Andy Stofan, Former NASA Lewis Center Director and Space Station AA Passes Away spacepolicyonline.com/news/andy-st...

ULA's Atlas V launch of ViaSat-3 F2 is scrubbed again. x.com/ulalaunch/st...

Jared Isaacman's (second) nomination to be NASA Administrator has been formally submitted to the Senate.

The Hill rpts that Sen Thune said he'll hold another vote on the CR tmrw w/changes: new expiration date in January, add 3 approps bills, not sure what it wld say about health care. thehill.com/homenews/559... Wld be just a procedural vote and others rpt Dems will block it, but...

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ICYMI, last wk a new website went live--a portal into the public "photos, filming videos and calling down to Earth" by ISS astronauts over the past 25 years. Rob Pearlman at CollectSpace www.collectspace.com/news/news-10... explains it and interviews the creators of issinrealtime.org

China Delays Shenzhou-20 Crew’s Return Due to Possible Debris Strike spacepolicyonline.com/news/china-d...

According to this, Shenzhou-20 may have been hit by a piece of orbital debris so the crew's return has been delayed. x.com/wulei2020/st...

Trump Will Re-Nominate Isaacman for NASA Administrator spacepolicyonline.com/news/trump-w...

President Trump just posted on Truth Social that he is nominating Jared Isaacman to be NASA Administrator (again).

Europe has successfully launched the Sentinel-1D satellite, part of the EU's Copernicus earth observation program, on an Ariane 6. Spacecraft just separated from the upper stage.

Good thread from Isaacman about the "Athena" document. x.com/rookisaacman... (For background, read Eric Berger's article [arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...] and Politico's [www.politico.com/news/2025/11...]

Kevin Marvel is leaving the American Astronomical Society as of January 9, 2026 after 20 years as CEO. He'll become Exec Dir of the Society for Neuroscience. aas.org/press/aas-an...

For the 14th time, the Senate just rejected the House-passed CR. x.com/SenateCloakr... There *is* talk of finding a way out of this by week's end, but Prez Trump's anncmnt this morning [truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...] that he will withhold SNAP benefits may complicate that.

Andy Stofan, whose long career at NASA incl Dir of Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center (1982-1986) and Assoc Admin for the Space Station Office (1986-1988) when it was Space Station Freedom, passed away on October 26 at the age of 90. NASA photo from 1982. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

For all the puppy lovers out there -- and Mars lovers! Puppy's name is Hellas for a region of Mars because he's red (an Irish Doodle) and his mom (Politico's Dasha Burns) is reading the Red Mars triology. x.com/politico/sta...

What’s Happening in Space Policy November 2-8, 2025 spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-h...

China Launches New Space Station Crew spacepolicyonline.com/news/china-l...

SpaceX takes aim at Jim Bridenstine, who is now a lobbyist not just a former NASA Administrator. SpaceX media folks also sent this out via email, which is extremely unusual. x.com/SpaceX/statu...

China has launched its next crew, Shenzhou-21, to Tiangong-3.

Bolden, Bridenstine Share Their Views on Artemis spacepolicyonline.com/news/bolden-...

China has revealed the Shenzhou-21 crew and confirmed the launch time is tmrw (Oct 31) at 11:44 pm Beijing time (11:44 am EDT; 15:44 GMT). english.news.cn/20251030/e03...

Ystrdy (Oct 29) was deadline set by Acting NASA Admin Duffy for SpX & Blue Origin to submit "acceleration approaches" for their Artemis HLS systems. SpaceX posted a lengthy update this am saying "we've shared and are formally assessing" simplified arch and conops. www.spacex.com/updates#moon...

Nice video posted by Dave Limp of New Glenn being raised into position for hot fire test. x.com/davill/statu...

For the 13th time, the Senate has voted NOT to reopen the government. No one has changed their position. x.com/SenateCloakr...

The White House announces that the Philippines and Malaysia signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the new total to 59. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

NASA coverage of tomorrow's (Tuesday, Oct 28) Russian spacewalk (Ryzhikov/Zubritsky) starts at 9:45 am ET on YouTube. www.youtube.com/live/1AHUqn0...

A busy wk despite the continuing shutdown. The AAS Von Braun Symp Mon-Wed looks great despite no govt speakers. HTV-1X arrv at ISS on Wed. Shenzhou-21 crew launches on Fri. Much more. What’s Happening in Space Policy October 26-November 1, 2025 spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-h...

