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NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this photo of an orbital sunrise from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. Learn more about the orbiting laboratory. Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams

Nasa launches robotic mission to save space telescope

Nasa launched a robotic mission on Friday to try to prevent one of its ageing telescopes from burning up in the atmosphere, a complicated operation expected to last several months. The unprecedented US30 million effort involves sending a robot to rescue the Swift space telescope that is currently falling towards Earth. If successful, the mission could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. Initially scheduled for Tuesday, the robot’s launch was postponed due to weather and then...

NASA delays Swift Observatory rescue, ISS astronauts complete critical spacewalk

NASA has postponed the urgent rescue mission for the 22-year-old Swift Observatory, a vital space telescope known for detecting gamma-ray bursts, due to poor weather. The new launch window is set for tomorrow night. Meanwhile, ISS flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir successfully completed a nearly 7.5-hour spacewalk today, replacing a malfunctioning wrist joint on the station's robotic arm. This follows yesterday's hard drive replacement in radiation monitoring equipment. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

NASA Launches Space Robot to Save ‘Multitool’ Orbital Satellite From a Fiery Death

NASA’s never-before-attempted plan to move a sensitive scientific satellite into a safer orbit has faced a week of delays—but it’s still go for launch.

America's 250th birthday seen from space: Nasa shares stunning ISS footage of Los Angeles fireworks

America's 250th birthday seen from space: Nasa shares stunning ISS footage of Los Angeles fireworks

NASA rocket launch failure delays space telescope rescue mission

NASA’s attempt to save an aging space telescope from falling back to Earth was delayed Thursday after a launch issue scrubbed the first-of-its-kind rescue mission. NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts and other powerful cosmic explosions, has been slowly losing altitude because of increased solar activity. []

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem. Northrop Grumman’s rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, following weather delays all week. But an issue prevented the team from releasing the Pegasus rocket strapped to the plane’s [] The post Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

NASA celebrates America's 250th birthday with red, white and blue snaps of the cosmos — Space photo of the week

NASA celebrates America's 250th birthday with red, white and blue snaps of the cosmos — Space photo of the week

USS Abraham Lincoln Passes 200 Consecutive Days at Sea

The U.S. Navy's Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been underway for 210 straight days -- well over half a year -- in support of Operation Epic Fury and the subsequent blockade of Iran.

NASA Wants Volunteers to Do a Harder Version of the Isolation Mission Four People Are Still Living Through

While four volunteers remain locked inside a simulated Mars habitat in Houston with three months left, NASA has opened applications for an even longer analog mission that adds a simulated spacecraft transit before the surface phase even begins.

After Amazon launch, all of ULA's Atlas V rockets reserved for Starliner

ORLANDO, Fla. — The sight of United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket has flown for the last time in its most powerful configuration. The rocket, sporting five boosters, launched at 12:30 a.m. Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...

NASA to launch mission to save space observatory from Earth re-entry

NASA to launch mission to save space observatory from Earth re-entry

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) Cements NASA Partnership With New Launch Awards, Reshaping Its Investment Case

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) has placed Synspective’s tenth StriX radar Earth-observation satellite into a 552 km orbit aboard its Electron rocket, marking another operational milestone for the company. NASA has selected Rocket Lab for three dedicated Electron launches supporting the PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions, with operations set to begin from New Zealand in [] The post Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) Cements NASA Partnership With New Launch Awards, Reshaping Its Investment Case appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Strange formation in NASA's Mars photo fuels claims of extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet

Strange formation in NASA's Mars photo fuels claims of extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet

Azerbaijan wraps up next military reservist training camp

Azerbaijan wraps up next military reservist training camp

NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope

Inside the quest to rescue NASA’s aging Swift observatory

Years late: U.S. Air Force’s new trainer jet still isn’t ready

The U.S. Air Force jet meant to finally retire a training aircraft older than most of the pilots flying it is running years behind schedule, even as the service quietly started shopping for companies to upgrade the replacement before it has fully entered service. The Air Force posted a notice on July 8 seeking companies []

Study urges NASA to build moon quarantine station for dangerous space organisms

Study urges NASA to build moon quarantine station for dangerous space organisms

NASA Spacewalk: Astronauts Chris Williams, Jessica Meir Begin 7-Hour ISS Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 (Watch)

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to begin a complex, seven-hour maintenance spacewalk. The primary objective of the mission, designated as U.S. Spacewalk 95, is to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the station's primary robotic arm, Canadarm2.

Daily Horoscope: July 2, 2026

The week has been building toward something, and you probably feel it in the background of everything you’re doing — a low hum of anticipation that doesn’t quite have a name yet. Uranus and Mars are closing in on each other, stargazer, and they hit exact on Saturday, which means the next two days carry []

Space startup Katalyst launches orbital rescue mission for aging NASA observatory

Space startup Katalyst launches orbital rescue mission for aging NASA observatory

‘A flying White House’: President Trump unveils the new Air Force One

Converted from a former Qatari-owned Boeing 747, the new Air Force One will serve as a temporary presidential aircraft until Boeing delivers the long-delayed replacement fleet in 2028.

Amazon is ready to launch its Leo satellite broadband service

Amazon’s satellite broadband service Leo is pretty much ready to launch. According to the e-commerce giant, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched in the early hours of July 2nd and successfully deployed 29 Amazon satellites. Amazon says that all that is needed is to raise the satellites to their assigned operational altitude []

NASA launches robotic mission to save space telescope

NASA launches robotic mission to save space telescope

The Ultimate Guide to America 250 in DC

B irthdays are a blast. And sneakily disconcerting. An excuse to revel in our own awesomeness, they also can remind us of everything that has gone sideways. Hooray! Gulp. America’s 250th birthday is no different. Sometimes, it’s easy to feel patriotic, as when our astronauts take selfies from the far side of the moon. But [] The post The Ultimate Guide to America 250 in DC first appeared on Washingtonian.

Fighter jets take off from USS Abraham Lincoln for routine mission

CNN's Pamela Brown reports aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, where pilots are preparing for anything as they experience their busiest day yet amid potential strikes. CNN exclusively captured US fighter jets taking off from the USS Abraham Lincoln to carry out a routine night-time mission over the Strait of Hormuz.

NASA's robot rescue of the Swift space telescope launches June 30

NASA will soon embark on a first-of-its-kind rescue mission, sending a robot to save a space observatory falling to Earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a space observatory that uses three telescopes to study gamma-ray bursts and their afterglows across the gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical wavebands. — Read the rest The post NASA's robot rescue of the Swift space telescope launches June 30 appeared first on Boing Boing.

A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.

Mission to save NASA telescope that's falling to Earth

US scientists have launched a mission to tow an ageing satellite observatory into a safer orbit using a robot spacecraft.

Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study

NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets around other sun-like stars,” according to NASA’s website.

NASA spacewalk LIVE: Astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir repair ISS robotics

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will exit the ISS for a spacewalk. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/space/2026/06/29/nasa-astronauts-spacewalk-iss/90727246007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

The Space Shuttle Endeavour goes on public display later this year

The spacecraft has been in LA since 2012, but now it's moving to a new permanent home at the California Science Center.

Egypt’s defence minister attends Air Defence missile exercise

Minister of Defence and Military Production and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher attended the final phase of a night-time live-fire missile exercise conducted by the Air Defence Forces, alongside Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa and senior military commanders. Commander of Egypt’s Air Defence Forces Yasser al Toudi said [] The post Egypt’s defence minister attends Air Defence missile exercise appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.