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Secret Spaceplane Launch, 75 Mice in Orbit, and Uranus’ New Moon – Space Highlights (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Secret Spaceplane Launch, 75 Mice in Orbit, and Uranus’ New Moon – Space Highlights (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Roscosmos launched the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from Baikonur on Aug. 20, sending 75 mice, over 1,000 fruit flies, and biological samples into orbit for a 30-day study. On Aug. 21, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane from Kennedy Space Center, testing laser communications and a quantum inertial sensor. CAS Space’s Kinetica-1 rocket launched two Mexican ThumbSats from Jiuquan on Aug. 19.
21 August 2025
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

SpaceX Rocket Showdown: Falcon 9 vs Falcon Heavy vs Starship – Which Rocket Rules 2025?

Starship’s first full-stack test flight launched April 20, 2023; on November 18, 2023, it achieved stage separation but broke up before orbit. Falcon 9 reached 528 missions by August 2025, with Block 5 reliability near 99.78%. Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Europa Clipper on June 25, 2024, saving NASA about $2 billion. Blue Origin’s New Glenn and Europe’s Ariane 6 both flew maiden orbital missions in 2024–2025.
20 August 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

The ATLAS telescope in Chile discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025. Hubble images show a teardrop-shaped coma and faint tail, with the nucleus estimated at 1–2 km wide. The comet will pass closest to Earth at 1.6–1.8 AU in late October, remaining behind the Sun. Over 100 observations were made in its first week to study its size, rotation, and composition.
19 August 2025
Moon Rocket Breakthroughs, Starship’s Comeback & Cosmic Surprises: Space News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

Moon Rocket Breakthroughs, Starship’s Comeback & Cosmic Surprises: Space News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

LandSpace’s Zhuque-2E rocket failed to reach orbit after launch from Jiuquan on August 15, while CAS Space launched its Kinetica-1 rocket from the same site a day later, outcome unconfirmed. SpaceX postponed a Falcon 9 Starlink launch from California to August 18 and received FAA approval for its next Starship test flight, set for August 24 in Texas.
17 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Starship’s Next Launch, New Glenn’s Mars Mission & More – Global Space News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Starship’s Next Launch, New Glenn’s Mars Mission & More – Global Space News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

SpaceX Starship received FAA approval for its 10th test flight, set for Aug. 24, aiming to deploy dummy Starlink satellites and attempt a controlled splashdown. Blue Origin will launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars probes on New Glenn’s second flight Sept. 29. China’s LandSpace lost its Zhuque-2 rocket after an anomaly on Aug. 15. China’s Long March-10 heavy-lift rocket completed a major static fire test the same day.
16 August 2025
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Techquake Weekend: Tariffs, Rocket Failures & a 1,000-Mile EV – Global Tech News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Techquake Weekend: Tariffs, Rocket Failures & a 1,000-Mile EV – Global Tech News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Google will unveil its Pixel 10 lineup on August 20, showing a triple-lens camera and new Tensor G5 chip. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 17 series on September 9, with a 120 Hz display and new “Air” model. Kodak denied reports of imminent shutdown, citing a $300 million cash infusion to address debt. The Pentagon paused or canceled $800 million in software contracts, drawing criticism from lawmakers.
16 August 2025
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Space Showdown: Starlink Doubleheader, Vulcan’s Debut, Ariane 6 Triumph & Cosmic Discoveries (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Space Showdown: Starlink Doubleheader, Vulcan’s Debut, Ariane 6 Triumph & Cosmic Discoveries (Aug 14–15, 2025)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 missions 12 hours apart on Aug. 14, 2025, deploying 52 Starlink satellites and recovering both boosters at sea. California's Coastal Commission blocked SpaceX's bid to increase Vandenberg launches, prompting a lawsuit and possible Space Force override. ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launched NTS-3 for the U.S. Space Force on Aug. 12. Ariane 6 delivered Metop-SG A1 and Sentinel-5, creating a visible spiral in the night sky.
15 August 2025
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All the Ways You Can Go to Space: Commercial, Government, and Emerging Opportunities

All the Ways You Can Go to Space: Commercial, Government, and Emerging Opportunities

Virgin Galactic began flying commercial space tourists in 2023 after its SpaceShipTwo carried a full crew above 80 km in 2021. Blue Origin’s New Shepard flights cross 100 km, with seats auctioned up to $28 million and routine prices in the hundreds of thousands. SpaceX’s Inspiration4 sent an all-civilian crew to orbit in 2021. Axiom’s Ax-1 mission in 2022 charged $55 million per seat for a 10-day ISS stay.
14 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Epic Launches, Lunar Showdowns & Breakthrough Tech (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

Space Race Heats Up: Epic Launches, Lunar Showdowns & Breakthrough Tech (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket launched its first certified Space Force mission from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 12, carrying a classified payload and the experimental NTS-3 navigation satellite to geosynchronous orbit. Hours earlier, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered the MetOp-SG A1 weather satellite into polar orbit from French Guiana. Both flights marked the third launch for each heavy-lift vehicle.
13 August 2025
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Tech Shockers: Space Force Rocket Triumph, Massive Data Leaks & Gadget Surprises (Aug 12–13, 2025)

Tech Shockers: Space Force Rocket Triumph, Massive Data Leaks & Gadget Surprises (Aug 12–13, 2025)

United Launch Alliance launched its first operational Vulcan rocket on the USSF-106 mission from Cape Canaveral, reaching geosynchronous transfer orbit. U.S. authorities seized over $1 million in cryptocurrency from the Russian BlackSuit ransomware gang and dismantled its infrastructure. Meta’s Threads hit 400 million monthly active users. Connex Credit Union reported a breach exposing data of 172,000 customers.
13 August 2025
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Space Marvels, Climate Alarms & Medical Milestones: Major Science News (Aug 11–12, 2025)

