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Chikyū Earth Orbital Foundation
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An educational 501(c)(3) Foundation dedicated Low Earth Orbit and Cybersecurity education.

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The team at #ESOC has completed the LEOP for the Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite and subsequently handed over control to their colleagues and teammates at @eumetsat.int . 🛰️

Congratulations to all the teams in this truly collaborative effort! 🤝
We have officially taken control of #Sentinel6B! 🕹️

Now on the way to its nominal orbit, it will soon fly in tandem with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to ensure precise cross-calibration before becoming the world’s new reference mission for ocean altimetry. 🌊

Read more about it here: bit.ly/4oPmrHB
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Colorado satellite manufacturer York Space Systems filed paperwork to go public yesterday in what’s likely to be the last space IPO of the year. The S-1 filing showed the company posted revenues of $280.9M for the first 9 months of 2025, but suffered losses of $56M over the same time period.
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I've done a revised version of my O-type star poster which uses Bailer-Jones distances where available. This eliminated 7 stars that are now further than 1250 pc but added 11 more.

png: gruze.org/ha_grid/o_st...
pdf: gruze.org/ha_grid/o_st...
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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#NASA isn’t just about trips to the moon, it has vital missions to keep an eye on our planet:

Call Congress to press them to support NASA employees. ☎️

Send a note of your own via @resist.bot or simply sign this petition: text ‘sign PUNRPQ’ to 50409

resist.bot/petitions/PU...
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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This looks interesting. NASA is looking for volunteers to track the Artemis II mission. 🔭 🧪 www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...
NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission - NASA
NASA seeks volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth.
www.nasa.gov
August 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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A flyby of Earth from the International Space Station.

-Credits: NASA
August 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Mitsubishi Electric Invests in Pale Blue

Mitsubishi invested in Japanese space-based start-up, Pale Blue, a company formed five years ago. Pale Blue is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of propulsion systems for small satellites that uniquely use water as a propellant.
Mitsubishi Electric Invests in Pale Blue
Photo: Pale Blue Mitsubishi Electric has invested in one of the most talked about Japanese space-based start-ups, Pale Blue, a company formed five years
www.satellitetoday.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
US Exec Order Directs DoT to Simply Launch Regs

The White House released an executive order on Wed aimed at reducing regulation on commercial space launch, making it easier to build spaceports, and authorizing novel space activities. Named “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry”
Trump Executive Order Directs DoT to Simply Launch Regulations
President Trump released an executive order on Wednesday aimed at reducing regulation on commercial space launch.
www.satellitetoday.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM