NASA
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jeret Howard
At 17, Jeret Howard raised his right hand to serve his country as a United States Army combat medic in Iraq. This past summer, he raised his right…
NASA2w ago1 min read
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Rocket Launches
MTG-I2 ready for launch
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, is ready for launch on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.…
ESA2w ago1 min read
Space Station
Second spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully completed US EVA-98 at 20:57 CEST on Tuesday 25 August. It was Sophie’s second…
ESA2w ago1 min read
James Webb Telescope
APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy…
NASA2w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Starbase, Louisiana: The Largest Private Spaceport in the World
SpaceX has unveiled plans for “Starbase, Louisiana,” described as the largest private spaceport in the… The post Starbase, Louisiana: The Largest…
NASASpaceflight2w ago1 min read
NASA
New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the…
NASA2w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:34 a.m. PDT…
Spaceflight Now2w ago1 min read
SpaceX
SpaceX Introduces New Louisiana Starbase
SpaceX announced plans today to build a second Starbase, this one on the coast of Louisiana. All Starship launches to date have been from Starbase,…
SpacePolicyOnline.com2w ago1 min read
NASA
NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama
NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger…
NASA2w ago1 min read
Satellites
Propulsion is having a moment
In this episode, SpaceNews Mike Gruss interviews Kevin Lausten, CEO of Morpheus Space, at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City,…
SpaceNews2w ago1 min read
Cosmology
NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission
Set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle…
NASA2w ago1 min read
Cosmology
NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to…
NASA2w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars
Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique…
NASA2w ago1 min read
SpaceX
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport
"This will be a project like no other."
Arstechnica2w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
Ukraine Strikes Soyuz Assembly Line, Raising Questions for Russian Spaceflight
On August 15, 2026, the Ukrainian military attacked the factory used for manufacturing Russia’s Soyuz-2 launch vehicle, causing significant damage to…
Space Scout2w ago1 min read
Astronomy
Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra
Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released today from NASA’s…
NASA2w ago1 min read
Space Station
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie…
NASA2w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Starbase’s future production capacity ramping up
A flurry of activity has been underway at the Starbase production site over the past… The post Starbase’s future production capacity ramping up…
NASASpaceflight2w ago1 min read
Space Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance Western Australian spaceport plans
Space Angel has welcomed its selection by the Western Australian Government as the recipient of the $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support…
SpaceNews2w ago1 min read
Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space Missions
Fully autonomous space mission operations require the ability to detect faults and compensate for them without human intervention. To address this…
NASA2w ago1 min read
Satellites
Tendeg Launches NewTEN Steerable Compact Antenna at SmallSat
SALT LAKE CITY – Aug. 25, 2026 – Tendeg has released NewTEN, a two-axis steerable reflector antenna that expands communications performance and…
SpaceNews2w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
Cutting-edge infrared space telescope Roman set to launch
The NASA-led Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on 30 August 2026 at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST / 13:26 CEST from NASA’s Kennedy Space…
ESA2w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
ESA’s Draco Reentry Mission Clears Its Critical Design Review
The European Space Agency has announced that its Draco mission has passed its Critical Design Review, clearing it to enter full-scale manufacturing,…
European Spaceflight2w ago1 min read
Satellites
No signal left behind: new ways to detect jamming and spoofing
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are an invisible backbone for everyday life. They are essential for transportation, emergency response and…
ESA2w ago1 min read