SpaceX plans NROL-192 launch of spy satellites on secret mission this Saturday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-11 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, April 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-192 mission. The mission payload contains a batch of spy satellites that will join up with a proliferated architecture constellation. The satellite constellation, once completed, will deliver space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems.
SpaceX declares Starlink Group 11-17 launch delay again of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell until Saturday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-11 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, April 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities to complete a smallsat constellation. This is the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and four Starlink missions.
Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-11 07:00
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55. The nebula is a member of the Milky Way galaxy situated just 4,600 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) Planetary nebulae are the spectacular final display at the end of a giant star’s life.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-10 10:59
Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia. Studying rocks, boulders, and outcrops helps scientists understand the planet’s history, evolution, and potential for past or present habitability. Since January, the rover has cored five rocks on the rim, sealing samples from three of them in sample tubes.
Fram2 crew discuss first human mission to orbit Earth’s poles
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-10 20:30
The crew of Fram2 provided insight into their groundbreaking mission and what it’s like to view Earth from polar orbit. The launch, for the first time in history, sent humans into an orbit inclined 90 degrees, orbiting the poles as opposed to the equator. The crew of four noted how difficult it was to describe where they were in relation to their environment.