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- Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad NASA · 14 Jan 2026 NASA’s integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is inching closer to launch – literally. The agency is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin...
- CAS Space conducts first suborbital launch and capsule landing test SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 Chinese commercial firm CAS Space launched its first Lihong-1 suborbital flight and recovery test mission, seeing a successful parachute descent of the capsule.
- Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX prepare ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth Spaceflight Now · 14 Jan 2026 The three astronauts and cosmonaut are scheduled to undock from the space station at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, and splashdown off the coast of California at 3:41 a.m. EST (0841 UTC).
- Crew-11 set for undocking and splashdown after medical situation forces early return NASASpaceflight · 14 Jan 2026 NASA and SpaceX are targeting 5:05 PM EST (22:05 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for…
- New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Area NASA · 14 Jan 2026 The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local...
- ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission moves up launch SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA spacecraft.
- Taiwan’s Moonshot: why ‘T-Dome’ needs systems engineering, not just a shopping list SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 When President John F. Kennedy stood before Congress in May 1961 and declared that the United States would land a man on the moon before the decade’s end, his purpose was not to invent the space program, but to impose a...
- Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 If you stayed in a hotel last night, there’s a good chance you saw that familiar placard in the bathroom: “Help save the planet — hang your towel and we won’t wash it.” At a recent panel, I asked the audience how many ha...
- ThinkOrbital raises seed funding to advance X-ray space inspection SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 Boulder-based startup plans 2026 demonstrations tied to space domain awareness
- European Capsule Demonstrator Survives Launch Failure European Spaceflight · 14 Jan 2026 A small reentry capsule demonstrator developed by Spanish space logistics startup Orbital Paradigm survived the failure of its PSLV launch vehicle on 12 January and successfully transmitted 190 seconds of flight data. Va...
- NASA Releases Global Temperature Data NASA · 14 Jan 2026 Earth’s global surface temperature in 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023 – but within the margin of error the two years are effectively tied according to an analysis by NASA scientists. Since record-keeping began in 1880...
- Bringing outsiders into the space fold SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 SpaceX’s 2026 IPO plans were an early Christmas present for space investors who were already bullish about the year ahead. The move helps push the industry further into the mainstream investment and public consciousness....
- Hubble Observes Stars Flaring to Life in Orion NASA · 14 Jan 2026 Just-forming stars, called protostars, dazzle a cloudy landscape in the Orion Molecular Cloud complex (OMC). These three new images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope were taken as part of an effort to learn more about t...
- When allies can’t count on U.S. ISR, commercial space becomes strategic SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 The global security environment is becoming more volatile, not less. The war in Ukraine grinds on. China is increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific. The Middle East remains unstable. North Korea continues to test miss...
- NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more than a month.
- Space operations will become more dynamic this year SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 From civil science and exploration missions to national security, there are many space activities to look forward to in 2026. There will be at least three missions heading to the moon, Vast’s Haven-1 is scheduled to laun...
- SkyFi raises $12.7 million to scale satellite data marketplace SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 Funding backs expansion of “virtual constellation” that aggregates imagery from commercial operators
- China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellites SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026 China conducted a pair of Long March rocket launches Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to be a record-breaking year for the country.
- Virtual tour of ESA’s Test Centre gets a makeover ESA · 14 Jan 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Sweden to Acquire 10 Surveillance Satellites for €121 Million European Spaceflight · 14 Jan 2026 The Swedish government has committed SEK 1.3 billion (approximately €121 million) to purchase ten satellites to build out a sovereign intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system. On 12 January, Sweden ann...
- Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27 SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, accordi...
- How IVRT Testing Ensures Consistent Product Quality SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Stringent quality control is essential in the pharmaceutical industry, as both cosmetics and pharmaceutical products must maintain a high standard of quality. Any deviation from these st...
- Quantum light switch built from atomically thin mirror SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Controlling light across scales, from microscopes and telescopes down to nanometers, is a central challenge in modern optics. Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have now demonst...
- Quantum key method enables redundant storage of qubit data SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have demonstrated a method to back up quantum information by encrypting qubits during copying, providing redundancy while remaining co...
- Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software tools SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Nullspace Inc. has released a new version of its electromagnetic simulation suite that targets large-scale antenna and radar applications with faster frequency analysis and streamlined C...
- Space station study reveals unusual virus bacteria dynamics in microgravity SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 In near weightless conditions aboard the International Space Station, viruses that infect bacteria continue to attack their hosts but follow an altered evolutionary trajectory compared t...
- NASA heavy ion tests confirm Sakura II AI chip for orbital and lunar use SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 EdgeCortix Inc. reports that its Sakura II edge AI co-processor has demonstrated high levels of radiation resiliency in heavy ion testing conducted under the NASA Electronic Parts and Pa...
- Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8 SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Firefly Aerospace has announced a Block II configuration upgrade for its Alpha small launch vehicle, with qualification testing for the new second stage hardware now underway at the comp...
- Indian rocket hits snag during launch SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 An Indian rocket hit a snag during its launch Monday, forcing a deviation in flight path as it carried an Earth observation satellite and commercial payloads, the country's space agency said....
- Berkeley Scientists set to home in on 100 signals from Seti at Home SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Berkeley, United States (SPX) Jan 12, 2026 For 21 years, between 1999 and 2020, millions of people worldwide loaned UC Berkeley scientists their computers to search for signs of advanced civilizations in our galaxy. The...
- Quantum camera startup plans satellite and telescope constellations SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Diffraqtion, a space startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland, has closed a pre-seed funding round to advance satellite constellations and telescope systems powered by a no...
- Blue Origin and Nimbus validate fuel cells for lunar life support SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 In a key step toward sustaining crews on future lunar missions, Nimbus Power Systems has completed a campaign of shock and vibration tests on its advanced, gravity independent fuel cell...
- Fueling research in nuclear thermal propulsion SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 by Poornima Apte for MIT News Boston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is 238,855 miles away, the distance to M...
- Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2026 After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbi...
- Europe approves EPS Sterna polar microsatellite network SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 12, 2026 The EUMETSAT Council has formally endorsed the EUMETSAT Polar System Sterna (EPS Sterna), clearing the way for a new constellation of polar orbiting microsatellites that will deliver fr...
- Aerospacelab expands Pulsar navigation constellation work with new Xona satellite order SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Aerospacelab, a satellite manufacturing and design company, has been selected by Xona Space Systems to produce eight additional satellites for Pulsar, a low Earth orbit navigation const...
- Multiple satellite filings demonstrate transparency, responsibility and ambition: China Daily editorial SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Low-Earth orbit slots are finite, nonrenewable and increasingly scarce. Once they are occupied or effectively locked by early movers, latecomers face severe constraints on their ability...
- NASA Back for Seconds with New Food System Design Challenge SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration...
- New orbital mapping system targets Earth Moon libration traffic SpaceDaily · 14 Jan 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 As lunar exploration intensifies, the cislunar space is experiencing increasing congestion. Traditional two body Keplerian elements, which have long been the standard for Earth orbiting ob...
- Fires on the Rise in the Far North NASA · 14 Jan 2026 Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.