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NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch
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A NASA small satellite is set to launch on a commercial rideshare mission to test rapid, low-cost deployment of multiple…

Nov 26, 2025
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NASA’s TROPICS Completes Storm-Studying Mission
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A NASA mission that studied the interior of hurricanes collected its final data on Nov. 12, as the last two…

Nov 25, 2025
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What is BioSentinel?
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Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 21, 2025 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked three years of operation in deep…

Nov 21, 2025
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NASA Satellite Swarm’s Expanded Mission Powers Smarter Operations
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NASA continues to study how autonomy will assist future exploration to the Moon, Mars, and other worlds. As exploration continues…

Sep 23, 2025
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Artemis II Science
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The Artemis II mission will carry astronauts farther from Earth and closer to the Moon than any human has been…

Sep 16, 2025
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NASA’s PExT, Wideband Space Communications Demo Begins Commissioning
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Payload commissioning is underway for NASA’s PExT (Polylingual Experimental Terminal), a first-of-its-kind space communications demonstration designed to allow spacecraft to…

Sep 9, 2025
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NASA’s PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended
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The twin cube satellites will operate through at least September 2026, expanding focus from the poles to the whole planet…

Aug 15, 2025
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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 159: StarBurst: Gamma-ray Hunter
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StarBurst, a satellite the size of a washing machine, aims to detect the initial blast of gamma-rays, the most powerful…

Aug 6, 2025