Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission
25 Jul
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Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 23 carrying NASAs TRACERS mission and several other smallsats. Credit: SpaceX VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California – 25th July 2025 – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, July 23rd, marking a significant step forward in understanding the complex interplay between the Sun and Earth's magnetic field. The twin TRACERS spacecraft, designed to study magnetic reconnection, lifted off at 11:13 a.m. PDT (7:13 p.m. BST) from Space Launch Complex 4 East. Following a swift ascent, the Falcon 9's first-stage booster executed a flawless landing back at Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg, producing sonic booms audible across parts of Southern California, a routine feature...
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NASA Challenge Wraps, Student Teams Complete Space Suit Challenges
25 Jul
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NASA Challenge Wraps, Student Teams Complete Space Suit Challenges

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After months of work in the NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) challenge, more than 100 students from 12 universities across the United States traveled to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to showcase potential user interface designs for future generations of spacesuits and rovers. NASA Johnson’s simulated Moon and Mars surface, called “the rock yard,” became the students’ testing ground as they braved the humid nights and abundance of mosquitoes to put their innovative designs to the test. Geraldo Cisneros, the tech team lead, said, “This year’s SUITS challenge was a complete success. It provided a unique opportunity for NASA to evaluate the software designs and tools developed by the student teams, and to explore how similar innovations could contribute to future, human-centered Artemis missions. My favorite part of the challenge was watching how...
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Democrats in ‘strong position’ to retake the House, says campaign chair
23 Jul
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Democrats in ‘strong position’ to retake the House, says campaign chair

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The Democrat in charge of retaking control of the House said her party is in a “strong position to take back the majority” – and warned Republicans that they would face blowback if they try to gerrymander their way to keeping power. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene, a congresswoman from Washington state, told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast Wednesday that the party is well positioned to net the three seats it needs to take power in the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans are looking to shore up their majority by redrawing congressional district lines in Texas to create as many as five more GOP-leaning seats – and are eying doing the same in other states as well.Why We Wrote ThisRepublican efforts to redraw districts could backfire, and Democrats are well positioned to net the...
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How the new Science Center should become a crowd puller
21 Jul
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How the new Science Center should become a crowd puller

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To promote science out of the ivory tower - that is probably the most primary goal of the new Science Communication Centers. This Center for Science Communication, planned from 2027, does not want to set this step only in terms of content, but also in fact in the Vienna City Scale: The Monday presented on Monday Architecture concept Because it provides a radical opening of the centuries -old building of the "old auditorium", which is between Wollzeile and Bäckerstraße is located and currently operated under "Aula of Sciences". In the future, there should be a public round in order to develop a double magnetic effect on the population, as it were.
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