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Archive for February, 2025

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch

February 22nd, 2025 by me

Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier. You’ll be able to watch the action live.

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Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS

February 22nd, 2025 by me

European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.

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US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)

February 22nd, 2025 by me

The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.

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Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests

February 22nd, 2025 by me

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable “hard” evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.

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Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists

February 21st, 2025 by me

A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida’s Space Coast (video)

February 21st, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company’s Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

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?NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 35-year career at the space agency

February 21st, 2025 by me

NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency’s chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.

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‘It’s extremely worrisome.’ NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch

February 21st, 2025 by me

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission’s entire operations, affecting science.

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