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25 Years in Space

Yesterday marked 25 years of a continuous human presence in space—including at least one US citizen. 

President Ronald Reagan commissioned the project that would become the International Space Station in 1984. (The idea of living in space dates back further, with author Edward Everett Hale imagining a fictional ISS in his 1869 tale, “The Brick Moon.”) Canada, Japan, Europe, and ultimately Russia joined the project. On Nov. 2, 2000, the Expedition 1 crew became the first group to reside on the ISS. Today, the station is the largest space vehicle ever built—as large as a football field, including solar arrays—with a habitable volume larger than a six-bedroom house. 

More than 280 people from 27 countries have visited the station, typically to conduct scientific experiments in six-month rotations (see breakthroughs). The ISS will be deorbited in early 2031 and driven into the Pacific Ocean.

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Watch Live: SpaceX up for 1st launch, ULA up next while full supermoon rises

While SpaceX has managed the lion’s share of launches this year, it’s set to be a team effort with United Launch Alliance as the two companies have lined up a pair of launches Wednesday that would tie the annual record for orbital missions from the Space Coast. And all of that will happen as the year’s biggest supermoon rises.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/05/spacex-ula-line-up-double-launch-night-that-would-tie-space-coast-record/?

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Aurora borealis blamed for Blue Origin’s latest scrub, a concern for more launches this week

CAPE CANAVERAL — Bad weather on Earth was blamed for the first launch scrub of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket Sunday, while bad space weather was the reason behind a scrub for a planned Wednesday attempt.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/12/blue-origin-back-today-for-new-glenn-launch-attempt-for-nasa/?

Solar storms delay the launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket with Mars orbiters for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Intense solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. delayed the launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-mars-nasa-solar-storm-87946ca6bb47601055642740e80b7dd4?

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Blue Origin rides high with launch, first-ever New Glenn booster landing

CAPE CANAVERAL — The shouts on the beach were just like a stadium crowd celebrating a touchdown. That’s because that’s exactly what they were doing.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/blue-origin-retargets-for-thursday-afternoon-launch-of-new-glenn/?

Space Coast launch parade: 4 missions from 3 companies in 2 days

Blue Origin knocked out a historic launch Thursday. United Launch Alliance served up another just over six hours later. Now SpaceX has a pair of launches slated for Friday night to cap what would be the busiest two days in Space Coast history.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/14/space-coast-launch-parade-4-missions-from-3-companies-in-2-days/?

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Sierra Space Dream Chaser’s landing chops tested at high speed down KSC runway

Contrary to appearances, the vehicle that looked like a little space shuttle was not broken down when it was being hauled down the runway at Kennedy Space Center.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/17/sierra-space-dream-chasers-landing-chops-tested-at-high-speed-down-ksc-runway/?

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NASA cuts missions for Boeing Starliner contract, next flight will have no crew

The next trip to space for Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner spacecraft won’t have a crew on board after NASA announced changes to the commercial crew contract that also slashes the total number of missions to the International Space Station.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/24/nasa-cuts-missions-for-boeing-starliner-contract-next-flight-will-have-no-crew/?

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