NASA’S SPACEX CREW-11 ROCKET ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD - The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon crew spacecraft atop, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission rolled out to the launch pad early Sunday, July 27, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was raised to vertical position at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, awaiting lift off no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31.   More
(Source: NASA - Jul 29)

CHINA 'SUCCESSFULLY' LAUNCHES LOW EARTH ORBIT INTERNET SATELLITES - China on Sunday said it has "successfully" launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites, which will constitute an internet constellation, state media reported. The satellites were launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province, Beijing-based Xinhua News reported.   More
(Source: Anadolu Ajansı - Jul 28)

HURRICANE FORECASTERS ARE LOSING 3 KEY SATELLITES AHEAD OF PEAK STORM SEASON − A METEOROLOGIST EXPLAINS WHY IT MATTERS - A dwindling fleet of aging satellites used to track hurricanes is raising concerns as three key observatories near the end of their missions just before peak storm season. A veteran meteorologist explains that these satellites are crucial for capturing real‐time weather data and providing early warnings about developing storms, meaning their loss could create a dangerous gap in forecasting accuracy. With replacement plans in various stages and the weather community scrambling to adapt, the article underscores the urgency of modernizing space-based observation systems to ensure coastal areas continue to receive timely storm tracking and life‐saving warnings.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jul 28)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 24 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO A POLAR ORBIT - SpaceX launched another 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit onboard a Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday night. The Starlink 17-2 mission took a southerly trajectory as the rocket soared from Space Launch Complex 4 East. It will deploy the satellites into a polar orbit to bolster internet service in the world’s polar regions. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:31 p.m. PDT (12:31 a.m. EDT / 0431 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 28)

SPACEX CREW-11 ASTRONAUTS ARRIVE IN FLORIDA AHEAD OF LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION - The next four people to launch to the International Space Station have arrived at their launch site. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, together with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov flew on a NASA aircraft from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Saturday (July 26). They touched down at Space Florida's Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) at 1:12 p.m. EDT (1712) GMT.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jul 28)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the predawn hours of Saturday with its latest batch of Starlink satellites. The flight came about a day and a half after the internet constellation experienced a global outage for more than two hours. The Starlink 10-26 mission will place another 28 satellites into low Earth orbit. According to expert orbital tracker and astronomer Jonathan McDowell, there are currently more than 8,000 Starlink satellites on orbit.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 27)

NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR AGENCY’S SPACEX CREW-11 LAUNCH, DOCKING - NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 12:09 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The targeted docking time is approximately 3 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2.   More
(Source: NASA - Jul 27)

RUSSIA LAUNCHES SATELLITE FOR IRAN TOWARD ORBIT ALONGSIDE 2 SPACE WEATHER PROBES - Two Russian space weather satellites are on their way to orbit, along with an Iranian spacecraft and a passel of cubesats. A Soyuz 2.1b rocket lifted off from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia today (July 25) at 1:54 a.m. EDT (0554 GMT; 8:54 a.m. Moscow time), carrying Russia's Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 satellites toward Earth orbit. The Soyuz also carried 18 secondary payloads, according to RussianSpaceWeb.com, including an Iranian communications satellite called Nahid-2.   More
(Source: Space.com - Jul 26)

HOW NASA IS TESTING AI TO MAKE EARTH-OBSERVING SATELLITES SMARTER - A technology called Dynamic Targeting could enable spacecraft to decide, autonomously and within seconds, where to best make science observations from orbit. In a recent test, NASA showed how artificial intelligence-based technology could help orbiting spacecraft provide more targeted and valuable science data. The technology enabled an Earth-observing satellite for the first time to look ahead along its orbital path, rapidly process and analyze imagery with onboard AI, and determine where to point an instrument. The whole process took less than 90 seconds, without any human involvement.   More
(Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Jul 25)

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