Space Marvels, Climate Alarms & Medical Milestones: Major Science News (Aug 11–12, 2025)

Astronomers have identified an ultramassive black hole in the “Cosmic Horseshoe” galaxy, weighing about 36 billion times the Sun’s mass and located 5 billion light-years away. Separately, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope found strong evidence of a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, just 4 light-years from Earth, marking the closest directly imaged planet to its star so far.
12 August 2025
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From “Smart” Healing Gel to Alpha Centauri’s New Planet: Science Breakthroughs You Can’t Miss (Aug 8–9, 2025)

From “Smart” Healing Gel to Alpha Centauri’s New Planet: Science Breakthroughs You Can’t Miss (Aug 8–9, 2025)

The James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI imaged a Saturn-mass gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A at 2 AU, about 4 light-years from Earth. France’s southern wildfires burned 16,000 hectares and forced 2,000 evacuations, the largest since 1949. NOAA forecast a 50% above-normal Atlantic hurricane season as of August 7, 2025. OpenAI launched GPT-5 to 700 million ChatGPT users, claiming instant software coding and advanced math capabilities.
9 August 2025
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Historic Splashdowns, Lunar Leaps & Billion-Dollar Space Deals (Aug 8–9, 2025)

Historic Splashdowns, Lunar Leaps & Billion-Dollar Space Deals (Aug 8–9, 2025)

NASA’s Crew-10 astronauts splashed down off the California coast at 11:33 a.m. ET on Aug. 9, 2025, completing a 146-day mission and marking the first crewed West Coast splashdown under the Commercial Crew Program. Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, died at 97 on Aug. 8. China tested its Lanyue lunar lander on Aug. 6. Firefly Aerospace began trading Aug. 7 after raising $868 million in its IPO.
9 August 2025
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Apollo 13’s “Successful Failure”: The Epic Journey of Jim Lovell, NASA’s Legendary Commander

Apollo 13’s “Successful Failure”: The Epic Journey of Jim Lovell, NASA’s Legendary Commander

Apollo 13 launched April 11, 1970, with Jim Lovell commanding and Jack Swigert replacing Ken Mattingly days before liftoff. An oxygen tank exploded April 13, crippling the spacecraft and forcing the crew to use the Lunar Module as a lifeboat. The astronauts looped around the Moon and splashed down safely in the Pacific on April 17 after 142 hours in space. Mission Control improvised a CO2 filter fix using onboard materials.
8 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up – Major Launches, Lunar Breakthroughs, and Billion-Dollar Deals (7–8 Aug 2025)

Space Race Heats Up – Major Launches, Lunar Breakthroughs, and Billion-Dollar Deals (7–8 Aug 2025)

Crew-10 is set to undock from the ISS on Aug. 8, 2025, with splashdown off California on Aug. 9, marking the first crewed Commercial Crew return to the West Coast. China completed a full-scale test of its 'Lanyue' lunar lander, validating engines for a 2030 crewed Moon mission. Firefly Aerospace debuted on Nasdaq at $70 per share, valuing the company at $9.8 billion. Skyrora received the UK’s first domestic space launch licence.
8 August 2025
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Space Race Shake-Up: NASA Kills Moon Probe, Record Launches & Billion-Dollar Deals (Aug 4–5, 2025 Roundup)

Space Race Shake-Up: NASA Kills Moon Probe, Record Launches & Billion-Dollar Deals (Aug 4–5, 2025 Roundup)

NASA ended the $94 million Lunar Trailblazer mission July 31 after losing contact with the orbiter a day after its Feb. 26 launch. ISS Crew-11 Dragon docked, raising the station’s crew to 11. SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites Aug. 4, marking its 96th Falcon 9 flight of 2025. NASA and Roscosmos chiefs met at Kennedy Space Center, extending the ISS seat-swap deal through 2027.
5 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Big Launches, Bold Missions & Surprising Discoveries (July 30–31, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Big Launches, Bold Missions & Surprising Discoveries (July 30–31, 2025)

India and NASA launched the $1.5 billion NISAR satellite on July 30 using a GSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan, aiming to map Earth every 12 days. China sent a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit the same day. SpaceX launched 19 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg. Australia’s Gilmour Space’s Eris-1 rocket crashed shortly after liftoff on July 29.
31 July 2025
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From Foldable Phones to Moon Missions: The Biggest Tech News Roundup (July 29–30, 2025)

From Foldable Phones to Moon Missions: The Biggest Tech News Roundup (July 29–30, 2025)

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold7 at $1,999 and the Flip7 FE at $899, with the Fold7 26% thinner and 10% lighter than last year’s model. Opera filed an antitrust complaint in Brazil against Microsoft over Edge’s default status. Sony sued Tencent, alleging Light of Motiram copied Horizon Zero Dawn. Figma raised its IPO price range, targeting an $18.8 billion valuation.
30 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Planet Labs Nears Sustainable Profitability Amid Industry Challenges
    May 21, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT. Planet Labs (PL) operates a vast network of Earth observation satellites capturing global images daily. Despite technological advances and expanded roles in defense and agriculture, the company has yet to secure steady profits due to high costs in satellite manufacturing, launches, maintenance, and R&D. Revenue growth lags behind fixed costs, while long government sales cycles delay cash flow. Management's 2026 guidance shows optimism, focusing on cost control, vertical specialization, and software monetization to enhance margins. Industry peers Rocket Lab (RKLB) and BlackSky Technology (BKSY) face similar profitability challenges. PL's stock has surged 117% year-to-date but trades at a lofty price-to-sales ratio of 31.38, far above the industry average of 3.86, reflecting high investor expectations amid ongoing financial pressures.

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