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SpaceX Launches NASA Tracers Mission Along With Rideshare Payloads
SpaceX launched NASA’s Tracers satellite mission on Wednesday afternoon, along with payloads for a number of rideshare customers. The Falcon 9 mission took off from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California at 11:13 a.m. PDT. The Tracers mission — Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites — is made up of two satellites that will…
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“If you don’t know the mission of NASA, that’s a problem” says Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy talks the Modernization of Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) at Wittman Airport in Oshkosh, WI on Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025. (Austin DeSisto) As for NASA, Duffy shares the same position as Isaacman and the administration. “We need to sell the American people on where we’re going, why we’re going and as the…
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Trump wants to “eliminate or expedite” environmental rules for rocket launches
The Trump administration is considering slashing rules meant to protect the environment and the public during commercial rocket launches, changes that companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have long sought. A draft executive order being circulated among federal agencies, and viewed by ProPublica, directs Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to “use all available authorities to eliminate…
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Trump wants to “eliminate or expedite” environmental rules for rocket launches
The Trump administration is considering slashing rules meant to protect the environment and the public during commercial rocket launches, changes that companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have long sought. A draft executive order being circulated among federal agencies, and viewed by ProPublica, directs Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to “use all available authorities to eliminate…
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Adel Al Saleh Part Two: Targeting Growth in Aero and Energy Markets Post-Intelsat Deal
Following the close of the Intelsat acquisition, Via Satellite interviewed SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh about the path forward as one company. In Part Two of the conversation, Al-Saleh talks about key growth markets for the combined company, including bringing Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) capabilities to the aviation market — and his view on further industry consolidation.…
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NASA probes to study how the solar wind triggers potentially dangerous ‘space weather’
NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission launches at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT) on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The TRACERS mission will study magnetic reconnection around Earth — a process in which…
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Open Cosmos: Broadening Space Access with Smart Satellite Missions and Shared Constellations
Open Cosmos, Founded in 2015 and headquartered at the Harwell Space Campus in the UK, is transforming how Earth observation data is accessed and applied, offering end-to-end satellite mission services from design and build through to launch, operations and data delivery. With a firm focus on sustainability, its ESG principles guide efforts in reducing space…
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SEOPS Integrates EPIC Athena on Upcoming TRACERS Mission with SpaceX
SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive launch and space mission services, announced it is providing the capacity, mission management and integration services for EPIC Athena, a 110 kg pathfinder spacecraft funded by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Defense’s U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC). Also Read:…
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Gilat DataPath Secures $70 Million U.S Army Contract for Field and Technical Support
Gilat DataPath, a leading provider of advanced and secure communications solutions and technical support services, announced they have been awarded a contract to provide field and technical services in support of the U.S. Army through a prime contractor. The award includes a base program of more than $7 million with options to extend the program…