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- SpaceX stack Starship and Super Heavy for first orbital flight Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2026 The inclusion of the upper stage, tail number Ship 41, comes ahead of a probable fueling demonstration planned in the days leading up to a launch attempt. Starship Flight 14 is scheduled for no earlier than Sept. 28, pen...
- Ship 41 and Booster 21 head into key pre-flight test NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2026 With Booster 21 and Ship 41 stacked at the launch site as of early morning…
- NASA Welcomes Croatia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 23 Sep 2026 The Republic of Croatia became the 74th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during a ceremony in the capital city of Zagreb with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “It is my privilege to welco...
- NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class NASA · 23 Sep 2026 NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the fir...
- NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Research Flights Over Colorado NASA · 23 Sep 2026 Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy more than a dozen sensors to measure ozone, methane, ammonia, particulates, and...
- NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova NASA · 23 Sep 2026 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0417 (left of center) on Sept. 19, 2026. This galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bending and magnifying light from objects far b...
- Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent NASA · 23 Sep 2026 Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square mi...
- Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China's lunar "exploration" plans Ars Technica · 23 Sep 2026 "Beijing's intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century."
- Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir NASA · 23 Sep 2026 Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir Three days before returning to Earth, Shannon W. Lucid—who joined NASA in 1978 as one of its first six female astronauts—checked in on wheat growing in the Svet greenhous...
- Ethereal Space Awarded NOAA SBEM Task Order 1 SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2026 DENVER, Colorado – September 2026 – Ethereal Space, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Task Order 1 under NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program, following NOAA’s […]
- FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule NASA · 23 Sep 2026 FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule
- Risk of Hydrazine Use Following Freeze–Thaw Exposure NASA · 23 Sep 2026 For more information, contact Jonathan E. Jones, Langley Research Center, jonathan.e.jones@nasa.gov Download the PDF version The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to communicate the risks associated with freeze–thaw...
- NASA’s Hubble Seeks Lensed Supernova, Marks 200,000 Orbits NASA · 23 Sep 2026 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another new milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. Hubble has traveled mo...
- Space explorers in the land of volcanoes ESA · 23 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- First switch on for ESA-JAXA Ramses asteroid mission ESA · 23 Sep 2026 The European Space Agency’s and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Ramses planetary defence spacecraft has been turned on for the first time by its prime contractor – marking a major milestone in its time-critical deve...
- There are now 17,000 satellites in orbit—and growing. Should we be concerned? Ars Technica · 23 Sep 2026 "I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits."
- A hitchhiker’s guide to Hera’s target asteroids ESA · 23 Sep 2026 Currently speeding through deep space at 12 km/s relative to Earth, ESA’s Hera spacecraft is due to reach its target Dimorphos asteroid this November. But if an astronaut were magically teleported onto the small-car-size...
- Rocket Factory Augsburg ‘Boost!’ extension in run-up to first launch ESA · 23 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Italy to Spend Over $5 Billion to Send Two Astronauts to the Moon European Spaceflight · 23 Sep 2026 According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Italy has committed more than $5 billion to the development of a lunar habitat for the agency’s Moon Base programme. In return, the country has secured spots for two Italia...
- To reach Jupiter, Juice took a detour past Venus, then returned to Earth on 28 September for a successful gravity boost while using our Moon to rehearse the navigation it will need around Jupiter’s icy moons. SpaceDaily · 23 Sep 2026 Juice used Earth's gravity on 28 September to turn its path and add 3.5 kilometres per second, while Moon-limb images tested the optical-navigation technique intended for close flybys in the Jupiter system.
- In 2001, Taco Bell anchored a 40-foot floating target off Australia and promised every American a free taco if the falling Mir space station hit it — and the company took out an insurance policy against a direct strike before the 130-ton station came down SpaceDaily · 23 Sep 2026 When a 130-ton Russian space station plummeted toward Earth, Taco Bell floated a giant target in the Pacific and bought insurance on the odds of a catastrophic bullseye.
- APOD: 2026 September 23 – A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin NASA · 23 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 23 – A… 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 photo...
- Boom Year for Desert Blooms NASA · 23 Sep 2026 Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.
- Ship 41 rolls to Pad 2 carrying two flown tiles from Ship 40 NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2026 SpaceX rolled Ship 41 to the launch site for stacking with Booster 21, and the…
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands NASA · 23 Sep 2026 Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University New Brunswick, NB, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 This week we had two planning days (Tuesday and Friday...
- Risks of Decompression Sickness and Venous Thromboembolism during Spaceflight and Patent Foramen Ovale Implications NASA · 22 Sep 2026 NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most recent data related to extravehicular activity (EVA) prebreathe testing and decompression sickness (DCS) even...
- NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat NASA · 22 Sep 2026 Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can cause the destruction of n...
- NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat NASA · 22 Sep 2026 NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can cause the destruction of necessary cell components, which is...
- NASA’s Chandra Finds Unusual Objects in Pinwheel Galaxy NASA · 22 Sep 2026 Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers found mysterious objects that give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense levels of ultraviolet radiation. One of the galaxies they studied, M101, is pictured here...
- NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from New Hampshire Students NASA · 22 Sep 2026 Students in New Hampshire will hear from NASA astronaut Anil Menon as he answers prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11:35 a.m. EDT Thursday, Sep...
- SaxaVord Scrapped Launch Rail Plans, Forcing HyImpulse to Bring Its Own European Spaceflight · 22 Sep 2026 UK-based launch facility SaxaVord Spaceport has confirmed that it abandoned plans to develop a shared suborbital launch rail, with German rocket builder HyImpulse now preparing to bring its own system to the Scottish lau...
- A call to boost European space exploration ESA · 22 Sep 2026 The Call sets out a shared vision for strengthening Europe's role in human and robotic space exploration and provides political guidance for preparations ahead of the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting in Rome on 15 Decemb...
- APOD: 2026 September 22 – Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun NASA · 22 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 22 –… 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...
- An Epic View of the Seasons NASA · 22 Sep 2026 The tilt in Earth’s axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from a NASA camera in deep space.
- NASA Welcomes Albania as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 21 Sep 2026 The Republic of Albania signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, joining the coalition of like‑minded nations committed to the responsible and transpa...
- NASA Kicks Off Nationwide Effort to Prepare Tomorrow’s Space Workforce NASA · 21 Sep 2026 NASA kicked off its State Hubs for Skilled Technical Workforce initiative Sept. 15, 2026 with awardees at Space Center Houston. Agency leadership convened State Hub partners to align strategy and build momentum while foc...
- Launch Preview: Electron, Falcon 9, and Starship set for launches NASASpaceflight · 21 Sep 2026 A total of five orbital launches are scheduled this week. SpaceX will launch its Falcon…
- Perseverance’s View of ‘Turquoise Bay’ NASA · 21 Sep 2026 Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this 360-degree panorama of “Turquoise Bay,” a geologic area of interest in the “Margin Unit.” The 818 images used to create the natural-col...
- NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Attends Ravens vs. Saints Game NASA · 21 Sep 2026 NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, a Baltimore native, takes a selfie with fans at an NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, Sund...
- SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster arrives at pad ahead of first orbital Starship launch Spaceflight Now · 21 Sep 2026 The first planned orbital Starship mission is scheduled for launch from Starbase in Texas as soon as Sept. 28, pending final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.