Space

Space Race Heats Up: Launch Milestones, Satellite ‘Bloom’ & a Lunar Showdown (Aug 18–19, 2025)

United States: Moon Missions, Mega-Constellations & Scientific Milestones Europe: Weather Satellite Success & Space Safety Initiatives Asia: Ambitious Launches, New Satellites & Spaceflight Firsts Space Security & Policy: The Final Frontier Turns Battleground Sources: NASA News Releases and Blogs nasa.gov

19 August 2025

SpaceX’s 100th Launch, China’s Double Liftoff, Astronaut’s Heroic Return & Mercury’s Big Shrink – Aug 17-18 Space Highlights

On Aug. 17, China launched the Long March-4C from Xichang at 4:55 p.m. local time with the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite for space environment exploration and technology tests. Hours later on Aug. 17, China launched a Long March-6 from Taiyuan at

18 August 2025

Astronauts · China · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Science · Space · SpaceX

Tech Titans Face Off, Rockets Soar, and Biotech Breakthroughs – Tech News Roundup (Aug 17–18, 2025)

Smartphones & Gadgets: Pixel Teasers and iPhone Rumors Cybersecurity: Telecom Ransomware Shock Space & Aerospace: Record Launches and New Missions Biotech & Health Tech: New Cures and Big Deals Tech Policy & Regulation: Trade Tensions and Antitrust Fines Autos &

18 August 2025

Biotech · News · Space · Startups · Technology

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

Launches and Rocket Test Highlights Space Station & Mission Updates New Discoveries and Space Science Highlights Industry and Policy Developments In summary, the period of August 16–17, 2025 was packed with noteworthy space events across the board. From rocket launches

17 August 2025

Astronomy · Rocket Science · Space · Space Exploration · Space News · Starship Updates

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

Launch & Rocket Updates Satellite Missions & Science Updates Space Agencies & Policy Developments

16 August 2025

Aerospace Industry · Mars Missions · Rocket Launches · Science News · Space · Space Exploration

Monaco’s 2025 Internet Revolution: 10 Gbps Fiber, 5G Everywhere – and Even SpaceX Starlink

Monaco reached 100% fiber-optic broadband coverage in 2023, with copper DSL retired at the end of 2023 under the Extended Monaco program. Monaco Telecom is the sole major fixed broadband provider, with the state owning 45% and NJJ Holding owning

16 August 2025

5G · Fiber Optics · Internet · Monaco · NASDAQ:ERIC · Space · Technology

Don’t Miss SpaceX’s Dazzling Starlink “Satellite Train” – Here’s How to Watch It

As of August 2025, there are over 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, with about 8,075 currently functioning and accounting for roughly 65% of all active satellites. Starlink satellites orbit at roughly 550 km (340 miles) altitude and are launched in

16 August 2025

Astronomy · How-To Guides · Satellites · Space · SpaceX · Starlink

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

16 August 2025

Astronomy · ISS · Night Sky · Space · Space Guides · Space Watching

Battle for the Final Frontier: Space Tourism Face-Off — Blue Origin vs SpaceX vs Virgin Galactic

Blue Origin’s NS-21 crewed flight took place on May 19, 2024, carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight to about 106 km, making him the oldest space traveler at 90 years 8 months. SpaceX launched Inspiration4 in September 2021 as the first all-civilian

15 August 2025

Blue Origin · NYSE:SPCE · Space · Space Race · Space Tourism · SpaceX · Virgin Galactic

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

On Aug. 14, 2025, SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 missions 12 hours apart, first from Vandenberg with 24 Starlink satellites and then from Cape Canaveral with 28 Starlink satellites, with deployments confirmed and boosters recovered at sea (one on its

15 August 2025

Aerospace · Cosmic Discoveries · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LHX · NYSE:LMT · Rocket Launches · Space · Space Exploration · Starlink

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

In July 2021, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo carried a full crew above 80 km. In 2023, Virgin Galactic began commercial service for private space tourists. Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital flights cross the Kármán line at about 100 km and last

14 August 2025

Commercial Space · Emerging Technologies · Government Programs · NASDAQ:SPCE · Opportunities · Space · Space Exploration

Life Clues on Titan, Reversed Memory Loss, and an Ancient “Killer” Whale – Science News Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

On sol 4,608 in Gale Crater, Curiosity spotted a 5-cm wind-eroded rock nicknamed Paposo resembling coral. A NASA-led study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology suggests Titan’s methane/ethane lakes could assemble amphiphile membranes into bilayer vesicles, forming protocells without

14 August 2025

Biology · Medicine · Research · Science · Space

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