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ISS News 20 June 2025 - 26 August 2025

Space Drama Unfolds: Starship Scrubs, ISS Boosts & Cosmic Breakthroughs (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Space Drama Unfolds: Starship Scrubs, ISS Boosts & Cosmic Breakthroughs (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Rocket Launches and Mission Highlights Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries and Tech Advances Policy and Regulatory Developments Commercial and Industry News Sources: Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com; Space.com space.com space.com space.com space.com; NASA/Wallops abc11.com abc11.com; ISRO isro.gov.in isro.gov.in; Copernical/SpaceNews copernical.com copernical.com; The Moscow Times themoscowtimes.com; EurekAlert (AURA/NSO) eurekalert.org eurekalert.org; RTL Today Luxembourg today.rtl.lu today.rtl.lu.
26 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: ISS Gets a Boost, Starship Scrubs & New Cosmic Ambitions (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: ISS Gets a Boost, Starship Scrubs & New Cosmic Ambitions (Aug 24–25, 2025)

SpaceX’s 33rd Cargo Dragon mission (CRS-33) launched from Cape Canaveral at 2:45 a.m. EDT on Aug. 24, 2025, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and a trunk-mounted boost module to raise the ISS orbit. The Dragon’s trunk contains an independent propulsion system with two Draco engines to perform orbit-raising burns starting in September 2025 and reduce reliance on Russia’s Progress freighters. Starting in September 2025, Dragon will perform a series of ISS orbit-raising burns to sustain altitude, providing about 1.5× the reboost capability of a Russian Progress. Capsule C211, the 50th SpaceX Dragon to reach the ISS, autonomously docked
25 August 2025
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From Space Shuttle to SpaceX Dragon: How a Reusable Capsule Became the ISS’s Lifeline

From Space Shuttle to SpaceX Dragon: How a Reusable Capsule Became the ISS’s Lifeline

In 2011, NASA retired the Space Shuttle, leaving the ISS without its primary American supply line. May 2012 marked SpaceX’s Dragon as the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the ISS, delivering about 1,200 pounds of cargo and later returning roughly 1,300 pounds. October 2012’s CRS-1 mission launched the first official NASA Commercial Resupply Services delivery, providing around 400 kg of supplies to the station. On June 28, 2015, a Falcon 9 rocket failure destroyed the CRS-7 mission and its Dragon cargo. June 3, 2017, the CRS-11 mission demonstrated the first reuse of a Dragon capsule, signaling major
24 August 2025
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You Won’t Believe How Easily You Can Spot the ISS – Ultimate International Space Station Viewing Guide

You Won’t Believe How Easily You Can Spot the ISS – Ultimate International Space Station Viewing Guide

The ISS is roughly football-field-sized, sits about 250 miles above Earth, travels at about 17,500 mph, and completes an orbit every ~92 minutes, circling Earth about 16 times per day. Its orbit is inclined about 51.6° to the equator, so its ground track passes over more than 90% of Earth’s population and it never goes farther north than 51.6° N or south than 51.6° S. It shines by reflected sunlight, is often the third-brightest object after the Sun and Moon, appears as a steady white dot with no blinking, and can flare slightly when sunlight glints off its solar panels.
16 August 2025
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Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the Inside Details on the Ax-4 Mission, Crew and Experiments

SpaceX’s ‘Grace’ Roars to Orbit: Axiom Mission 4 Sends India, Poland & Hungary Back to Space — and Signals the Dawn of a Truly Global Commercial ISS Era

Liftoff occurred at 2:31 a.m. EDT (06:31 UTC) on 25 June 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, and the Falcon 9 booster landed at LZ-1 eight minutes later. Dragon C213, the fifth and final production Crew Dragon, was named Grace by Commander Peggy Whitson moments after orbital insertion. The two‑week Ax‑4 mission carried about 60 experiments for 31 nations, the largest research manifest of any Axiom flight. The multinational crew included Peggy Whitson (USA), Shubhanshu Shukla (India’s first ISS astronaut), Sławosz Uznański‑Wiśniewski (Poland’s first ISS visitor), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary’s first spacefarer in 45 years). Ax‑4 marked
25 June 2025
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Track Satellites in Real Time – The Ultimate Guide to Satellite Trackers, Apps, and Imagery (ISS, Starlink & More)

Track Satellites in Real Time – The Ultimate Guide to Satellite Trackers, Apps, and Imagery (ISS, Starlink & More)

NASA released the Spot The Station mobile app in November 2023 to extend ISS flyover tracking beyond the website. FindStarlink.com provides Starlink sighting predictions with visibility labels (bright, average, dim) and a live map, plus free iOS/Android companion apps; it is ad-free and donations are optional. Orbitrack offers offline access to thousands of satellites, is a one-time purchase around $4.99, features 3D orbit visualizations and an AR Sky View, and has a Mac version for about $9.99. ISS Detector is a popular free Android and iOS app that can unlock a larger satellite catalog with a paid upgrade, sends alerts
20 June 2025
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