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- It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2026 Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.
- PLD Space Adds €108 million to Series C Funding Round European Spaceflight · 1 Sep 2026 Spanish launch services provider PLD Space has secured an additional €108 million in funding, extending the Series C round to €288 million. The company is preparing for the inaugural flight of the Miura 5 rocket later th...
- Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2026 "We could really be facing the great filter."
- Samba’s fiery farewell recorded ESA · 1 Sep 2026 Yesterday, on 31 August 2026, Samba reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 21:39:38 UTC / 23:39:38 CEST as the third of the four Cluster satellites. Samba had been lined up for a special 'targeted reentry' safely over the South...
- APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse NASA · 1 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 1 – 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 photog...
- Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island NASA · 1 Sep 2026 In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way.
- NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 31 Aug 2026 During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the Republic of Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords, joining the growing international coalition of like-...
- Launch Preview: Array of international launches planned this week NASASpaceflight · 31 Aug 2026 Six missions are scheduled to launch from launch sites across the globe this week. After…
- September 2026 Satellite Puzzler NASA · 31 Aug 2026 Here’s the August 2026 puzzler. Quick, where is this? And what makes this place interesting or unique?
- Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Associate Members SpaceNews · 31 Aug 2026 August 31, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Outlier and Rendezvous Robotics as its newest Associate Members, bringing expertise in reusable satellite platforms and adapta...
- Roman Space Telescope Headed to Deep Space Space Scout · 31 Aug 2026 The observatory will shed new light on the mystery of dark energy, observe distant exoplanets, and explore the structure of the universe.
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches NASA · 31 Aug 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026. Roman is named after the agency’s first ch...
- Media briefing: BepiColombo's next milestone towards Mercury ESA · 31 Aug 2026 Rewatch the European Space Agency's 31 August 2026 online press briefing on the latest developments of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, Europe's and Japan's first mission to Mercury.
- Speed to Field Starts Below the Prime SpaceNews · 31 Aug 2026 I have spent much of my career looking at the defense industrial base from different vantage points: as a warfighter, inside major defense companies, and now leading a company whose […]
- What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (August 2026) ESA · 31 Aug 2026 August was a busy month for ESA, between spectacular views, historic milestones and exciting new discoveries.
- Roman Commissioning NASA · 31 Aug 2026 Where is Roman? Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing a process called commissioning, where systems are turned on, adjusted, calibrate...
- Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites ESA · 31 Aug 2026 With thousands of emergency responders conducting search-and-rescue operations following the catastrophic flash flood that struck northern Nepal on 26 August, satellite imagery is helping to reveal the scale of the inund...
- SES Awards OHB €1 billion for IRIS2 MEO Satellites European Spaceflight · 31 Aug 2026 European satellite operator SES has awarded OHB a contract worth almost €1 billion to develop and build satellite platforms for the medium Earth orbit component of Europe’s €15.6 billion IRIS2 secure communications const...
- Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky ESA · 31 Aug 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST/ 13:26 CEST on 30 August 2026. With the successful launch, Ro...
- APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope NASA · 31 Aug 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… 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...
- SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in production NASASpaceflight · 31 Aug 2026 The NASA and contractor workforce continues to make progress ahead of next year’s Artemis III…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy August 30-September 5, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of August 30-September 5, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House is in session this
- Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Lifts Off to Open New Insights Into the Universe SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off this morning on a mission to find more planets around other stars in the universe and solve the mysteries of dark energy
- Why it matters that President Trump just dialed into a NASA news conference Ars Technica · 30 Aug 2026 With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA's science programs need a boost.
- Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23 NASA · 30 Aug 2026 Description Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone...
- NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online NASA · 30 Aug 2026 Description Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguid...
- Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex NASA · 30 Aug 2026 Description Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. The recently completed Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter (114-foot) beam-waveguide...
- NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches NASA · 30 Aug 2026 Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon...
- EVA-98: suiting up! ESA · 30 Aug 2026 This timelapse was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:
- Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next ‘great observatory,’ poised for Sunday launch Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2026 Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe. Liftoff from the Kennedy...
- NASA, SpaceX set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida on Sunday NASASpaceflight · 29 Aug 2026 NASA and SpaceX are set for the launch of NASA’s next great space observatory —…
- NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Go for Launch, Five Years of Discovery Space Scout · 29 Aug 2026 NASA’s new flagship space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is now attached to its Falcon Heavy rocket and ready to set out on its journey to uncover the secrets of the universe.
- ESA awards first European Launcher Challenge contracts NASASpaceflight · 29 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency has signed the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, committing…
- NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA · 28 Aug 2026 From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Don...
- NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge NASA · 28 Aug 2026 NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions...
- Trump Honors Artemis II Crew, Signs Executive Order to Establish a U.S. Space Academy SpacePolicyOnline.com · 28 Aug 2026 President Trump signed an Executive Order today during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew that will create a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy to “encourage and guide” students to pursue
- President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award NASA · 28 Aug 2026 President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Friday for their serv...
- Trump calls for creation of a "space academy" to train future NASA leaders Ars Technica · 28 Aug 2026 "It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."
- President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy NASA · 28 Aug 2026 To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday to establish the nation’s first U.S. Space Academy. The order hig...
- Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency European Spaceflight · 28 Aug 2026 Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidiary that was established to develop a vertical launch site on the north coast of Scotland. In a 25 Au...