Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk
Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s choice to lead NASA, keeps having to explain his ties to Elon Musk. The topic came up repeatedly during Isaacman’s nomination hearing, which the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held on April 9. Multiple Democratic senators pressed the 42-year-old billionaire on his relationship with the SpaceX chief, who was […]
Stargazing Calendar for April 2025
Sombrero Galaxy (M104 or NGC 4594). A mosaic of six images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in May and June 2003. Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). April 2025 will be an exciting time for astronomy enthusiasts, with a variety of stargazing events lighting up the night sky. […]
Fascist Infestation – Ice on the Moon
“The implication of the government’s position is that not only noncitizens, but also United States citizens can be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress.” And I would add after that it is just one more step to that final fascist solution. The Nazi presence […]
The Latest Update on Mobile Launcher 2 for the Next Variant of SLS…
NASA / Kim Shiflett Artemis Mobile Launcher II (Photo Release) NASA’s Mobile Launcher 2 team, led by contractor Bechtel National Inc., integrated Module 7 onto the mobile launcher under construction near the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Each module is 40 feet tall, and […]
Cosmic radio tuning may reveal dark matter within 15 years
Cosmic radio tuning may reveal dark matter within 15 years by Sophie Jenkins London, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Researchers from King’s College London, Harvard University, and UC Berkeley have introduced a new approach to dark matter detection that they believe could yield results within 15 years. The proposed method involves a device […]
Flight heritage – What it is? And what it’s not
I was in a conversation recently with a founder who was wondering about the whole question of flight heritage. The founder in question mainly provides software as service. They can provide that software on ground stations, but they can do more if they move some of the computing to orbit. In pitching this concept, they are […]
the woman who stayed on Earth
Every year on April 12 the world celebrates Yuri’s Night, or the International Day of Human Spaceflight. The spotlight is on Yuri Gagarin who, on 12 April 1961, became the first human to come back from space. But this year I want to turn the spotlight on a lesser known person in the history of […]
March 2025 Weather Round-Up – Astronotes
MARCH 2025 DRIER AND SUNNIER THAN AVERAGE, AND MUCH WARMER Armagh Observatory, 4th April 2025: Armagh Observatory reports that March 2025 was drier and sunnier than average, and much warmer. This was driest March at Armagh for 13 years, continuing a series in which each month since last April has been drier than average. It […]
China Announces Shenzhou-20 Crew: Launch on April 24
Wang Jie, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission, met the press on Wednesday.Image credit: CCTV/Inside Outer Space screengrab China is ready to launch the Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship on April 24. Liftoff is slated for 17:17 Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country’s […]
Astroscale CEO Nick Shave: Debris Removal, In-Orbit Servicing, and ESA’s Sustainability Vision
As the space industry shifts from rapid expansion to long-term sustainability, companies like Astroscale are redefining what it means to operate in orbit. Orbital Today talked with CEO Nick Shave to discuss Astroscale’s evolving mission from tackling orbital debris to pioneering satellite servicing and in-orbit upgrades. With partners like BAE Systems and the European Space […]