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- Cruise control: the team guiding Hera to its asteroid ESA · 13 Aug 2026 First the European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission separated from its launcher on 7 October 2024, next its lengthy ‘cruise phase’ began – the car-sized spacecraft’s journey through millions of kilometres of nothingn...
- Astranis unveils geostationary surveillance satellite SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2026 The spacecraft is designed to inspect, track and maneuver around satellites in geostationary orbit
- Sophie Adenot prepares for her first spacewalk ESA · 13 Aug 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- MTG-I1 captures eclipse path of totality over Europe ESA · 13 Aug 2026 Yesterday between 20:26 and 20:34 CEST, parts of the Iberian peninsula experienced a total solar eclipse. This animation, composed of images from the Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I1), caught the Moon’s...
- APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain NASA · 13 Aug 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total… 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 phot...
- Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke NASA · 13 Aug 2026 From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.
- Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027 SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2026 Virgin Galactic says it will not start commercial flights of its new suborbital spaceplane until early 2027, a delay of a few months.
- Space Force orders two more Impulse Space vehicles for maneuvering demonstrations SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 A $28 million contract expansion adds Victus Salo 2 and 3 to an earlier award for responsive-space missions
- Pentagon missile buildup changing the factory floor SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 Startups are bringing software, robotics and manufacturing methods developed around commercial space into a defense industry under pressure to produce weapons faster
- Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 Gen. Stephen Whiting said there is a demand for offensive capabilities and called on the industry to develop ways to disable the critical nodes of large satellite constellations
- Mike Fincke, a 30-year astronaut with experience across four spacecraft, retires from NASA Spaceflight Now · 12 Aug 2026 Mike Fincke trained on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner side of the Commercial Crew Program from January 2019 until his reassignment to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. His fourth and final mission to the International Space Stat...
- NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon NASA · 12 Aug 2026 The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dicta...
- 2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain NASA · 12 Aug 2026 A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse – the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun – swept across...
- Amid failure, Wenchang celebrates milestone as China launches AI satellites and prepares for lunar south pole mission NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2026 China’s Wenchang Space Launch Site reached its milestone 50th launch at the end of July,…
- NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs NASA · 12 Aug 2026 Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you feel like you’re flying a spacecraft, piloting a next generation air taxi, or landing on the Moon, all without leaving the ground. NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator, the l...
- NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights NASA · 12 Aug 2026 NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and completed nine spacewalks in support of the Internatio...
- Pursuing a Dream of Working for NASA NASA · 12 Aug 2026 As a young girl raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lindsey Waitt dreamed of working for NASA. Her dream is now a reality as she embarks on her role as a NASA test project engineer with the Artemis launch team – an integ...
- APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet NASA · 12 Aug 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 12 –… 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...
- Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Polar Geospatial Center EarthDEM Elevation Products NASA · 12 Aug 2026 CSDA’s assessment reports help inform the user community about the quality of commercial Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).
- Golden Dome creates digital hub to expand commercial participation SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 The Golden Dome ‘ecosystem hub’ allows companies to request information and submit ideas
- China’s iSpace raises first batch of series E funding for reusable rocketry SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months after a huge D++ round, with fundraising still ongoing. The funding is the […]
- One species, one planet: The moon is our ethical dress rehearsal for Mars SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 Bruce Jakosky, Scott Hubbard and their colleagues have given us a masterclass in pragmatic systems engineering. Their recent SpaceNews editorial titled “Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to […]
- Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse ESA · 12 Aug 2026 [English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA’s live broadcast from this observa...
- Rocket Lab Establishes German Subsidiary European Spaceflight · 12 Aug 2026 Rocket Lab has established a new subsidiary in Germany to enable it to offer scaled domestic production of satellites and launch services on both its Electron and Neutron rockets. The company formally announced Rocket La...
- Stops Along the Path of Totality NASA · 12 Aug 2026 Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026.
- Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 Firefly Aerospace says it is seeing strong interest in its launch vehicles and is ramping up production, but those efforts have yet to translate into an increased launch rate.
- U.S. expands missile production as Army seeks more depth in its arsenal SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026 Recent Northrop, Lockheed and L3Harris agreements are aimed at expanding capacity across propulsion, structures and other constrained parts of the missile supply chain
- Firefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2026 During an investor earnings call on Tuesday, Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim said the company now expects to fly a total of three Alpha rockets this year.
- Golden Dome faces 2027 funding cliff SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 Gen. Michael Guetlein says Congress must find a way to finance the next phase as most initial funding is already committed
- What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8) NASA · 11 Aug 2026 This article is for students grades 5-8. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory. The telescope will scan large sections of space. Roman will help astronomers answer questions abou...
- National lab visit boosts NASA’s confidence in space nuclear propulsion mission SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 NASA officials say they are confident in plans to launch a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission by the end of 2028 after visiting the national lab building the mission’s reactor.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2026 The Starlink 17-49 mission will be the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m...
- NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface NASA · 11 Aug 2026 NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the Moon’s surface. Engineers working on NASA’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station, or LEMS, have completed...
- Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 Pentagon contractors are beginning to book Golden Dome related work, but much of it is flowing through established programs
- Lion Nebula Roars in Webb’s Sights NASA · 11 Aug 2026 Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The nebula’s “mane” is clear and detailed in this image released on Aug. 10, 2...
- NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula NASA · 11 Aug 2026 Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the...
- Webinar on MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems – August 26, 2026 SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISTO Space Systems MOSA Interface Standards Alliance Announces Industry Webinar: “MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems” August 26, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT / […]
- TechnoMile’s Five-Year Sustained Growth Recognized with Place on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 TechnoMile, the leading AI solution that unifies growth, contracts, compliance, and security workflows, today announced it has been ranked No. 4,268 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list […]
- SpaceX increasing footprint in missile defense SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2026 With multibillion-dollar awards for satellite networks, sensing and launch services, SpaceX is leveraging its vertically integrated manufacturing model to win a share of the Pentagon's missile defense business
- Building the Moon Base: NASA Stories at the Ion NASA · 11 Aug 2026 As NASA prepares to return astronauts to the lunar surface for longer stays and increasingly complex operations, building the Moon Base will require new ideas, advanced technologies, and expertise across many fields. Dur...