Godspeed as SpaceX’s Dragon transports NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts on mission to the ISS – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-01 00:00
Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 11th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-11) to the International Space Station. Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Saturday, August 2 at approximately 3:00 a.m. ET. The live webcast of this mission will resume about one hour prior to docking, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
SpaceX plans Sunday the 3rd to launch 28 Starlink smallsats from Group 10-39 at the Cape – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-01 00:00
SpaceX will launch 28 Starlink smallsats from Group 10-39 to low-Earth orbit on Sunday, August 3rd. Live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app. This will be the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-01 13:18
Europa Clipper’s radar instrument received echoes of its very-high-frequency radar signals that bounced off Mars and were processed to develop this radargram. What looks like a skyline is the outline of the topography beneath the spacecraft. The radar may even be able to detect the ocean beneath the shell of Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon.
NUBE: New Card Game Helps Learners Identify Cloud Types Through Play
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-01 14:09
NUBE (pronounced noo-beh) – the Spanish word for cloud. Players match cards by cloud type or sky color – with 11 cloud types and 5 shades of blue. Rainmakers, which change the order of play; Obscurations, which require the next player to draw two cards; and Mystery cards, which require players to give hints.