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Career Spotlight: Mechanic (Ages 14-18)

What does a mechanic do? Machines and engines are all around us. They power everything from cars and boats to airplanes and even rockets. Mechanics are experts who know how machinery works, especially engines, and how to fix …

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The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience
America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security architectures are …
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SpaceNews
Vantor names new head of U.S. government business
Will Cocos succeeds Susanne Hake as executive vice president and general manager of the the Earth intelligence company’s government business …
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Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission
Firefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat …
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ESA
Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express
ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars.
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NASA
Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers
Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight. From …
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NASA
APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 19 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss …
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NASASpaceflight
Zhuque-3 Completes Second Flight with Successful First-Stage Landing
Zhuque-3’s second flight marked a major milestone for LandSpace as the methalox rocket lifted off… The post Zhuque-3 Completes Second …
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SpaceNews
Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges
While space nuclear programs are “having a moment,” industry officials say they face near-term challenges as well as longer-term concerns. …
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China’s Landspace recovers booster with second orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket …
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SpaceNews
Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027
The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX …
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Spaceflight Now
Astronauts remove failed antenna; run out of time to install a spare
It was the 282nd EVA devoted to station assembly and maintenance, the fifth so far this year, the second for …
17 hours, 59 minutes ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on …
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NASA
NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, …
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Arstechnica
The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program
One big question, will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
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NASA
NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to …
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NASA
NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research
Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, …
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Spaceflight Now
Live coverage: SpaceX to send Starlink satellites to orbit with Tuesday night launch from California
The Starlink 17-50 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg …
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NASASpaceflight
Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase
SpaceX has successfully guided Starship Ship 40 to a location just off the coast of… The post Ship 40 arrives …
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SpaceNews
Eoptic, Inc. Selected to Supply DeepScan™ Imaging Payloads Scheduled for Launch in 2027
Rochester, NY – August 18, 2026 – Eoptic, Inc., a developer of advanced multi-spectral and multi-modal imaging systems, today announced …
1 day, 2 hours ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge
Aerospace Corp. analysis finds most growth concentrated in classified programs, target tracking, missile warning and command and control The post …
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ESA
Hera's Mars flyby guided impact study of Deimos moon
From the ESA Blogs.
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NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence
NRO contract increases U.S. government access to satellite data used to locate radars, ships and other electronic emitters The post …
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ESA
Phoenix 3: concept study for a reusable European spacecraft
Engineers from the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry partners have completed an intensive concept study for Phoenix 3, a …
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European Spaceflight
SpaceX Reverses Starlink Roaming Decision for Polish Customers
SpaceX has agreed to keep Poland within Starlink’s European roaming region after the country’s foreign minister threatened to reconsider roughly …
1 day, 6 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus
APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 18 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image …
1 day, 10 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
Lala Batters Hawaii
The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category …
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NASA
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 …
1 day, 15 hours ago · Read at source →
NASASpaceflight
Launch Preview: Chang’e 7 headlines week of Chinese and Starlink launches
After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile… The post Launch Preview: Chang’e …
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HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging
HEO, the Australian company that uses Earth observation satellites to take images of other spacecraft, has signed an agreement with …
1 day, 16 hours ago · Read at source →
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New EU sanctions target leaders of Russia’s space industry
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system …
1 day, 17 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services
NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision …
1 day, 17 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of …
1 day, 18 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills
FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and …
1 day, 20 hours ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
ULA names Peller as new CEO
United Launch Alliance has named Mark Peller, a longtime manager and executive at the company, as its new chief executive. …
1 day, 21 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a …
1 day, 22 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility
As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems …
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