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NASA OTD: Hubble Eyes Galactic Refurbishment
The smudge of stars at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a galaxy known as UGC 5797. UGC 5797 is an emission line galaxy, meaning that it is currently undergoing active star formation. The result is a stellar population that is consta…
April 30 (2015) · Source: NASA Image ArchiveUpcoming Launches
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Apr 30, 2026
Milestone
Canadian Space Agency cancels Spire satellite contract
The Canadian Space Agency has canceled a contract it awarded last year to Spire Global to construct a fleet of wildfire-monitoring smallsats.
Science
Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 terabit-class satellite
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite toward geostationary orbit April 29, putting Viasat on course to finish a constellation more than a decade in the making.
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Science
Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)
Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.
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Budget
House appropriators keep NASA funding flat
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill April 30 that would keep overall NASA funding at 2026 levels, rejecting a 23% cut.
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Launch
Dr. Anil Menon will launch to the ISS onboard a Soyuz rocket NET July 14 on the MS-29 mission. Sawyer Rosenstein (@thenasaman) spoke to him
A doctor who has assisted in mass casualty events, served overseas, and has assisted both NASA and SpaceX crews with their health is now getting his chance to go to space. Dr. Anil Menon will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a Soyuz rocket no earlier than July 14 on the MS-29 mission. He will then spend eight months living on the station as part of Expeditions 74 and 75.
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US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City
The NISAR satellite pinpointed areas of the city that are sinking by more than half an inch per month due in large part to groundwater pumping.
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