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🇮🇹 Three members of the Italian #SpaceAgency’s board of directors have resigned, resulting in the board’s dissolution. This will not be the first time #ASI has been placed under the stewardship of an extraordinary commissioner 🔂

#ESA #SpaceRegulation

These incidents are becoming so common that the #Australian 🇦🇺 #SpaceAgency has put together a trio of steps to take if suspected space debris is discovered.

"Very often they will be made of something like titanium which is really good at surviving. Just don't let them randomly reenter. Bring them down via controlled reentry and then if they are survivable it doesn't matter because you dump them somewhere where there aren't any people" 🤕 https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/metal-spheres-found-in-australia-show-how-little-we-still-know-about-falling-space-debris-experts-say

#SpaceDebris #SpaceRegulation

Now we have #jojo part 6 become a reality

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch #nasakennedyspacecenter #spaceagency #crew1...
https://youtube.com/shorts/tIPV8kDVfaA?si=OKgmVYmjR_Q12-9P

UK helps fund new European satellite projects through ARTES https://www.vibewire.com.au/?p=320923&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=uk-helps-fund-new-european-satellite-projects-through-artes-2 #SpaceAgency #SatelliteTechnology #EuroSpace #LEO #ArtificialIntelligence

Friday, November 28, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/friday-november-28-2025/

#Spain 🇪🇸 tried to get the #European #SpaceAgency to choose the Canary Islands, instead of French Guiana, as #ESA's launch 🚀 base. #ElHierro* is at the same northern latitude as #CapeCanaveral https://en.unav.edu/web/global-affairs/del-aeropuerto-al-spaceport-aumenta-la-lista-de-los-puertos-espaciales

* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Punta+de+los+Frailes&layer=Cyclosm

#Spaceport #Europe

Saturday, September 20, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/saturday-september-20-2025/

The #Italian 🇮🇹 #SpaceAgency, ASI, has signed an agreement with #SpaceX for an uncrewed mission to #Mars 🔴 aboard one of the company’s #Starship rockets https://europeanspaceflight.com/italy-signs-agreement-with-spacex-for-starship-mars-mission

The largest collaboration between #NASA and #ISRO 🇮🇳 to date...it is likely welcome that a mission designed to study Earth's surface, including the influence of #ClimateChange, is of value to the #SpaceAgency https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/india-safely-launches-a-1-5-billion-satellite-for-nasa

#SpacePolitics

OMG, #NASA needs saving! 🚀 Apparently, this once-glorious space agency has devolved into a mere "shadow" of its former self. But don't worry, folks, because #Casey Handmer's blog post will totally fix everything... with a downloadable PDF. 😂
https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/nasa-is-worth-saving/ #Saving #Handmer #SpaceAgency #BlogPost #HackerNews #ngated

@planet4589 : "When I was a kid 🧒, it was #LEO. Now, the frontier is out near the #asteroid belt, and the #Moon and #Mars are becoming part of where humanity just hangs out, maybe not yet as people, but with #robots. Meanwhile, #LEO is so normalized that it doesn’t take a #SpaceAgency to deal with it. You just call #SpaceX. Thousand years from now, perhaps more people live off Earth 🌌 than on it" https://www.cearkadia.edu.pl/jonathan-mcdowell-on-retiring-from-harvard-and-leaving-the-u-s

#SpaceExploration #SpaceHistory

The Polish 🇵🇱 #SpaceAgency (#POLSA) stated that its Space Security Department “constantly monitors and analyzes threats in outer space originating from artificial objects, including rockets”. In a 28 February POLSA update, the agency confirmed that the information regarding the uncontrolled re-entry of the #Falcon9 second stage had been sent to the wrong email ✉️ addresses at the Ministry of National Defence. On 11 March, the POLSA President had been officially dismissed. https://europeanspaceflight.com/polish-space-agency-president-sacked-over-falcon-9-debris-controversy/

Polish #SpaceAgency #offline as it recovers from cyberattack

"The Polish Space Agency ( #POLSA) has been offline since it disconnected its systems from the Internet over the weekend to contain a breach of its IT infrastructure."
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polish-space-agency-offline-as-it-recovers-from-cyberattack/

Polish Space Agency Hit by Cyberattack https://www.securityweek.com/polish-space-agency-hit-by-cyberattack/ #DataBreaches #cyberattack #spaceagency #Polsa

Polish Space Agency Hit by Cyberattack https://www.securityweek.com/polish-space-agency-hit-by-cyberattack/ #DataBreaches #cyberattack #spaceagency #Polsa

🇦🇺 The news will put pressure on the #Australian #SpaceAgency to grant it the crucial permit it had been hoping to receive six months ago ⌛.
Founder Adam Gilmour has been hugely critical of the Space Agency’s handling of the situation, arguing the pushback was “more them than us” and even suggesting that officials were concerned that its #Eris launch vehicle could hit a passing ship 🚢 https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/6340-gilmour-ready-for-launch-despite-permit-delay

#GilmourSpace #SpaceRegulation

🇮🇳 #India's #SpaceAgency expects a 20%-30% increase 📈 in its budget (currently $1.55 billion 💵) in the coming years. Their rocket launch 🚀 prices are on a par with #SpaceX's. #NASA's approved budget stands at $25 billion 💰. The Indian government estimates its share of the market is currently just $8 billion, but it is aiming to increase 📈 that to $44 billion over the next decade https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-space-agency-chief-sees-higher-funding-2024-08-27

