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- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 75th Starlink mission of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 20 Aug 2026 The Starlink 10-39 mission includes the 2,000th Starlink satellite to fly this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 11:38 a.m. EDT (1538 UTC).
- ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled ESA · 20 Aug 2026 Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite has been fuelled at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its plann...
- APOD: 2026 August 20 – The Elephant’s Trunk in Cepheus NASA · 20 Aug 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 20 – The… 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...
- An Uncommon Drifter in the Denmark Strait NASA · 20 Aug 2026 A large iceberg, observed in summer 2026, had drifted more than 1,000 kilometers south from the northeastern Greenland bay where it likely originated.
- Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 Company founded by former SpaceX executives aims to produce a low-cost hypersonic weapon and a broader portfolio of longer-range strike and missile defense weapons
- Eartheye Space forges strategic partnership with IN2 SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Risk-management firm IN2 will have access to Eartheye Space multi-sensor satellite tasking and analytics through a memorandum of understanding signed Aug. 19. IN2 will include Eartheye satellite […]
- Space Force Funding Could Be Record High, If Congress Agrees SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Aug 2026 The Administration is requesting $71 billion for the U.S. Space Force in FY2027, more than twice what it has now. An analysis by the Aerospace Corporation concludes it is the
- Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead of Nova debut NASASpaceflight · 19 Aug 2026 While Starship is grabbing headlines, another fully reusable vehicle is advancing towards a potential 2026…
- LandSpace becomes first commercial Chinese company to land an orbital-class booster Spaceflight Now · 19 Aug 2026 The August 19 landing of its ZhuQue-3 rocket marked the first landing of a Chinese-made rocket using landing legs as well.
- No-Go for Katalyst’s Reboost of NASA’s Swift Observatory SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Aug 2026 Katalyst Space and NASA concluded today that reboosting the Swift Observatory with Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft will not be possible due to attitude control problems. They still plan to conduct some
- NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge NASA · 19 Aug 2026 The Orbital Clarity Challenge — the sixth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innov...
- ATMOS Moves Forward with Phoenix 3 as Phoenix 2 Launch Slips European Spaceflight · 19 Aug 2026 German space logistics company ATMOS Space Cargo has completed an early-stage design study for its reusable Phoenix 3 spacecraft. The announcement comes just two months after the company pushed the launch of its Phoenix...
- Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory, citing attitude-control problems with the spacecraft.
- NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission NASA · 19 Aug 2026 Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mis...
- Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds NASA · 19 Aug 2026 Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say. Publis...
- Ancient Milky Way Merger NASA · 19 Aug 2026 This artist’s concept, released on Aug. 17, 2026, depicts a collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a dwarf galaxy known as LKH that happened about 12 billion years ago. A study of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telesc...
- NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce NASA · 19 Aug 2026 NASA has awarded approximately $10.5 million to seven institutions to help strengthen and streamline state-based pathways for students into skilled technical jobs in the aerospace industry. The awards were made through t...
- Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces a new, […]
- Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing ESA · 19 Aug 2026 On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from...
- LandSpace Scores First Booster Landing Space Scout · 19 Aug 2026 The commercial company LandSpace safely landed the first stage booster of their Zhuque-3 rocket on August 19th.
- Career Spotlight: Mechanic (Ages 14-18) NASA · 19 Aug 2026 What does a mechanic do? Machines and engines are all around us. They power everything from cars and boats to airplanes and even rockets. Mechanics are experts who know how machinery works, especially engines, and how to...
- The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security architectures are becoming more distributed and resilient and civil missions...
- Vantor names new head of U.S. government business SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 Will Cocos succeeds Susanne Hake as executive vice president and general manager of the the Earth intelligence company’s government business
- Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 Firefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat source to enable future missions to survive the lunar night.
- ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during EVA-97 ESA · 19 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express ESA · 19 Aug 2026 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars.
- Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers NASA · 19 Aug 2026 Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight. From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone ce...
- APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor NASA · 19 Aug 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 19 – The… 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...
- Zhuque-3 Completes Second Flight with Successful First-Stage Landing NASASpaceflight · 19 Aug 2026 Zhuque-3’s second flight marked a major milestone for LandSpace as the methalox rocket lifted off…
- Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 While space nuclear programs are “having a moment,” industry officials say they face near-term challenges as well as longer-term concerns.
- China’s Landspace recovers booster with second orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026 HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert. The second Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off […]
- Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027 SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2026 The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX
- Astronauts remove failed antenna; run out of time to install a spare Spaceflight Now · 18 Aug 2026 It was the 282nd EVA devoted to station assembly and maintenance, the fifth so far this year, the second for Menon and the first for Adenot, now the first French woman to walk in space. Total ISS EVA time now stands at 7...
- NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details NASA · 18 Aug 2026 Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following it...
- NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure NASA · 18 Aug 2026 NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and co...
- The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program Ars Technica · 18 Aug 2026 One big question, will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
- NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint NASA · 18 Aug 2026 NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024. The B777, set to begin operations from N...
- NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research NASA · 18 Aug 2026 Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting ai...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to send Starlink satellites to orbit with Tuesday night launch from California Spaceflight Now · 18 Aug 2026 The Starlink 17-50 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. PDT (11:45 p.m. EDT / 0345 UTC).
- Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase NASASpaceflight · 18 Aug 2026 SpaceX has successfully guided Starship Ship 40 to a location just off the coast of…