Firefly Aerospace, just 4 days from Moon landing, shows Blue Ghost – low lunar orbit Moon footage – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-26 00:00
Firefly Aerospace is now less than 4 days from landing on the Moon. The video, sped up by 10X, was taken about 100 km above the lunar surface. The video shows the far side of the Moon and a top-down view of Blue Ghost’s RCS thrusters and radiator panels on each side.
SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission to a lunar transfer orbit and includes lunar orbiter and lunar spacecraft – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-26 00:00
On Wednesday, February 26 at 7:16 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission to a lunar transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also on board this mission was NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, Astroforge’s Odin, and Epic Aerospace’s CHIMERA GEO 1 spacecraft.
Neumann Space fires the Neumann DriveⓇ on-board the EDISON – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-26 00:00
Neumann Space, provider of in-space electric propulsion based in Australia, announced that they have successfully completed the initial testing of the Neumann Drive on the EDISON Satellite. The EDISON Mission is a part of the European Space Agency’s Pioneer program, designed to support emerging companies seeking to provide new and innovative satellite communications technologies.
NASA’s EZIE launching to study magnetic fingerprints of Earth’s aurora – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-26 00:00
NASA plans to launch its EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission in March. EZIE will help NASA better understand the dynamics of the Earth-Sun connection. Results will help improve predictions of hazardous space weather that can harm astronauts, interfere with satellites, and trigger power outages.
VirSat from INTEGRASYS—virtualized + software defined teleport with AI + DIFI – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-26 00:00
VirSat is an innovative cloud-based solution developed by INTEGRASYS. It leverages cloud computing and virtualization technologies to modernize and automate teleports worldwide. VirSat’s software-defined approach uses cloud infrastructure and the DIFI (Digital IF Interoperability) standard for RF-to-digital signal conversion.
6 Things to Know About NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-26 15:25
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moon’s water? The small satellite mission will help scientists better understand where its water is, what form it’s in, how much is there, and how it changes over time. Weighing only 440 pounds (200 kilograms) and measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) wide with its solar panels fully deployed, Lunar Trailblazer is about the size of a dishwasher.
Chang Zheng 8A launches as Chinese spaceport expansions begin
Original Publication Date: 2025-02-25 22:50
The first Chang Zheng 8A (CZ-8A) took flight on Feb. 11 at 17:30 local time (09:30 UTC) from Launch Complex 201 (LC-201) at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. Onboard was the second batch of GuoWang (“National Network”) communications satellites to be launched for the GuoWang constellation. Construction is underway to extend infrastructure at the Hainan and Haiyang launch facilities.