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- NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords NASA · 25 Sep 2026 The Republic of San Marino became the 76th signatory to the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in the city of Rimini on Friday with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “San Marino joins a growing coalitio...
- NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch NASA · 25 Sep 2026 Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is working to change that paradigm. Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Cen...
- 2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge NASA · 25 Sep 2026 2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge Overview The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.” As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ National Airspace System (NA...
- 2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge NASA · 25 Sep 2026 2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge Challenge Materials Overview The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.” As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ Natio...
- ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart, seen from orbit ESA · 25 Sep 2026 From the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has photographed cities, coastlines and landscapes across the world during her nearly eight-month εpsilon mission. This time, her camera turned towards a...
- Hubble Spots Chaotic Secret in Galaxy NASA · 25 Sep 2026 A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way galaxy, NGC 4698 has sp...
- After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild Ars Technica · 25 Sep 2026 "There is always a tension that comes with seeing the first of anything fly."
- TB 26-07 Aluminum Alloy 2219 Material Guidance NASA · 25 Sep 2026 For more information, contact Donald S. Parker, Kennedy Space Center, donald.s.parker@nasa.gov Download the PDF version Improper casting and forging processes in the manufacture of aluminum alloy 2219 can lead to microst...
- Week in images: 21-25 Sep 2026 ESA · 25 Sep 2026 Week in images: 21-25 Sep 2026
- Three Earth Explorer candidates go forward ESA · 25 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Rocket Report: Era of cheap launch is over? Astra sets early 2027. target for return Ars Technica · 25 Sep 2026 "The customer got comfortable with a high reliability and a low price."
- ESA and the EU partner with Museo Galileo on new exhibition ESA · 25 Sep 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA), Italy’s Museo Galileo - Institute and Museum of the History of Science, and the European Commission (EC) have partnered to uncover the surprising and far-reaching connections between the...
- Earth from Space: Venetian Lagoon ESA · 25 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- MIRROR robot reflects future of in-orbit assembly ESA · 25 Sep 2026 Like a climber, selecting and adjusting its grip on the next hold and slowly moving across a rockface, the robot seen here crawls across a dark laboratory clutching onto pieces of equipment to steadily build a structure...
- Callisto Reusable Rocket Demonstrator Takes Shape Ahead of 2027 Hop Test European Spaceflight · 25 Sep 2026 The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has completed final testing of the nose cone for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator, with the hardware now set to be transferred to France for final integration. DLR has also conf...
- APOD: 2026 September 25 – Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri NASA · 25 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 25 –… 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...
- Explosive Intensification for Hurricane Polo NASA · 25 Sep 2026 Several ingredients came together off the Pacific coast of Mexico to generate one of the strongest storms the eastern Pacific basin has ever seen.
- NASA announces new space telescope ‘PRIMA’ to launch in 2033 Spaceflight Now · 24 Sep 2026 Once it goes through a confirmation review, the observatory can proceed into construction. The 5.9-foot telescope will be capped at a project cost of $1.2 billion, which excludes launch “and other non-project costs.”
- Expedition 75 astronauts continue science work as Crew-13 readies for launch NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2026 AS the International Space Station continues to orbit Earth as it has for over a…
- NASA Welcomes Côte d’Ivoire as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 24 Sep 2026 Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as the 75th signatory during a signing ceremony in the nation’s largest city Abidjan, marking the largest milestone yet for the international coalition of like-minded...
- NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-14 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA · 24 Sep 2026 Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission. NASA astronauts Kayl...
- NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge NASA · 24 Sep 2026 NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia, Pa. for the Adaptive Nourishment Infrastructure (ANI) food...
- NASA’s Machines for Mars Make Beer Bubbly NASA · 24 Sep 2026 Carbon-capture technology repurposed for breweries spreads and finds new applications
- Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond NASA · 24 Sep 2026 In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Re...
- True or false on space industry trends with Pacôme Révillon SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2026 In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss and Novaspace CEO Pacôme Révillon look at what to expect from the space industry in the next year by playing a game of true […]
- US-India Satellite Captures Time-lapse Video of Volcanic Eruption NASA · 24 Sep 2026 Like tendrils on a vine, lava spreads out from the northern crater of Krasheninnikov, a volcano pair on the Pacific coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. On July 30, 2025, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake had struck in the n...
- Moog Completes ISO Class 8 Clean Room at Niagara Falls Facility to Expand Thruster Production SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2026 East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced the completion and commissioning of a new ISO Class 8 certified clean room at its Niagara Falls facility. This […]
- NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of South Pole Ars Technica · 24 Sep 2026 "If you come up short with who comes down the ladder first, the impact is felt around the world."
- NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission NASA · 24 Sep 2026 During NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission aboard the International Space Station, astronauts will support a series of biomedical and human performance investigations, including a new collaborative effort to study how spacefli...
- European Lunar Rover Secures Spot Aboard Blue Origin Blue Moon Mission European Spaceflight · 24 Sep 2026 Belgium’s Space Applications Services has secured a ride for its LUVMI-M rover aboard a Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander. The company announced the agreement on 23 September, saying the mission is on track to be...
- A Dutch schoolteacher clicking through galaxy images on a volunteer website in 2007 flagged a green smudge she couldn’t identify and asked what it was. It turned out to be a cloud of gas lit by a quasar that had already switched off, and astronomers named SpaceDaily · 24 Sep 2026 An amateur astronomer's casual observation became a cosmic mystery that still puzzles scientists today.
- Starfish Space’s first Otter servicing vehicle slated for Transporter-18 NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2026 Starfish Space has confirmed that its first full-scale Otter satellite servicing vehicle is complete and…
- New tests for rendezvous and docking interoperability ESA · 24 Sep 2026 Currently, space missions are one-shot affairs: satellites are sent to orbit to do their mission until they run out of fuel. The European Space Agency is working on a more sustainable future where satellites and spacecra...
- Win a trip to ESA to witness BepiColombo arrive at Mercury ESA · 24 Sep 2026 Get ready to celebrate BepiColombo’s arrival at Mercury. Craft a welcoming message that could be a drawing, song, poem or any other art form and stand a chance to win a trip to mission control!
- Record participation in ESA’s Industry Space Days 2026 ESA · 24 Sep 2026 On 16–17 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) hosted a record 3100 visitors from Europe’s space industry for a two-day Industry Space Days (ISD) event at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands.
- ESA Awards RFA €2.7 Million in New Funding for SaxaVord Operations European Spaceflight · 24 Sep 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) a contract amendment that will provide the company with €2.7 million in additional co-funding to support the build-out of the company’s launch and...
- APOD: 2026 September 24 – The Ghosts of Five Supernovas NASA · 24 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 24 –… 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...
- Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest NASA · 24 Sep 2026 A low-lying cloud layer brought autumn ambience to western Washington and Oregon, while mountainous areas near the coast remained above the pall.
- Swift Rescue Mission May Not Have Succeeded, But No Regrets SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 Sep 2026 The bold mission to extend the lifetime of NASA’s Swift observatory is coming to an end in the next 24 hours. Almost exactly one year after NASA signed a contract
- NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems NASA · 23 Sep 2026 NASA’s researchers know that when you settle into your seat on a commercial flight, you expect a smooth takeoff, views over the clouds, a steady descent, and hopefully an early arrival at your destination. But when your...