Rocket Launches
Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III
On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s Space…
NASA1w ago1 min read
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NASA
It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well
Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.
Arstechnica1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
PLD Space Adds €108 million to Series C Funding Round
Spanish launch services provider PLD Space has secured an additional €108 million in funding, extending the Series C round to €288 million. The…
European Spaceflight1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri
"We could really be facing the great filter."
Arstechnica1w ago1 min read
Samba’s fiery farewell recorded
Yesterday, on 31 August 2026, Samba reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 21:39:38 UTC / 23:39:38 CEST as the third of the four Cluster satellites. Samba…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Astronomy
APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 1 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy…
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Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island
In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Space Policy
NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the Republic of Türkiye signed…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
Launch Preview: Array of international launches planned this week
Six missions are scheduled to launch from launch sites across the globe this week. After… The post Launch Preview: Array of international launches…
NASASpaceflight1w ago1 min read
Satellites
September 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Here’s the August 2026 puzzler. Quick, where is this? And what makes this place interesting or unique?
NASA1w ago1 min read
Satellites
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Associate Members
August 31, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Outlier and Rendezvous Robotics as its newest…
SpaceNews1w ago1 min read
Cosmology
Roman Space Telescope Headed to Deep Space
The observatory will shed new light on the mystery of dark energy, observe distant exoplanets, and explore the structure of the universe.
Space Scout1w ago1 min read
SpaceX
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Solar System
Media briefing: BepiColombo's next milestone towards Mercury
Rewatch the European Space Agency's 31 August 2026 online press briefing on the latest developments of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, Europe's and…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Speed to Field Starts Below the Prime
I have spent much of my career looking at the defense industrial base from different vantage points: as a warfighter, inside major defense…
SpaceNews1w ago1 min read
What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (August 2026)
August was a busy month for ESA, between spectacular views, historic milestones and exciting new discoveries.
ESA1w ago1 min read
Roman Commissioning
Where is Roman? Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing a process…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Satellites
Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites
With thousands of emergency responders conducting search-and-rescue operations following the catastrophic flash flood that struck northern Nepal on…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Satellites
SES Awards OHB €1 billion for IRIS2 MEO Satellites
European satellite operator SES has awarded OHB a contract worth almost €1 billion to develop and build satellite platforms for the medium Earth…
European Spaceflight1w ago1 min read
Cosmology
Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 EDT /…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture…
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Space Station
SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in production
The NASA and contractor workforce continues to make progress ahead of next year’s Artemis III… The post SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in…
NASASpaceflight1w ago1 min read
Space Policy
What’s Happening in Space Policy August 30-September 5, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of August 30-September 5, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The…
SpacePolicyOnline.com1w ago1 min read
Cosmology
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Lifts Off to Open New Insights Into the Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off this morning on a mission to find more planets around other stars in the universe and solve the…
SpacePolicyOnline.com1w ago1 min read