Space Exploration News: 9 August 2025 - 19 August 2025

Satellites Powered by Water? The Revolutionary Propellant Changing Spaceflight
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Satellites Powered by Water? The Revolutionary Propellant Changing Spaceflight

Water propulsion for satellites can use steam propulsion (resistojet), electrolysis to hydrogen and oxygen for combustion, or water-plasma/ion thrusters for high-ISP propulsion. Momentus Space’s Vigoride uses a Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that microwaves water with solar power to boil it into plasma
August 16, 2025
Complete Guide to Satellite Earth Monitoring: How Space Tech Is Watching Our Planet Now
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Complete Guide to Satellite Earth Monitoring: How Space Tech Is Watching Our Planet Now

Landsat-1, launched in July 1972 as ERTS-1, became the first satellite dedicated to mapping Earth’s land resources and began a 50+ year continuous Landsat record. TIROS-1, launched in April 1960, was the world’s first weather satellite and delivered the first TV images
August 10, 2025

Technology News

  • McKinsey chief says AI can't match three human skills
    January 8, 2026, 7:06 AM EST. McKinsey's global managing partner Bob Sternfels said AI has limits. In remarks at a conference, he outlined three human skills no model can fully replicate: empathy that shapes client relationships, calibrated judgment under uncertain conditions, and storytelling that converts data into credible strategies. Sternfels warned that AI can crunch data and draft options, but it cannot replace the human touch that guides decisions, ethics, and leadership. He argued firms should pair AI tools with human judgment, using technology to augment rather than replace consultants. The comments come as management consultancies accelerate AI deployments amid demand for faster, data-driven insights.