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April 14, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Heat Shields Emerging as Crucial Enabler of Reusable Spacecraft



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Surviving re-entry into Earth's atmosphere is among the most technically demanding tasks in spaceflight. During low-Earth orbit returns, spacecraft experience searing temperatures up to 1,600oC. This figure skyrockets to over 16,000oC in extreme cases, such as the Galileo probe's plunge into Jupiter. Heat shields are indispensable for protecting both payloads and human passengers from this intense thermal stress. Complicating the challenge is the need to keep shields lightweight to preserve payloa ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Uses Moonlight to Refine Satellite Earth Monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Flying beneath a waxing Moon in March 2025, NASA's ER-2 aircraft transformed into a unique lunar observatory, soaring above the clouds from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Califo ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX doubleheader: Spy satellites launched in California, then Starlink ones in Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2025
SpaceX on Saturday launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California then 12 hours later 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Vast to Collaborate with CASIS on ISS Research Access
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Vast, a leader in orbital habitation systems, has finalized a strategic partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to enable new research initiatives aboard the Inte ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Crew wraps week with spacesuit upgrades and experiments on respiration and circulation in orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
The Expedition 72 team aboard the International Space Station (ISS) closed out their week with a focus on spacesuit enhancements and critical biomedical research. As one group adjusted to the rigors ... more
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Trace wins major Army network contracts worth $373M
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Trace Systems Inc., a prominent developer of tactical communications and satellite infrastructure, has landed a $352 million contract to support the U.S. Army's Project Manager Tactical Network (PM ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Amazon satellite launch scrubbed due to weather
Washington (AFP) April 10, 2025
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Trump's NASA chief pick says will 'prioritize' Mars mission
Washington (AFP) April 9, 2025
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon - but insisting both were achievable. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Wearable tech and fitness routines guide health strategies for astronauts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
Expedition 72 astronauts kicked off the week by strapping on wearable sensors and engaging in workout regimens designed to help researchers understand how the human body adjusts to spaceflight. Thes ... more

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
CesiumAstro joins Taiwan's initiative to build LEO satellite network
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
CesiumAstro has secured a key contract with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to supply advanced communications payloads and ground systems for the nation's inaugural low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite co ... more
GPS NEWS
Rx Networks launches TruePoint FOCUS to deliver real-time centimeter precision
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Rx Networks Inc., a leader in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data services, has announced the debut of TruePoint FOCUS, a cloud-powered correction platform that provides near-instantaneou ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Saltzman details Space Force's international partnership strategy at Space Symposium
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman gave insights into a new, soon-to-be-released International Partnership Strategy to unify like-minded nations' efforts in the space domain during his k ... more
MILTECH
Germany leads allies in $24B military aid package for Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2025
Western allies want a "militarily strong Ukraine," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Friday, as his country pledged $12.4 billion in military aid, part of a larger combined $24 billion allied commitment. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile strike on Ukraine city kills 34
Sumy, Ukraine (AFP) April 14, 2025
A Russian missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people, authorities said as European and US leaders condemned one of the deadliest attacks in months. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Israeli military says missile fired from Yemen
Jerusalem (AFP) April 13, 2025
The Israeli military said a missile was launched from Yemen on Sunday and was likely intercepted, shortly before Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. ... more
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Japan jets scrambled at Chinese drones up threefold on-year
Tokyo (AFP) April 11, 2025
Japan scrambled jets in response to Chinese drones 30 times during the past year, the military said, up over threefold year-on-year as Beijing bolsters its air force. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Ukraine needs 10 more Patriot air defence systems: Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 11, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Ukraine needs more air defence systems to protect civilians, speaking from the site of a recent Russian missile attack that killed several children. ... more
UAV NEWS
Israel says intercepts drone claimed by Huthis
Jerusalem (AFP) April 12, 2025
Israel's military said Friday it had intercepted an incoming UAV while a military source in Jordan said another drone had crashed there, as Iran-backed Huthis claimed the attacks. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian strike on city centre in Ukraine's Sumy kills 21
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 13, 2025
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 21 people and wounded 83 on Palm Sunday, Kyiv said, in another deadly attack on civilians that came after a top US official travelled to Russia. ... more
AEROSPACE
Bulgaria receives first US F-16 fighter jet
Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria (AFP) April 13, 2025
Bulgaria on Sunday welcomed its first US-made F-16 fighter jet ordered as part of the eastern-flank NATO member's landmark efforts to modernise its air force. ... more
AEROSPACE
In skies, as on land, European forces face gaps if US pulls back
Leeuwarden, Netherlands (AFP) April 11, 2025
Fighter jets from the United States, France, Finland and Germany roar into the skies from a Dutch base as part of NATO's biggest air exercise this year. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
EU funding of NGOs 'too opaque', auditors find amid political storm
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 7, 2025
EU funding of non-governmental organisations is "too opaque", auditors found on Monday in a report set to further fan a heated political tussle over the financing of environmental groups. ... more
GPS NEWS
Digging Gets Smarter with Trimble's Siteworks Upgrade for Excavators
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) has launched a new capability for its Siteworks Machine Guidance Module that integrates tilt bucket attachments into its field software suite. This enhancement enables constru ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Aitech launches compact AI-powered satellite platform for next-gen Earth and space intelligence
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Built upon more than three decades of space-proven electronic systems and trillions of miles of cumulative flight heritage, Aitech has introduced the IQSat, an ultra-compact, AI-enabled picosatellit ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Myanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruins
Mandalay, Myanmar (AFP) April 13, 2025
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor. ... more
TRADE WARS
Iraqi markets a haven for pedlars escaping Iran's economic woes
Basra, Iraq (AFP) April 12, 2025
Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians grappling with economic sanctions. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
UN denounces army attacks in Myanmar despite post-quake truce
Geneva (AFP) April 11, 2025
The United Nations rights office decried Friday attacks by Myanmar's military despite a ceasefire declared following last month's devastating earthquake, which killed more than 3,600 people. ... more
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Existing laws offer pathway to prevent warfare in space
London, UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
World governments should look to current international legal frameworks to curb the growing militarization of space, according to a new study that emphasizes the urgent ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Dominican Republic ends search for nightclub collapse survivors
Santo Domingo (AFP) April 9, 2025
Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday they will wind down the search for survivors of the nightclub roof collapse that left scores of people dead after they found more bodies under the rubble. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Nearly 100 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
Santo Domingo (AFP) April 9, 2025
Rescuers raced to find survivors early Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of nearly 100 people killed in the disaster. ... more
TRADE WARS
Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as starts SE Asia tour
Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners", state media said, as he was due to kick off a tour of Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump warns no country 'off the hook' on tariffs
Washington (AFP) April 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be "getting off the hook" on tariffs, as his administration suggested exemptions seen as favoring China would be short-lived. ... more
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