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- LTG David Miller Nominated as Next Leader of U.S. Space Command SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Oct 2026 U.S. Space Force Lieutenant General David Miller, Jr. has been nominated as the next Commander of U.S. Space Command, succeeding Gen. Stephen Whiting who will retire early next year. Yesterday,
- Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2026 Galileo Space is building satellites designed to turn signals into answers in orbit. Modern defense and commercial operations need fast answers about what is happening and where. Existing systems can […]
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them NASA · 30 Sep 2026 Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the...
- Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust NASA · 30 Sep 2026 Galaxies, vast collections of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, are scattered across the immensity of space. But every so often, a coincidence occurs: Two galaxies line up from our point of view...
- NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base NASA · 30 Sep 2026 NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar outpost, Moon Base. The suite of science instrumen...
- Crew-13 astronauts set for launch to ISS after weeks of delays NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2026 One veteran astronaut and three first-time flyers are ready to begin a six-month mission to…
- NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon NASA · 30 Sep 2026 NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This acceler...
- NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops NASA · 30 Sep 2026 NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-based demonstrator to learn how to grow crops on the Moon.
- Star Trails NASA · 30 Sep 2026 This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Ba...
- So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft? Ars Technica · 30 Sep 2026 Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."
- Starship makes orbit, Flight 15 preps in full swing NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2026 SpaceX made significant strides in the Starship program during Flight 14. Booster 21, despite losing…
- NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2026 ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomous onboard precise […...
- Shaping Europe’s future in low Earth orbit ESA · 30 Sep 2026 For more than 25 years, the Internation Space Station (ISS) has been humankind's home in space. It has enabled scientists to conduct research in weightlessness, helped astronauts learn how to live and work in orbit and p...
- Quantum Space Executes Launch Processing Agreement with All Points Logistics for Prime Mission SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2026 ROCKVILLE, Md. and MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — September 30, 2026 — Quantum Space, LLC (the “Company” or “Quantum Space”), a company developing the next generation of advanced maneuverable spacecraft for […]
- ESA Selects Airbus and OHB to Lead European Space Station Studies European Spaceflight · 30 Sep 2026 The European Space Agency has selected consortia led by Airbus Defence and Space and OHB to carry out parallel studies examining the feasibility of a future European-led outpost in low Earth orbit. ESA announced the two...
- Science begins for Smile ESA · 30 Sep 2026 On 23 September, the European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to start revealing how Earth responds to the wind of charged particles from the Sun. This follows a busy in-space commissioning period since the spac...
- APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries NASA · 30 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 30 –… 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 photogr...
- Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific NASA · 30 Sep 2026 Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
- Launch Preview: Crew-13 to launch to ISS, Falcon Heavy to launch mission for the NRO NASASpaceflight · 29 Sep 2026 Four orbital launches are expected this week, all by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy…
- NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications NASA · 29 Sep 2026 NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar exploration: reliable communications. As NASA prepares for long-...
- NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services Contract NASA · 29 Sep 2026 NASA has awarded a contract to Omitron Inc. for the acquisition of orbital safety analysis services, which provide for critical protection of NASA spaceflight assets and astronaut lives. This indefinite-delivery contract...
- NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference NASA · 29 Sep 2026 NASA will participate in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye, from Monday, Oct. 5, to Friday, Oct. 9, highlighting America’s leadership in human exploration to the Moon and Mars, advan...
- Commercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035 SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2026 Paris, France | September 2026 — Novaspace’s Satellite Communications for Defense and Security, 2nd Edition highlights a defense Satcom market poised for rapid growth. By 2035, commercial satellite service revenues […]
- NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services Contract NASA · 29 Sep 2026 In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9×4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch S...
- NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage NASA · 29 Sep 2026 NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn whe...
- NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers Ars Technica · 29 Sep 2026 So is SpaceX just being selfish, or what?
- Terran Orbital Names Jamin Brown Chief Operating Officer SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2026 IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced the […]
- Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch Pad NASA · 29 Sep 2026 Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in this Sept. 27, 2...
- Starship Orbits Earth, Returns Early Space Scout · 29 Sep 2026 Although technical issues cut the mission short, Starship achieved most of its objectives, including its first deployment of an operational payload into orbit.
- NSTGRO 2026 NASA · 29 Sep 2026 NSTGRO Homepage Eleanor ZimmermannMichigan Technological UniversityRadiative Passive Processing Technology for Offworld Resource Separation (RaPPTORS) Tetiana TymoshevskaUniversity of MichiganLiquid Droplet Radiator Enab...
- CNES Publishes Call for New Rocket Launch Tracking Turrets for French Guiana European Spaceflight · 29 Sep 2026 The French space agency CNES has issued a call for new automated optical tracking systems for the Guiana Space Centre. The new system will need to be capable of tracking launch vehicles to altitudes of up to an altitude...
- Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing NASA · 29 Sep 2026 Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions. Developed at NASA’s Glenn Research C...
- RelaxPro: Helping astronauts sleep and manage stress in space ESA · 29 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Supporting εpsilon from Earth ESA · 29 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Watch Sophie Adenot’s third spacewalk live ESA · 29 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- If AI cannot be trusted in a classroom, why should it be trusted in orbit? SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2026 On September 9, 2026, Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s alignment science lead, said on social media that he personally believed there was a greater than 10% chance that artificial intelligence could kill […]
- ESA investigates potential future European-led orbital outpost ESA · 29 Sep 2026 As part of the preparation for the end of utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to two European industrial consortia to conduct preliminary studies asses...
- Galaxies in a cosmic house of mirrors ESA · 29 Sep 2026 This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features galaxies in great detail that have been warped and multiplied like they’ve stepped into a house of mirrors. The brilliant golden galaxies splashe...
- Second spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot ESA · 29 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- APOD: 2026 September 29 – Sh2-188: The Shrimp Nebula NASA · 29 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 29 –… 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 photogr...