m. EDT (0815 UTC)..

What’s Happening in Space Policy April 20-26, 2025

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of April 20-26, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […].

NRO reaches milestone with over 200 satellites deployed in two years

The NROL-145 mission lifted off Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:29 a.m. Eastern. The post NRO reaches milestone with over 200 satellites deployed in two years appeared first on SpaceNews..

NASA’s Pettit Celebrates 70th Birthday Returning to Earth After 7 Months in Space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian crewmates landed in Kazakhstan this evening, April 19, which was April 20 local time at the landing site. The time zone difference is […].