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Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome
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Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome

MILAN — The first field test of Leonardo’s Michelangelo “security dome” architecture will take place in Ukraine by the end of 2026, CEO Roberto Cingolani announced March 12. Michelangelo, first announced in November 2025, is Leonardo’s proposal for an integrated, multi-domain structure spanning air, land, maritime and space. The system is designed as an interoperable […] The post Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16
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NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, April 15 and 16, at the center. The event offers a unique opportunity to explore collaboration with NASA on cutting-edge research and development in areas such as aerospace, autonomy, sustainability, and […]

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USBR Crack the Case Challenge
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USBR Crack the Case Challenge

NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. This three-phase challenge invites geophysicists, sensing specialists, nondestructive testing experts, and creative problem-solvers (including AI/ML practitioners) from […]

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USBR Halt the Hitchhiker: Invasive Species Challenge
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USBR Halt the Hitchhiker: Invasive Species Challenge

NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is sponsoring a 3-phase prize challenge (managed by yet2) for innovative solutions […]

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Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure
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Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure

Eutelsat has ended capacity leases on two Russian spacecraft after one failed in orbit and the other is set to relocate, escaping contracts hit by Western sanctions and the structural decline in TV broadcasts from GEO. The post Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31

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Mission Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Pad Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Upcoming Events

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Artemis II Flight Readiness Review News Conference

Artemis II Flight Readiness Review News Conference

Press Event

NASA will host a news conference to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The media briefing will take place from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the conclusion of an Artemis II Flight Readiness Review. NASA participants include: - Administrator Jared Isaacman - Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate - John Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II Mission Management Team - Shawn Quinn, manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program - Norm Knight, director, Flight Operations Directorate
Progress MS-31 Undocking

Progress MS-31 Undocking

Spacecraft Undocking

The Progress MS-31 spacecraft will undock from the Poisk module of the International Space Station. It will then de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere.
US EVA-94 & 95 Preview News Conference

US EVA-94 & 95 Preview News Conference

Press Event

NASA will discuss the pair of upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program - Diana Trujillo, spacewalk flight director, Flight Operations Directorate - Ronak Dave, spacewalk flight director, Flight Operations Directorate

Active Space Stations

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International Space Station

International Space Station

Status: Active Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Founded: 1998-11-20

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added in 2016. The station is expected to operate until 2030. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several new elements scheduled for launch in 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, solar arrays, radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.

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Mir

Mir

Status: De-Orbited Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Founded: 1986-02-20

Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of space.

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Skylab

Skylab

Status: De-Orbited Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Founded: 1973-05-14

Skylab was a United States space station launched and operated by NASA, and occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974 – the only space station the U.S. has operated exclusively. In 1979 it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention. Skylab included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems necessary for crew survival and scientific experiments. It was launched unmanned by a modified Saturn V rocket, with a weight of 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg). Lifting Skylab into low earth orbit was the final mission and launch of a Saturn V rocket (famous for carrying the manned Moon landing missions). Three missions delivered three-astronaut crews in the Apollo command and service module (Apollo CSM), launched by the smaller Saturn IB rocket. For the final two manned missions to Skylab, a backup Apollo CSM/Saturn IB was assembled and made ready in case an in-orbit rescue mission was needed, but this backup vehicle was never flown.

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