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- NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests NASA · 2 Oct 2026 Groundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for designing the aircraft technologies of the future. In a first-of-its-kind test in NASA...
- Analysis: Despite Ambiguous Wording, Moon Base’s “Perimeter” Likely Complies With International Law Space Scout · 2 Oct 2026 NASA should strive for clarity as to its exact intentions as it seeks to establish positive norms for lunar surface usage.
- NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors NASA · 2 Oct 2026 NASA is seeking leaders for one of the most esteemed positions on Earth for human spaceflight: flight director in mission control at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This role is critical to advancing Americ...
- Portugal’s Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets, Plans PrimeNEO Rocket European Spaceflight · 2 Oct 2026 Portuguese space technology group Omnidea has acquired most of Orbex’s intellectual property and UK assets after the rocket builder collapsed into administration in February. Omnidea plans to develop an evolution of Orbe...
- Week in images: 28 Sep - 2 Oct 2026 ESA · 2 Oct 2026 Week in images: 28 Sep - 2 Oct 2026
- A guide to blood draws in orbit ESA · 2 Oct 2026 This video was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:
- Beyond the airlock - Sophie Adenot's three spacewalks ESA · 2 Oct 2026 For ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, her first steps into space were only the beginning.
- Earth from Space: Typhoon Surigae ESA · 2 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- GOMX-5 successfully launched ESA · 2 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Jammertest pumps up the jam in Norway ESA · 2 Oct 2026 Every September, for one week, the airwaves above the Arctic island of Andøya, Norway, become some of the most heavily attacked in the world. For a good reason: Jammertest. From the small village of Bleik, 69 degrees nor...
- APOD: 2026 October 2 – The Complete Sharpless Catalog: 313 Nebulas NASA · 2 Oct 2026 What does it take to image hundreds of nebulas? Today’s image contains the entire Sharpless Catalog of H II Regions, totaling 313 objects. Zoom in and explore!
- Rains Swamp the Gandak River NASA · 2 Oct 2026 After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.
- Crew-13 Arrives at ISS as Crew-12 Prepares to Depart SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 Oct 2026 NASA’s 13th operational Crew Dragon mission arrived at the International Space Station today about 8 hours after launch. That’s the fastest trip on a SpaceX Dragon thanks to an opportune
- 10 Things: Movie Night NASA · 2 Oct 2026 Join Us for Movie Night with NASA NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration and scientific discovery. NASA+ documentaries allow you to come along for the ride. It’s free. It’s on demand. And no subscri...
- Falcon Heavy to fly its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2026 The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:53 p.m. EDT (0353 UTC).
- Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2026 Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral...
- NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements NASA · 1 Oct 2026 NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs and resources. The $1.4 billi...
- Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit NASASpaceflight · 1 Oct 2026 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is poised atop Launch Complex 39A once again, this time to launch…
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches NASA · 1 Oct 2026 In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins...
- Crew-13 Spreads its Wings Space Scout · 1 Oct 2026 NASA’s Crew-13 mission is on its way to the International Space Station, ready to support the next chapter of long-duration research aboard the orbiting laboratory.
- Live coverage: AI datacenter prototypes, energy redirection demonstrators and more launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2026 The mission carries 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC).
- What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 1 Oct 2026 A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station NASA · 1 Oct 2026 Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space...
- As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2026 The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.
- Canada Rocket Company plans first large-scale engine test site in London, Ontario NASASpaceflight · 1 Oct 2026 Canada Rocket Company (CRC) will build Canada’s first large-scale rocket engine test facility at London…
- World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the “Rocket Revolution” SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2026 HOUSTON, Texas (September 30, 2026)— World Space Week events, beginning October 4 in 100 nations, will celebrate how launch innovation has stimulated the rapidly-growing space economy and enabled new uses […]
- Juice’s September 2026 Earth flyby: the movie ESA · 1 Oct 2026 On 28 September 2026, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) successfully completed a gravity assist flyby of Earth. Flight controllers guided the spacecraft close to our home planet to increase its velocity by 3.5 km/...
- Rethinking risk with electronics for space SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2026 In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Ken Stoler, the space business development lead for Arrow. They discuss how spacecraft designers and operators have changed their attitudes toward risk, […]
- LMT Group and Novaspace partner to develop strategy for 5G/6G satellite communications hub in Latvia SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2026 Noordwijk, the Netherlands | September 22, 2026 – During the international Industry Space Days 2026 event at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, the Latvian Mobile Telephone […]
- Norwegian Government Proposes Paying for Second Andøya Launch Pad European Spaceflight · 1 Oct 2026 The Norwegian government plans to invest almost NOK 650 million (almost €60 million) to build a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport. The state will own the pad and lease it to Andøya Space, the commercial opera...
- ESA at the 77th International Astronautical Congress ESA · 1 Oct 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) will participate in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which opens on Monday 5 October and runs until Friday 9 October in Antalya, Türkiye. More than 6 000 participants a...
- NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions NASA · 1 Oct 2026 In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coal...
- Starfish Otter, other payloads set to launch on Transporter 18 NASASpaceflight · 1 Oct 2026 SpaceX plans to launch a Transporter rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 from California, on…
- China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifest SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2026 HELSINKI — China completed its ninth and tenth launches of September, sending Guowang and Yaogan satellites into orbit, ahead of an intense finish to the year. A Long March 8A […]
- What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (September 2026) ESA · 1 Oct 2026 September was a month of milestones and discoveries. FLEX launched aboard Vega-C alongside Sentinel-3C. Sophie Adenot completed her third and final spacewalk, leading the mission as EV-1. BepiColombo separated from its M...
- Tiny thrusters 3D-printed in space ESA · 1 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- EarthCARE’s view of volcanic plume boosts air safety ESA · 1 Oct 2026 When Anak Krakatau erupted a few weeks ago, the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite, orbiting above, captured vertical profiles of different constituents within the volcanic plume. Designed primarily to advance o...
- APOD: 2026 October 1 – Harvest Moon with Erupting Mount Etna NASA · 1 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 1 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph...
- An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta NASA · 1 Oct 2026 Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba’s northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.
- Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 1 Oct 2026 NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, will become the first agency astronaut to fly for a second time onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base is schedul...