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NASA extends ISS National Lab management contract through 2030Washington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2025 The Center for Advancement of Science in Space will continue to manage the International Space Station National Laboratory for at least another five years, CASIS announced on Thursday. CASIS h ... more  
UK plasma thruster test positions Pulsar Fusion for larger satellite propulsionLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Pulsar Fusion and partners have tested what they describe as the largest space plasma engine yet fired in Britain, designed to provide high-thrust in-space propulsion for heavier satellites. The eng ... more 
Trump NASA nominee aims to beat China in new Moon raceWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump's two-time appointee to lead NASA, said it was his goal that the United States beat rival China in the race to return humans to the Moon, during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. ... more 
How Cloud Render Farms Are Powering the Next Generation of Space Visualization and Simulation WorkflowsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 From satellite imaging to mission simulations, aerospace engineering generates massive amounts of visual data. Rendering these datasets - whether for communication, analysis, or public outreach - pushes even high-end workstations to their limit ... more |
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Space shuttle design study maps path to breakthrough inventionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers examining NASA's space shuttle development argue that the agency's design approach offers a template for creating breakthrough products that combine many interdependent features, from la ... more 
Micro nano robots aim to cut carbon buildup in closed life support systemsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Researchers have developed micro and nanoscale reconfigurable robots that capture and release carbon dioxide in confined life support systems such as crewed spacecraft, submarines, and sealed shelte ... more  
Indian dance mudras yield advanced synergies for robotic hand controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County extracted building blocks from precise hand gestures in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Their analysis revealed a richer set ... more  
Isolation and bed rest volunteers sought for future spaceflight researchBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 DLR and ESA are recruiting volunteers for two human research campaigns at the :envihab aerospace medicine facility in Cologne that will simulate key aspects of long duration missions beyond low Eart ... more |
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Space tested menstrual cup backs astronaut health on long missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 Astrobiologist Ligia Coelho and collaborators have shown that a standard silicone menstrual cup can tolerate spaceflight conditions, opening another option for managing menstruation on long-duration ... more |
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LEO internet satellites bolster navigation where GPS is weakColumbus, OH (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 As intentional and unintentional interference with GPS grows worldwide, researchers have shown that radio signals from commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) internet constellations such as Starlink and O ... more  
Lockheed Martin trial shows AI system rerouting UAV mission during fuel contingencyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has run a live trial of an artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management system on a Stalker XE Block 25 unmanned aerial vehicle and a modified Alta X 2.0 ... more 
Northrop Grumman debuts Project Talon autonomous combat wingmanLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 MOJAVE, Calif. - Dec. 4, 2025 - Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unveiled Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft built to fly alongside crewed fighters as a collaborative teammate for combat missions. ... more  
Germany puts ballistic missile defence shield into serviceBerlin (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Germany's military put into service Wednesday the first part of a roughly $4 billion ballistic missile defence system, to better protect Europe at a time of high tensions with Russia. ... more |
 
Taiwan says test flights of US fighter jets to start this monthTaipei (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 Test flights of US F-16V fighter jets built for Taiwan will start this month, a Taiwanese Air Force official said Monday, but warned of "very serious delays" in delivery. ... more  |
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European rocket puts S.Korean satellite in orbitKourou (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 The European Vega C rocket blasted off into space on Monday, successfully putting a South Korean Kompsat-7 satellite into the Earth's orbit. ... more 
Lodestar Space wins SECP support to advance AI satellite awareness systemLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 Lodestar Space has secured funding through the UK Space Agency's Space Ecosystem Commercialisation Programme, delivered by Space South Central, to accelerate work on its on-orbit sensing system Mith ... more 
Sea based rocket net recovery platform enters service for Chinese reusable launchersTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 China has taken delivery of its first sea based platform designed to recover rockets using a net system, adding a key element to national plans for reusable launch vehicles. The vessel, named ... more 
LandSpace reviews booster loss after Zhuque-3 reusable rocket testTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 LandSpace has begun a detailed analysis of its first Zhuque-3 (ZQ 3) orbital test after the reusable rocket's booster was lost during an attempted landing, even as the mission's upper stage reached ... more |
Robotic welding project to prepare UK for in orbit repairsLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the University of Leicester are leading work to develop what they describe as the UKs first in space robotic welding capability, supported by new funding from the UK Space Agencys Nat ... more  
NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for LaunchVandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Teams encapsulated NASA's R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, along with three other NASA funded CubeSats, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing ... more 
Leaf Space scales support for multi-satellite rideshare missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Leaf Space is providing ground segment services for 31 satellites on a single upcoming SpaceX rideshare mission, the largest number of spacecraft it has supported on one launch to date and represent ... more 
NASA to test commercial robotic arm in orbit to advance in space constructionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission will support developm ... more |
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China supports private space firms to expand global reachTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 China's space agency has issued an action plan that encourages commercial space companies to increase international partnerships and participate in global projects over the next two years. The ... more 
Wenchang spaceport hits record cadence with double-digit launches in 2025Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 China's Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site has reached a new milestone in 2025, logging its 10th orbital mission of the year and achieving double-digit annual launches for the first time since operatio ... more  
Denmark starts work on rocket fuel facility for UkraineVojens, Denmark (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Danish and Ukrainian officials have marked the start of construction of a facility that will supply rocket fuel to Ukraine, believed to be the first such scheme in a NATO nation. ... more 
Germany launches specialised anti-drone police unitBerlin (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Germany launched a new drone defence police unit on Tuesday as the country scrambles to respond to UAV incursions widely blamed on Russia. ... more |
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NATO looking to be 'proactive' against Russian 'hybrid threats'; NATO to buy big from US to arm UkraineMons, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 NATO is looking to be more "proactive" in the face of Russian hybrid attacks in a bid to create "dilemmas" for the Kremlin, the alliance's supreme commander in Europe said Thursday. ... more |
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Indonesia bucks pressure to label floods national disasterJakarta (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Indonesia's government is resisting growing pressure to declare a national disaster over devastating floods that killed hundreds of people and laid waste to parts of Sumatra island. ... more 
'No food': Indonesians scrounge for supplies after flood disasterSibolga, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 Under a scorching sun, Nur Apsyah waited in line with hundreds of others, hoping to secure some of the food aid in short supply in Indonesia's flood-hit Sumatra. ... more 
Survivors, families seek answers to deadly Hong Kong ferry disasterHong Kong (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Survivors of one of Hong Kong's deadliest maritime disasters and victims' families who spent 13 years in a legal and bureaucratic maze seeking answers will have to wait a little longer for a coroner's ruling to shed light on the tragedy. ... more 
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more |
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