#LaunchCost #SpacePolitics

It’s unlikely a Harris administration would make revolutionary new moves on #space 🌌 beyond pressing ahead with #Artemis. If Harris continues the Biden administration’s policy, it’s unlikely the #SpaceAgency would see a significant boost in funding 💰. Overall, #SpaceExperts are expecting more of the same if Harris takes office. https://www.politico.eu/article/kamala-harris-moonshot-presidency-donald-trump-us-elections-2024-space-race-china-moon-lunar/

#NASA #funding #SpaceX

The team found that 91 per cent 📊 of genes were affected, with many switching on and off at the wrong time of day. “#SpaceTravel was once thought to be unachievable; however, the growth of the #SpaceIndustry means it is now a real possibility. In addition, new plans are in place for #UK 🇬🇧 #astronauts 👨‍🚀 going to the #ISS in 📆 2025 via the UK #SpaceAgency #Axiom programme.” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/18/jetlag-astronauts-travel-space-lag/

#SpaceTourism #HumanSpaceflightHealth

📆 February 16, 2024 Elected members of the #African #SpaceCouncil (based on the statutes of the African 🌍 #SpaceAgency)

• Dr Tidiane Ouattara (#CoteDIvoire 🇨🇮)
• Dr Rakiya Babamaaji (#Nigeria 🇳🇬)
• Thandikile Chisala Mbvundula (#Malawi 🇲🇼)
• Dr Lisho Mundia (#Namibia 🇳🇦)
• Amal Layachi (#Morocco 🇲🇦)
• Aboubaker Hassan Ali (#Djibouti 🇩🇯)
• Dr Éliane Ubalijoro (#Rwanda 🇷🇼)
• Amin Mestar (#Algeria 🇩🇿)

https://africanews.space/meet-the-elected-members-of-the-african-space-council/

#SpaceIndustry #SpacePolitics

☀️ #SBSP launch 🚀 cost estimates : #NASA settled on $1000 💰 per kilogram of payload carried by #Starship. A #SpaceX adviser told a conference last year the company would achieve a figure of $200 💵 per kilogram. In its projections, the European 🇪🇺 #SpaceAgency (#ESA) has used launch cost estimates of $300 to $500 per kilogram https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-too-down-space-based-solar-power

#SolarPower #LaunchCost

A #bigsalute and #respect to #NigarShaji

#ProjectDirector #ISRO
A smiling, gentle soul who led the complex #AdityaL1 #solarmission
#India's first #solarobservatory
59 years old
Joined the #spaceagency in 1987
Born to a #Tamilfamily in #Sengottai #Tenkasi #TamilNadu
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/106603154.cms?_gl=1*1tlczdg*_ga*YW1wLTZjXy03X0d6TjdFcjVWVF9YaFZUX1VCUTVOQkUwQzROd283X0lhNFhELVl4bGE1WGlRR2VnMXVDSlpWSkE0QjM&from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

#Brazil’s 🇧🇷 National Institute for #SpaceResearch is rapidly losing funding 💵, brains 🧠 - and hope. In the 📆 1970s, it became the first #SpaceAgency in any country to monitor forests 🌳 using #satellite 🛰️ data. Data from #PRODES and #DETER helped Brazil create and enforce policies that were key to reducing annual #deforestation 🪓 in the #Amazon by 82% between 📆 2004 and 2014.
The decline 📉 accelerated after #Bolsonaro took office, despite his campaign promises to prioritize #science. His government cut MCTI’s overall budget by 35% in the first 3 years of his administration. #INPE’s annual budget plunged by 63% from 2010. The last time INPE was allowed to add permanent staff 👨‍🔬 was in 📆 2012. https://www.science.org/content/article/brazil-s-space-research-institute-source-national-pride-struggling-survival

#SpacePolitics

In 📆 2015, the #SpaceAgency conducted a year-long experiment where six scientists lived in a dome with conditions similar to those on #Mars 🔴. They lived there for 80 days.
The scientists grew #plants 🌱 in the dome, which suddenly died after they received a collection of #TShirts 👕 to celebrate their achievements.
The plants were killed because of the #chemicals ⚗️ used in the dye of the clothing. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1plz11r4vo

🇩🇪 German #SpaceAgency, #DLR

• #OroraTech is manufacturing eight micro-#satellites 🛰️ that will fly in formation to monitor forest 🌳🌲 fires 🔥 at one-hour intervals using infrared cameras.

• #TALOS is producing five micro-#satellites 🛰️ for tracking wildlife 🦌 and livestock 🐃 as part of the #ICARUS project.

• #PlanetaryTransportation Systems is producing three miniature #satellites 🛰️ for classifying and processing #Earth 🌍 observation 👀 data in #space using quantum technology.

• #RapidCubes uses four micro-#satellites 🛰️ to test bi-directional #DataCommunication for #InternetOfThings (#IOT) 📶 applications in species 🐻 and nature 🌿conservation.

• #Vyoma is launching a small #satellite 🛰️ for the optical monitoring of #SpaceDebris 🗑️ in the size range of a few centimetres 📏.

• #SmallSatellite Competition https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/04/small-satellites-winners-of-three-dlr-competitions-selected