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- 58th Girl Scouts Unite Event NASA · 23 Jun 2026 58th Girl Scouts Unite Event, July 23-25, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #206) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. Thursday, July 23 11:00AM – 11:15 AMFrom Daisy to NASA En...
- Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand commercial sales of its maritime-intelligence platform. The platform, Live Mariti...
- 2026 ALA Hyperwall Schedule NASA · 23 Jun 2026 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, June 25-29, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #2243) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. FRIDAY, JUNE 26 SATURDAY, JUNE 2...
- This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology NASA · 23 Jun 2026 Flight tests are a big part of how NASA turns breakthrough ideas into reality. From flying humans faster than the speed of sound to proving designs that helped shape the space shuttle, flight testing transforms bold conc...
- Sophia selects Apex bus for on-orbit computing demonstration SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the selection June 22 of an Apex bus for its first orbital computing node. Pasadena, California-based Sophia plans to demonstrate its Thermal Integrated LEO […]
- Hanging in the Balance NASA · 23 Jun 2026 The Moon appears half-illuminated in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew on flight day 6. The terminator – the difference between light and darkness – provides a stark contrast and even greater perspective of the...
- ESA Details Next Steps for Agency’s Gateway Contributions European Spaceflight · 23 Jun 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has made initial decisions on the future of its contributions to NASA’s Gateway space station after the US space agency “paused” the programme. The agency largely expects to proceed with d...
- Paxi and the European Space Agency ESA · 23 Jun 2026 English: Paxi and the European Space Agency
- I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson NASA · 23 Jun 2026 Jason Peterson’s responsibilities for NASA’s Artemis II mission went beyond his usual role as the range operations manager at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Peterson credits his military exp...
- Open opportunities with ESA Navigation ESA · 23 Jun 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) leads the design, development, qualification and R&D of flagship EU Space programmes Galileo and EGNOS. It also implements satellite navigation programmes focused on innovation, competitiv...
- Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood NASA · 23 Jun 2026 Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found something they never expected — ultraviolet light from a galaxy that existed just 1.4 billion years after the big bang.
- NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy NASA · 23 Jun 2026 Located 12 million light-years away and undergoing rapid star formation, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) is a scientifically unique sight to behold, and now NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed previousl...
- Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 Loft Orbital is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence on spacecraft to improve Earth science monitoring.
- Satellogic partners with SynMax to build intelligence services around upcoming Merlin constellation SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 Companies are looking to fill demand from defense and intelligence agencies for persistent surveillance rather than one-off imagery purchases.
- China appears to be developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 A state-funded tender for tank tooling, a delivered stainless steel forging and launch pad planning suggest that China is developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets.
- Report: U.S. needs framework for responding to hostile acts in space SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 Mitchell Institute workshop participants found little consensus on where competition ends and conflict begins as China expands counterspace capabilities
- Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha NASA · 23 Jun 2026 Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade.
- NASA IG Cites Dire NASA Launch Infrastructure Needs SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Jun 2026 A new report from NASA’s Office of Inspector General spells out dire launch infrastructure needs at Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility. One solution is for Congress to pass
- NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 NASA’s safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year before it flies again.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’ Spaceflight Now · 23 Jun 2026 The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 UTC).
- Trump signs executive order to accelerate quantum space infrastructure SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2026 The White House has issued an executive order aiming to unify and accelerate U.S. development of quantum technologies, including space systems that could enable next-generation navigation, sensing and secure communicatio...
- Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets Ars Technica · 22 Jun 2026 SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.
- NASA Awards Solutions for Federal Enterprise Procurement Contracts NASA · 22 Jun 2026 NASA will begin processing the awards of multiple contracts for the Solutions for Enterprise‑wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Government-wide Acquisition Contract. The contract provides streamlined access to commercial product...
- SpaceX to test upcoming Starfall reentry vehicle with demonstration mission on Tuesday NASASpaceflight · 22 Jun 2026 SpaceX is set to launch a demonstration mission for its Starfall reentry vehicle early on…
- Rocket Lab launches satellite for U.S. Space Force Victus Haze responsive space exercise SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2026 The mission pairs Rocket Lab spacecraft with a True Anomaly vehicle in orbit to demonstrate rapid threat characterization and rendezvous operations
- NASA Sounding Rocket to Launch Student Experiments NASA · 22 Jun 2026 NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the agency’s RockSatX and RockOn programs Wednesday, June 24, between 5:30 and 9:30 a.m. EDT,...
- NASA Invites Media to Botswana Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony NASA · 22 Jun 2026 The Republic of Botswana will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 25, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Botswana’s Minister of Co...
- NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation NASA · 22 Jun 2026 At NASA, innovation begins well before an aircraft takes flight. The Experimental Fabrication Branch at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transforms engineering concepts into mission‑ready h...
- Chinese spaceplane releases object into orbit, according to commercial space surveillance SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2026 China’s secretive spaceplane has released an object into orbit during its ongoing fourth mission, according to space surveillance firm LeoLabs.
- NASA’s Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant NASA · 22 Jun 2026 Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant – seen in this June 11, 2026, image – in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy. Supernova remnan...
- NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 95, Host Preview News Conference NASA · 22 Jun 2026 NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 30, to replace a wrist joint on the orbital complex’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8 a....
- NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS NASA · 22 Jun 2026 As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS began moving away from the Sun in December 2025, astronomers took the opportunity to turn NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope in its direction and capture detailed measurements of it...
- Webb finds clues to ancient origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS ESA · 22 Jun 2026 The third identified interstellar comet in human history has a surprising chemical makeup, raising questions as to how common, or unusual, conditions in our own Solar System may be.
- This former hacker saw the light—and now wants to collect all of it Ars Technica · 22 Jun 2026 "I don’t know of a bigger question we can answer as humans."
- America is about to cede Africa’s space industry to China, and nobody’s talking about it. SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2026 If the Trump administration is serious about executing its “America First in Africa” policy and transforming American engagement on the continent, it needs to focus on sectors where it still […]
- Astroscale raises funding to support growth strategy SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2026 Satellite servicing company Astroscale is working to transition from technology demonstrations to a regular series of missions, bolstered by a recent capital infusion.
- ESA Astronaut Tests European Spacesuit Prototype Aboard ISS European Spaceflight · 22 Jun 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has tested a European intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit prototype aboard the International Space Station (ISS). In addition to testing in space, a second prototype has undergone a water...
- ESA Open Days 2026 are coming: mark your calendar! ESA · 22 Jun 2026 The ESA Open Days season is almost here and our teams across our establishments in Europe are already gearing up, preparing to give thousands of visitors a truly special experience.
- Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea NASA · 22 Jun 2026 Drifting sea ice fragments near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water around the Yukon Delta heralded the approach of the summer solstice.
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida Spaceflight Now · 22 Jun 2026 The $4.3 billion observatory will go through about 70 days of prelaunch processing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center before it launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket no earlier than August 30.