SpaceX holds steady for Thursday launch of Starship Flight 8 test launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 00:00
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Thursday, March 6. The launch window will open at 5:30 p.m. CT (2330 GMT) A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, available on X @SpaceX. The launch takes place at Orbital Launch Mount A, SpaceX Starbase, Texas.
Firefly Aerospace ready to launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 00:00
’s Alpha Flight 6 (FLTA006) mission, called Message in a Booster, is scheduled to launch Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 spacecraft no earlier than March 15th. The 52-minute launch window will open at 6:25 am PST. This is the second mission Firefly is launching for Lockheed Martin and the first of Firefly’s multi-launch agreement with the company.
NASA acquires GPS signals on the Moon – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 00:00
Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface. The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar orbit and on the surface indicates that signals from the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) can be received and tracked at the Moon.
SpaceX’s Starlink Group 12-21 smallsats to launch on Thursday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 00:00
Starlink Group 12-20 launch of 21 smallsats incuding 13 Direct to Cell photo by Satnews. The launch will take place at Space Launch Complex 40 which has witnessed the launch of 293 rockets, including 293 orbital launch attempts. The forecast calls for a temperature of 57°F, few clouds, 22% cloud cover and a wind speed of 13 mph.
Eutelsat’s share price continues upward and triples in two days – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 00:00
Eutelsat shares up 82 percent in value to €3.66 per share. SES shares rose 14 percent to €5.25, and an increase of 31.25 percent over the past five days. European Union plans to participate in Eutelsat’s OneWeb division as an alternate European source of fast broadband.
Arianespace schedules Thursday as new launch for Ariane 6 Flight VA263 with the CSO-3 satellite – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 00:00
Arianespace announces that the CSO-3 satellite launch by Arianespace for France’s DGA and CNES on behalf of the French Air and Space Force’s Space Command is scheduled for March 6, 2025. The forecast calls for a temperature of 80°F, moderate rain, 100% cloud cover, a wind speed of 8mph and 1.21in of rain.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Explore Deep Space Exercise, Health
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-05 07:24
SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station will launch in March. Crew members living and working aboard the space station have access to a designated training area outfitted with a weight-lifting system, a stationary bike, and a specialized treadmill called T2. NASA researchers are adjusting astronauts’ training regimens, including eliminating the use of the treadmill in some cases.
NASA Turns Off Two Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 remain the most distant human-made objects ever built. Voyager 1 reached the edge of the heliosphere and the beginning of interstellar space in 2012; Voyager 2 reached the boundary in 2018. No other human-made spacecraft has operated in interstellar space.