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- Due to need for 'absolute success,' China delays critical Moon launch to 2027 Ars Technica · 23 Aug 2026 "The Chang’e 7 mission does not meet the conditions for launch."
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming NASA · 23 Aug 2026 By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 This week of Curiosity Mars rover operations takes us back to our “regularly scheduled pr...
- CNES Seeks Partners to Mass-Produce Compact Optical Telescopes European Spaceflight · 22 Aug 2026 The French space agency CNES is looking for an industrial partner to develop and qualify a compact optical telescope for future satellite constellations. The agency says the design must be suitable for mass production, w...
- APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids NASA · 22 Aug 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 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 photograph o...
- Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2026 HELSINKI — A Chinese startup building a constellation to detect and geolocate radio-frequency emissions from orbit has closed a funding round as China’s commercial sector expands. Tianjin-based Xingkan Jiuzhou Technology...
- New Novaspace forecast: 6,500+ EO satellites to launch by 2035 SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2026 Paris, France | August 2026– More than 6,500 Earth observation (EO) satellites are expected to launch by 2035, generating $155.9 billion in manufacturing revenues as governments expand sovereign intelligence, surveillanc...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 100th orbital mission of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2026 The Starlink 15-20 mission represents the 99th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4 East is scheduled for 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT / 0725 UTC).
- Ship 41 Completes Engine Testing Ahead of Flight 14 NASASpaceflight · 21 Aug 2026 While Ship 40 is preparing to be transported back to Starbase from Christmas Island, Ship…
- NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space NASA · 21 Aug 2026 On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. As the Moon covered the Sun, it briefly revealed the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere — the corona — to those in the path of totality who w...
- TB 26-04 Updates and Modernization of NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) Code NASA · 21 Aug 2026 For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system ana...
- Webb Opens Treasure Chest NASA · 21 Aug 2026 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure Chest,” is an object kno...
- NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA · 21 Aug 2026 President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NAS...
- Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live ESA · 21 Aug 2026 After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98.
- Week in images: 17-21 August 2026 ESA · 21 Aug 2026 Week in images: 17-21 August 2026
- The COSMOSIS framework can ensure that Washington governs space with its complexity in mind. SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2026 Policy documents from both the White House and the Office of Space Commerce this summer acknowledge that space is a complex system, as to which forms of adaptive governance should […]
- Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2026 HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting a reflight of its Zhuque-3 first stage in months, following its historic successful vertical landing Aug. 18. A company representative told […]
- Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier ESA · 21 Aug 2026 Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August 2026.
- Europe’s Scorching Summer NASA · 21 Aug 2026 A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.
- White House Releases New Space Transportation Policy SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Aug 2026 The White House released a new space transportation policy today, the first since 2013. The new policy has a strong emphasis on government support for the commercial space industry and
- New space transportation policy focuses on increased launch rates SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 The White House released a new space transportation policy Aug. 20 with an emphasis on enabling a sharp increase in the number of launches and reentries.
- Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 Guetlein joins North Dakota senators in making the case for the missile defense program
- Elve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for spaceflight SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – California startup Elve has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier platform for spaceflight. With U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research funding, Elve “didn’t ju...
- SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 The new round of STRATFIs were awarded to Agile Space Industries, Antares Nuclear, EO Solutions, Hydrosat, Kall Morris, Method Security, Muon Space, Scout Space, Sedaro, Star Catcher Industries and ThinkOrbital
- Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket Ars Technica · 20 Aug 2026 Arianespace hasn’t publicly disclosed the cost for an Ariane 6 launch.
- SmallSat 2026 NASA · 20 Aug 2026 SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 9:00 – 10:00 AM WelcomeJose NunezBryceTech’s Smallsats by the Numbers:...
- What’s next for ISR in space SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 In this episode, SpaceNews correspondent Debra Werner leads a panel of experts to discuss the role of ISR in space and what comes next. This session was recorded in May […]
- Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20.
- Moog Highlights Huntsville Expansion and New Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab During Space and Missile Defense Symposium SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 Huntsville, AL — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announces a significant expansion at its Huntsville, AL facility that now includes a new secure Hypersonic/Interceptor Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) lab. It is […]
- Artemis Mission Patches NASA · 20 Aug 2026 A jacket decorated with Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Ce...
- ESA Confirms Ariane 6 Block 3 Upgrades Have Been Shelved European Spaceflight · 20 Aug 2026 The European Space Agency has confirmed to European Spaceflight that it is no longer considering the Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, saying there is “no programme need or justification” for the evolution at this time. Questi...
- NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research NASA · 20 Aug 2026 NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft flying through cities. T...
- The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments NASA · 20 Aug 2026 NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963. Cooper’s view from the window of his Faith 7 spacecr...
- NASA Data Feeds River Forecasts as Snow Drought Effects Linger NASA · 20 Aug 2026 NASA Earth science data is supporting machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state.
- Portal Space Systems to include rideshare payloads on Falcon 9 launch of Supernova SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 Portal Space Systems has acquired a Falcon 9 to launch its first Supernova spacecraft and will offer excess capacity on the vehicle for rideshare payloads.
- Rock West Composites® Is Premiering Its New STRATOPultrusion™ Product Line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 San Diego, CA – Rock West Composites (RWC) is premiering its recently launched space-grade STRATOPultrusion™ product line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference this August in Salt Lake City, Utah. […]
- China’s Chang’e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission set for Sunday launch SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 HELSINKI — China will launch a complex, multi-spacecraft mission late Sunday to study and land near the lunar south pole, including a search for evidence of water-ice. A Long March […]
- Map of Europe's Spaceport ESA · 20 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Muon Space raises $250 million to ramp up satellite production SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 Muon Space has raised $250 million to fuel the small satellite specialist’s push into larger, more powerful spacecraft and constellations.
- Draper Selects Proteus Space for Advanced On-Orbit Mission SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA, September 8th, 2026. Proteus Space, a dual-use aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced it has been selected by The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, […]
- LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2026 SAN FRANCISCO / PERTH, 20 AUGUST 2026: LatConnect 60 (LC60) has signed a commercial contract with Transcelestial for an optical communications terminal on its SWIRSAT-1 mission, plus access to Transcelestial’s […]