SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 human spaceflight mission due to transporter-erector hydraulics issue – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-12 00:00
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Friday, March 14 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 10th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-10) to the International Space Station. This new date is after an attempt to launch today was scrubbed due to a hydraulics issue with the transporter-erector. SpaceX’s live webcast of this mission will begin about one hour and 20 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX.
Azercosmos announces leadership transition – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-12 00:00
Samaddin Asadov steps down as Chair of the Board of Azercosmos. Dunay Badirkhanov will oversee operations. Asadov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Badirkhanov has been with Azercosmos since 2011.
Aitech and Intuidex to deliver AI-computing solutions for extreme sea, land, air, and space missions – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-12 00:00
Aitech and Intuidex announce a partnership to deliver ruggedized AI-enabled computing solutions for mission-critical Sea, Land, Air, and Space initiatives. Aitech embedded solutions utilizing the Intuidex Watchman Analytics platform will deliver AI processing infrastructure. Intuidex provides analytic tools to discover and detect relevant content, using Higher-Order Low-Resource Learning (HO-LRL) data modeling technology.
ST Engineering iDirect’s Public Safety solution Wins MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Award 2025 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-12 00:00
ST Engineering iDirect has been awarded the President’s Award for Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Response. Verizon has been a partner of ST Engineering iDirect since 2005. The telecommunications provider uses ST Engineering iDirect’s multi-service ground systems for cellular backhaul.
NASA-ISRO Mission Will Map Farmland From Planting to Harvest
NISAR satellite will monitor the growth of crops from planting to harvest. Using synthetic aperture radar, NISAR will discern the physical characteristics of crops. The satellite will image nearly all of Earth’s land twice every 12 days and will be able to resolve plots down to 30 feet (10 meters) wide.
NASA Turns Off 2 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.
Relativity Space makes significant progress on Terran R; flight hardware in production
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-11 13:58
Relativity Space has announced significant progress with its Terran R reusable launch vehicle. The company says it is set to have the vehicle’s primary structure completed this year, with a full vehicle assembled for launch in 2026. Terran R is also anticipating reuse early in the program, with the first launch targeting a soft splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean of the first stage.