Jeff Foust
@jeff_foust

Senior writer, @SpaceNews_Inc. Tips? DMs open, email jfoust@spacenews.com, or on Signal: jfoust.58. Also @jfoust.bsky.social.

 Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Joined May 2007
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Google
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Our TPUs just phoned home... from space. In early October, we sent four TPUs into orbit to test whether our AI hardware could operate in space. The initial goal was to see if our chips could turn on, process a prompt, and transmit a response back to Earth. This week, we got our answer.
A graphic set against starry space with a satellite above and Earth below reads, "This week, we prompted our TPUs to generate a haiku from space." Four steps with icons detail sending a ground station command, powering the TPU with solar energy, running Gemma, and returning the reply.

ALT A graphic set against starry space with a satellite above and Earth below reads, "This week, we prompted our TPUs to generate a haiku from space." Four steps with icons detail sending a ground station command, powering the TPU with solar energy, running Gemma, and returning the reply.
Headline text reads, "Soon after, we got a transmission back," noting this moonshot to power compute in space may work. A terminal callout and monitor photo show the ground prompt and Gemma's haiku: "Blue marble below, Data streams in silent grace, Starlight feeds my core."

ALT Headline text reads, "Soon after, we got a transmission back," noting this moonshot to power compute in space may work. A terminal callout and monitor photo show the ground prompt and Gemma's haiku: "Blue marble below, Data streams in silent grace, Starlight feeds my core."
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EU Space Act update: Yesterday, the EU released updated text for the draft European Union Space Act. The draft text may be accessed on the Council website: data.consilium.europa.eu/doc… @CommerceinSpace welcomes stakeholder feedback: space.commerce.gov/eu-space-… #EUSA #SpaceDiplomacy
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NASA issued a Request for Information to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope: science.nasa.gov/missions/hu…
The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit above Earth.

ALT The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit above Earth.

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Satellogic and HEO extend non-Earth imaging contract spacenews.com/satellogic-and…
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SR-1 on track for late 2028 launch spacenews.com/sr-1-on-track-…
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Meet the S.S. James “Jim” A. Lovell, our next #Cygnus spacecraft headed to the International Space Station for NG-25.
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SpaceNotices@SpaceNotices
Oct 29
Starship Flight 15 is now NET November 12 per a new CADENA high profile missions slide compass.atfm.aero/public_svc…
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SpaceNews
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Virgin Galactic rolls out new suborbital spaceplane spacenews.com/virgin-galacti…
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Rendezvous Robotics raises $20 million for self-assembling spacecraft spacenews.com/rendezvous-rob…
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Vietnam signs the Artemis Accords spacenews.com/vietnam-signs-…
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HEO
@heospace
Oct 29
6 years ago, @Satellogic helped us explore what Earth observation satellites could see when pointed at other spacecraft. Today, we're announcing a three-year agreement to expand non-Earth imaging and deliver insights to commercial and government customers. Together, we're pushing what's possible in orbit. Read more: heospace.com/resources/stori… BlueWalker 3 imaged by a Satellogic satellite from 17 km at 3 cm/pixel.
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Caltech@Caltech
Oct 29
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman joins Caltech as Associate Vice President and JPL Deputy Director. Read more: caltech.edu/about/news/artem…
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Virgin Galactic
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Oct 28
Wheels down at @Spaceport_NM. Spaceship Apeiron is home.
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Taylor Jordan, head of the Office of Space Commerce, says at the Economist's space summit today that his office received more than 40 responses to a call for interest in testing the new Space Commerce Certification framework. The office is now reviewing them to select a few to go through a pilot phase.
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SpaceX
@SpaceX
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Ship 42 static fires complete. The Starship preparing for Flight 15 performed a full duration, six-engine static fire, and fired a single Raptor engine to simulate a deorbit burn
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Virgin Galactic
@virgingalactic
Oct 28
Spaceship Apeiron is on the move. Today it flies from Mesa, AZ to Spaceport America, NM. Take-off is scheduled for 10:00am PT. Stay tuned for live updates here on X.
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NASA ultraviolet telescope mission passes key review spacenews.com/nasa-ultraviol…
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Blue Origin still pushing for return to flight of New Glenn this year spacenews.com/blue-origin-st…
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SpaceNews
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Vulcan to return to flight in mid-November with first Amazon Leo mission spacenews.com/vulcan-to-retu…
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Starfish Space@StarfishSpace
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Otter Pup 2 is now operating as close as 25 meters away from @GilmourSpace's ElaraSat, fully autonomously. This vid contains imagery captured when we were separated by just 33.6 meters. We’ve demonstrated our ability to safely and precisely operate at very close range, executing intricate maneuvers, gathering detailed imagery, and testing the capabilities we’ll need for docking. With this progress, Otter Pup 2 has officially completed Characterize, the penultimate phase of its mission. That leaves just one phase left: attempting docking, and a chance to make history.
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