Hubble—Celebrating the space telescope’s 35th anniversary year on-orbit – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-23 00:00
NASA and ESA released images of five astronomical targets that were selected for the James Webb Space Telescope. Images stretch from the planet Mars to images of stellar birth and death, and a magnificent neighboring galaxy. After more than three decades of scrutinizing our Universe, Hubble remains a household word as the most well-recognized and celebrated scientific instrument in human history.
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 6-74 smallsats on Thursday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-23 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit. Launch is targeted for 9:52 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 1:28 a.m. ET on Friday, April 25. The smallsats will be launched into the largest shell of its Starlink constellation.
Rocket Lab awarded new HASTE launch contract for the DoD by Kratos – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-23 00:00
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Has been selected by Kratos to launch a full-scale, hypersonic test flight for the Department of Defense. The mission will launch on Rocket Lab’s HASTE rocket from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch agreement is the first full-scale flight test to be awarded by Kratos under the MACH-TB 2.0 contract.
JAXA selected Spirent’s industry-first Lunar PNT simulation solution to support lunar navigation program – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-04-23 00:00
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT) last month was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to provide a pioneering lunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation solution. Spirent’s PNT X solution enables JAXA to simulate lunar PNT services in a controlled lab environment before they become operational on the Moon.
NASA Airborne Sensor’s Wildfire Data Helps Firefighters Take Action
AVIRIS and the Firesense Airborne Campaign are part of NASA’s work to leverage its expertise to combat wildfires. The agency recently demonstrated a prototype from its Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations project that will provide reliable airspace management for drones and other aircraft operating in the air above wildfires.
NASA Wins 6 Webby Awards, 6 Webby People’s Voice Awards
NASA was recognized today by the 29th Annual Webby Awards. NASA was recognized with six Webby Awards and six Webby People’s Voice Awards. The Webbys honors excellence in eight major media types. Since 1998, NASA has been nominated for more than 100 Webby Awards.
NASA’s EZIE Mission Captures ‘First Light’
NASA's EZIE mission has taken its first measurements. EZIE is poised to reveal crucial details about Earth’s auroral electrojets. These intense currents are generated in the northern and southern polar regions of our atmosphere, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) above the ground. The same process can also ignite colorful auroras (northern or southern lights)