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- Meet the Artemis III Astronauts and their Mission Space Scout · 10 Jun 2026 NASA introduced the astronauts who will fly Artemis III next year, and provided welcome clarity about the upcoming test flight’s objectives.
- NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence NASA · 10 Jun 2026 As NASA plans long-term missions on the Moon, the agency could use robots to perform routine tasks, allowing crew members to dedicate more time to science and exploration. However, robotic motion control requires complex...
- Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments NASA · 10 Jun 2026 The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III astronauts on their journey to space shipped from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, U...
- NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’ NASA · 10 Jun 2026 The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the p...
- Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award NASA · 10 Jun 2026 Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today.
- GLOBE Mission Earth Educators Participate in Land Cover Community of Practice NASA · 10 Jun 2026 During the 2025-2026 school year, educators from the NASA Science Activation Program’s GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Mission Earth project participated in a specialized Community of P...
- NASA’s CloudCube Pioneers Miniaturized Radar to Study Clouds, Precipitation NASA · 10 Jun 2026 A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this new instrument simultaneously probes the...
- Three Americans and a European Named Crew of Artemis III SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Jun 2026 Three NASA astronauts and one from the European Space Agency are the crew of the next Artemis mission, Artemis III. Instead of flying around the Moon like their predecessors, this
- NASA names crew for Artemis 3 mission to test lunar landers SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 NASA has named the astronauts who will fly the next Artemis mission, a test flight in low Earth orbit where Orion will attempt to dock with two lunar lander prototypes.
- Artemis III Crew Announced NASA · 9 Jun 2026 NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio take a photo together on June 9, 2026. The four were announced as the Artemis III crew...
- NASA assigns crew for Artemis III, sets aggressive timeline for flying it Ars Technica · 9 Jun 2026 "Artemis III will be an extraordinary demonstration of what is possible."
- NASA names four-man crew to Artemis 3 mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Jun 2026 The crew of NASA's next Artemis moon program mission was announced Tuesday, setting the stage for a flight to Earth orbit next year to test rendezvous and docking procedures with moon landers being built by SpaceX and Bl...
- Replay: Artemis III announcement ESA · 9 Jun 2026 On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, wh...
- Artemis III NASA announcement highlights : Luca Parmitano assigned as pilot ESA · 9 Jun 2026 On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, wh...
- Artemis III Crew Named: Veteran Astronauts to test Lunar Landers in LEO NASASpaceflight · 9 Jun 2026 NASA has assigned the four astronauts who will fly the agency’s next crewed Space Launch…
- ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins NASA’s Artemis III mission as pilot ESA · 9 Jun 2026 NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, which wil...
- Luca Parmitano on Artemis III selection ESA · 9 Jun 2026 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks about his assignment as the test pilot for the Artemis III mission, announced by NASA on 9 June 2026 in a press conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, United States.
- NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members NASA · 9 Jun 2026 Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew members and a backup for the test flight...
- NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution? NASA · 9 Jun 2026 This article is for students grades 5-8. Mass distribution affects everything from galaxy shapes to aircraft design to planetary rotation. It’s used to map stars in our universe, figure out what planets are made of, and...
- New Glenn forced an explosive rewrite for NASA’s plans to build a moon base SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 NASA unveiled plans in March to develop a lunar base as part of its “Ignition” event that outlined the agency’s new direction in human spaceflight. The plans, though, were rather […]
- Live coverage: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Jun 2026 The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Starship.
- How NASA Science and Artemis Are Shaping the 2026 FIFA World Cup NASA · 8 Jun 2026 As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing space science and engineering to soccer fans worldwide. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, NASA will host an exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston where visitors can learn h...
- Supersonic! NASA · 8 Jun 2026 On June 5, 2026, NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later this year. NASA test pilot Jim “Clue”...
- NASA’s INCUS Satellites Progress Toward Launch NASA · 8 Jun 2026 Description One of the three satellites that make up NASA’s INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission sits on a fixture at the facilities of Blue Canyon Technologies in Lafayette, Colorado. The satellite compl...
- Quantum Space to go public in SPAC deal SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2026 Quantum Space, a company led by a former NASA administrator developing highly maneuverable spacecraft for national security missions, will go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company.
- Axiom and Prada advance design of spacesuit SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2026 Axiom Space unveiled the design of another element of the lunar spacesuit it is developing for NASA in partnership with luxury designer Prada.
- NASA concludes MAVEN mission at Mars, uses data to discover new atmospheric phenomenon NASASpaceflight · 7 Jun 2026 Following a six-month battle to regain communication with its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN)…
- NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2026 NASA plans to find a new headquarters building by the end of this year while remaining in the Washington area.
- NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2026 As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, it is open to doing something similar for Hubble, if its operating costs can be reduced.
- NASA concerns about Russian repairs prompted ISS safe haven decision SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2026 NASA directed astronauts on the ISS to shelter in a Crew Dragon spacecraft after Russian cosmonauts planned to perform repairs the agency thought created “elevated risk” to the station.
- NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time NASA · 5 Jun 2026 NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later this...
- NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation Competition NASA · 5 Jun 2026 NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm, as the first place winner for the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-...
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth NASA · 5 Jun 2026 Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the Moon, science teams have been busy collecting more data and combing through observa...
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth NASA · 5 Jun 2026 Results from Artemis II’s science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and provide a blueprint for how future missions will conduct science on the lunar surface as NASA builds a Moon Base...
- NASA Satellites Help Map Ocean Nutrient Stress NASA · 5 Jun 2026 Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 5. A new study combining NASA satellite observations, ocean surveys, and genetic testing on marine microorganisms found evidence that warming ocean waters may be limiting n...
- NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report NASA · 5 Jun 2026 NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as the Deep Space Station 14 (DSS-14), at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barst...
- Astronauts briefly shelter in Dragon during ISS leak repair SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 NASA instructed astronauts on the International Space Station to briefly shelter in a Dragon spacecraft June 5 as cosmonauts attempted to repair an air leak in a Russian module.
- First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk NASA · 5 Jun 2026 One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally scheduled for Gemini VIII, the extravehicular activity (EVA) was reassi...
- NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks Spaceflight Now · 5 Jun 2026 The precautions were announced the same day as NASA said Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to perform “a more extensive repair operation”, but without providing details as to what that entails.
- Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans previously had; NASA announced an […]