Japan's HTV-X1 is on its way to the ISS. x.com/JAXA_JFLIGHT...

China is getting ready to launch a new crew, Shenzhou-21, to Tiangong-3 next Friday, Oct 31, 15:40 UTC (11:40 am EDT).

It should be stated here--in the context of geopolitical competition--that who gets astronauts on the Moon first in the 21st Century is symbolically important at least, but much more significant will be who executes a longer term, sustainable program. China's playing a long game.

Don't forget! JAXA will launch the 1st of the new version of their HTV cargo vehicle, HTV-X1, to the ISS tonight (Saturday) at 8:00 pm EDT (Sunday, October 26, 9:00 am in Japan). Here's the link to JAXA's broadcast. NASA will have it on their YouTube channel w/minimal cmntary. x.com/JAXA_jp/stat...

Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lunar lander launch slips to NET July 2026. It originally was supposed to deliver NASA's VIPER rover. One reason NASA initially decided to cancel VIPER was bc they weren't confident Griffin wld be ready by end 2025. (They might use another lander now.) x.com/astrobotic/s...

NASA will provide live coverage of JAXA's HTV-X1 launch tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 25, starting at 7:45 pm ET, with minimal technical commentary due to the shutdown. The launch is at 8:00 pm ET (which is Sunday, 9:00 am in Japan). www.youtube.com/live/G_4TUFQ...

Me: "Samson said that while she doesn't see kinetic ASATs as being particularly useful, "we're seeing the line blurred between satellites conducting Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and those that are doing RPOs" www.space.com/space-explor...

PS—The pretty red smoke generated by the impact is most likely nitrogen tetroxide. It's very corrosive and can cause respiratory damage if inhaled, and contact with the skin can cause chemical burns. It also requires extensive environmental clean-up.

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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to attend a series of online briefings with ESA, the European Commission, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace, ahead of the launch of #Sentinel1D🧪🌍 (DE, ES, EN, FR, IT). Details and registration👇 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre... @ec.europa.eu @esaearth.esa.int

Nice review article in Nature Astronomy celebrating 25 years of the Chandra mission www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Elon Musk is unhappy with Sean Duffy. From Politico: 'Sean Dummy': Musk and Duffy Brawl over the future of NASA." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

WA being Western Australia, not the U.S. state of Washington.

Two photos shared by the US Secretary of Transportation who is the acting NASA Administrator. ( Shared on "X" x.com/SecDuffyNASA... ) Inside the Vehicle Assembly Bdg. the Orion Spacecraft "Integrity" was hoisted up and is now attached to the Space Launch System launch vehicle.

WSJ reports that Sean Duffy and Jared Isaacman are "jockeying" to lead NASA, with Duffy wanting to put NASA under DOT. Over the weekend, their respective supporters contacted the Admin, incl Trump, advocating for their person. Trump will make the final decision. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

In a break w/House Speaker Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Thune said today it's time for Johnson to bring the House back into session to vote on a new CR. Johnson says he won't bring House back until Senate passes his CR. As reported by The Hill. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

No surprise. The Senate has again defeated the CR, for the 11th time. 50-43. (60 yes votes are needed to proceed.)

Updated with more info from NASA about how they'll proceed. Duffy to Open Up Artemis HLS Contract to Ensure U.S. Beats China Back to the Moon spacepolicyonline.com/news/duffy-t...

FYI, we're told the "Reigniting Progress: Democratic Vision for Space" panel tmrw (Tues) with Rep. George Whitesides, Poppy Northcutt and Richard DalBello will be covered by C-SPAN, tho not clear if live or for later playback. spacepolicyonline.com/events/reign...

Duffy to Open Up Artemis HLS Contract to Ensure U.S. Beats China Back to the Moon spacepolicyonline.com/news/duffy-t...

In addition to appearing on Fox News this morning (we retweeted that earlier), Duffy was on CNBC and said Artemis II may launch in Feb. (which we knew) but then says Artemis III will be "a couple of years after that." So conceding it's not mid-2027 anymore. x.com/SecDuffyNASA...

Acting NASA Admin Duffy said on Fox this morning he is opening up HLS production to "Blue Origin and other great American companies" to make sure we beat China back to the Moon: "competition and innovation are the keys to our dominance in space" x.com/SecDuffyNASA...