Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, 5:57 PM PDT
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NASA
• Jessica Taveau
NASA selects 10 astronaut candidates for 2025 class from more than 8,000 applicants
By NASA: NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
Launch Roundup: Kuiper, Starlink and NASA’s IMAP Lead a Busy Late-September Launch Manifest
By NASA Spaceflight: A busy slate of launches is planned for the last full week of September, including….
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
US Space Force to Own Next‑Gen Space Domain Awareness Satellites Built on Commercial Tech — Draft RFP Expected by Year‑End
By Breaking Defense: Space Systems Command expects to issue a draft request for proposal by the end of the calendar year, a Space Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
Leonard David
• Leonard David
NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars Probes Delivered to KSC for Launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn
By Leonard David: Two Mars-bound spacecraft for NASA have been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center for launch, scheduled to occur no earlier than this fall on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Voyager Acquires Optical Technology from BridgeComm
By Via Satellite: Voyager Technologies said it has acquired proprietary technology in optical communications from BridgeComm.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
SpaceX launches NROL-48 — 11th 'proliferated architecture' batch of U.S. spy satellites from Vandenberg
By Space.com: The NROL-48 mission launched today (Sept. 22) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
NASA satellites track Pacific tsunami in real time after massive Russian earthquake
By Space.com: The system measured ripples in Earth's atmosphere to monitor the event.
