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Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country and defended the freedoms we hold dear. 🇺🇸 Thank you to all who have served. Happy Veterans Day! - - - #VeteransDay #SpaceIU #HonorAndRemember

The next era of lunar exploration is taking shape. 🌕 NASA is investing nearly $10 billion in lunar contracts to advance plans for a Moon base, new missions, and a nuclear-powered rover. The goal: establish a lasting presence on the Moon. - - - #NASA #moon #spaceexploration

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took to the skies at the agency’s MAX Power Air Show, skydiving into the event as part of his push to bring a new level of excitement and public interest to NASA! 🪂 - - - #NASA #spacenews #aviation #spaceexploration

After nearly 22 years in orbit, NASA's Swift Space Telescope has crashed back to Earth.🛰️ Launched in 2004 for a two-year mission, Swift spent decades studying gamma-ray bursts, exploding stars, and the universe's most powerful cosmic events. #NASA #spacenews #SwiftTelescope

Could autonomous swarms of laser-equipped CubeSats become the next line of defense in space? 🛰️🔦 Researchers are exploring how tiny spacecraft could work together to protect Western satellites from potential threats in orbit as space warfare evolves. #space #spacetechnology

Getting astronauts back to the moon won't be as simple as launching a rocket. 🚀🌕 SpaceX's Starship will need a series of launches and orbital refueling operations before it can serve as NASA's lunar lander. Estimates range from 6 to 22 refueling flights. - - - #SpaceX #NASA

SpaceX is building more than just Starlink 🛰️ Starshield is the company's military-focused satellite network, designed to provide secure communications, Earth observation and intelligence capabilities for U.S. national security. #SpaceX #satellites #spaceexploration

Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch its 99th mission today, November 2, with its Electron rocket carrying a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite into orbit for iQPS. 🚀 Liftoff is targeted for 11:30 a.m. ET from New Zealand. #RocketLab #spaceexploration #satellite #aerospace

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk completed the 100th U.S. spacewalk from the International Space Station, installing a new solar array to help boost the station’s power supply. 🔋 - - - #NASA #InternationalSpaceStation #spaceexploration #astronaut

The astronauts selected for Artemis III recently met with President Trump at the White House as they continue training for a critical 2027 test flight! 🚀 - - - #NASA #Artemis #spaceexploration #moonmission #spaceflight

Could rockets deliver critical supplies anywhere in the world? 🚀 SpaceX’s Starfall capsule just completed a test for the U.S. Air Force, exploring how rockets could deliver essential cargo faster than traditional transportation. 🌎 - - - #SpaceX #spaceexploration #USAirForce

Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic’s newest space plane. 🚀 Named after the Greek word for “boundless,” the six-passenger spacecraft is designed to take space tourism to the next level, with commercial flights targeted for 2027. 🌎 - - #VirginGalactic #space #spacetourism #aerospace

What if AI data centers moved to space? 🛰️ Cowboy Space unveiled Big Iron, a 282-foot rocket designed to help deploy 20,000 AI data centers in orbit. Its first launch is targeted for late 2028. 🚀 - - - #CowboySpace #space #spaceexploration #AI #rocketscience

After more than 20 years exploring the cosmos, NASA’s Swift space telescope has reached the end of its mission. 🌌 Launched in 2004, Swift helped scientists study over 2,000 gamma-ray bursts and other powerful cosmic events. #NASA #space #astronomy #science #spaceexploration

NASA wants to get more science missions off the ground, faster. 🚀 A new selection process aims to cut costs and speed up development, potentially reducing timelines for smaller missions from 32 months to just 19. - - - #NASA #spaceexploration #spacenews #astronomy

The European Space Agency’s Space Rider test vehicle crashed during a drop test after its main parafoil detached during deployment, leaving the prototype unable to slow its descent. 🚀 ESA still hopes to launch Space Rider on its first orbital mission in 2028. 🛰️