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May 9, 2025

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[ May 8, 2025 ] White House taps former Air Force colonel for NASA Deputy Administrator role News
[ May 7, 2025 ] Vast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date News
[ May 6, 2025 ] SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch Falcon 9
[ May 3, 2025 ] SpaceX launches largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date Falcon 9
[ May 3, 2025 ] SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold Falcon 9

White House taps former Air Force colonel for NASA Deputy Administrator role

May 8, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

President Donald Trump sent the nomination of Matthew Anderson to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on May 6, but it was announced by the Space Force Association where Anderson serves as the Chief Growth Officer.

Vast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date

May 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Vast CEO said the company’s next big announcement will be revealing the crew who will be the first to fly on their commercial space station. The timing of that reveal has not been made public.

SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch

May 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will be SpaceX’s 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeted at 9:17 p.m. EDT (0117 UTC).

SpaceX launches largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date

May 3, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The ability to launch 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites comes from a shift by SpaceX to an “optimized” version of the spacecraft introduced in 2024. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 4:54 a.m. EDT (0854 UTC).

SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold

May 3, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX decided to scrub a launch attempt on Saturday, May 3 and then postponed the launch with new launch date announced.

Proposed 24 percent cut to NASA budget eliminates key Artemis architecture, climate research

May 3, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The budget proposal coming from the White House would also reduce spending on the International Space Station program by more than $500 million.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

May 1, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX will be aiming to complete its 440th successful booster landing with this mission, using a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for an 18th time. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 UTC).

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman’s nomination for NASA administrator to full Senate

April 30, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The vote in front of the full Senate has yet to be scheduled. The committee was largely split along party lines, but the vote passed with bipartisan support.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 50th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025

April 29, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission is the second planned Falcon 9 launch for SpaceX in the span of six hours. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 UTC).

ULA launches first production Amazon Kuiper satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

April 28, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The rescheduled mission comes following the April 9 scrub due to poor weather and a period on the Eastern Range marked by a noted lack of orbital launches. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 UTC).