Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Aug 11
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
Italy Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Starship Mars Mission - European Spaceflight

In a “first-of-its-kind” deal, ASI has signed an agreement with SpaceX to carry Italian payloads to the surface of Mars aboard a Starship rocket.

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Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jul 31

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

India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA

“We are at the threshold of fulfilling the immense scientific potential NASA and ISRO envisioned.”…

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N-gated Hacker NewsJun 12
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
NASA Is Worth Saving

Casey Handmer June 2025 Download a printable PDF. NASA was founded in 1958 in response to Sputnik and the emerging necessity of a robust, government supported space exploration and technology devel…

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Headlines AfricaJun 11
Africa: 5 Benefits Africa's New Space Agency Can Deliver: [The Conversation Africa] The African Space Agency was officially inaugurated in Cairo's Space City in April 2025. The event marked a milestone in a process that had been in the works since the early 2000s. Drawing inspiration from the European Space Agency, it unites African Union (AU) member states to harness space technology for… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLHPzN #SpaceAgency #AfricaInSpace #TechnologyForDevelopment #AfricanUnion #Agenda2063
Headlines AfricaApr 24
Africa: Africa Launches Continental Space Agency - Here Is What It Means: [New Times] Nine years after the African Union (AU) adopted a continental space policy, the Africa Space Agency (AfSA) inaugurated its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, this week paving the way for the continent's push to harness space science and technology for development. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKLJRp #Africa #SpaceAgency #Technology #SpaceScience #Innovation
Headlines AfricaApr 21
Africa: African Space Agency's Headquarters Inaugurated in Egypt: [New Times] Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA) in the Egyptian Space City in Cairo. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKH7bd #Africa #SpaceAgency #Egypt #Innovation #Technology
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Apr 15

@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

Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S. - cearkadia

Jonathan McDowell is a go-to expert for all things spaceflight. Thousands of subscribers read his monthly Space Report, and far more people have seen him

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Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Mar 14
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 Space Agency President Sacked Over Falcon 9 Debris Controversy

Polish Space Agency President Grzegorz Wrochna has been dismissed after a botched response to the uncontrolled re-entry of a Falcon 9 second stage.

European Spaceflight
Manuel 'HonkHase' AtugMar 6

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 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.

BleepingComputer
India WeeklyJan 16

India’s space docking mission a success; fourth country to achieve this feat

Indian Space Research Organisation said the aim of the mission was to “develop and demonstrate the technology needed for rendezvous, docking, and undocking of two small spacecraft”.......

This was originally posted on India Weekly. Read the detailed report here:

https://www.indiaweekly.biz/indias-space-docking-mission-success-isro/

#ISRO #Spadex #SpaceDocking #Indian #SpaceAgency #Isromissions #UK #USA #India

India's space docking mission a success; fourth country to achieve this feat - Indiaweekly

INDIA docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country’s dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said. The satellites, weighing 220 kilograms (485 pounds) each, blasted off on December 30 on a single rocket from India’s Sriharikota launch site. Later they separated. The two satellites were… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.indiaweekly.biz/indias-space-docking-mission-success-isro/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">India’s space docking mission a success; fourth country to achieve this feat</span></a>