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- Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2026 In this episode, Mike Gruss speaks with Laura Crabtree, the CEO of Epsilon3, who is also a former SpaceX astronaut trainer. They talk about ways that space companies can organize […]
- NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope NASA · 29 Oct 2026 A sweeping barred galaxy takes center stage in this Oct. 22, 2026, image, but the gravitational lensing at bottom right is the real target. This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by NASA’s Hub...
- Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula Lurks Within Sight of NASA’s Hubble, Webb NASA · 29 Oct 2026 Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene. It lies within the vast Carina Nebula, a diffuse star-forming region lo...
- Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula lurks within sight of Hubble and Webb ESA · 29 Oct 2026 The NASA/ESA Hubble and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopes recently stared at an eerie star-forming scene within the Carina Nebula, a massive gas and dust cloud located approximately 7500 light-years away from...
- Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jared Spiers NASA · 29 Oct 2026 Jared Spiers had an interest in contributing to NASA’s mission long before becoming a civil servant for the agency. Growing up close to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and hearing about his f...
- Exploring the Moon ESA · 29 Oct 2026 The Moon being so visible has always inspired explorers, scientists and dreamers. Today, it is a destination for discovery, innovation, international cooperation and developing the knowledge and technologies needed to li...
- SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency Arstechnica · 29 Oct 2026 "NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
- UK MOD Awards £15 Million Orbital Warfare Project to Astroscale European Spaceflight · 29 Oct 2026 Japanese space technology company Astroscale has officially announced that its UK-based subsidiary has been awarded a £15 million (€17.9 million) Ministry of Defence contract for Project LEDA. While few details about the...
- APOD: 29 October 2026 – The Horns of Venus NASA · 29 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 29 October 2026 – 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 photo...
- Arnab Strikes India NASA · 29 Oct 2026 The first named storm of the North Indian Ocean’s cyclone season made landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
- Caltech Names Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman as NASA JPL Deputy NASA · 29 Oct 2026 Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain begin...
- ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th Ars Technica · 28 Oct 2026 This Vulcan launch will be first to use a full complement of 6 solid rocket boosters.
- United Launch Alliance announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan rocket Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2026 The anticipated launch will be the first for the heavy-lift rocket since a mid-flight nozzle failure on a solid rocket booster. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
- NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 28 Oct 2026 The Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “Viet...
- Comparing KSC, Starbase construction timelines to understand the development of Starbase, Louisiana NASASpaceflight · 28 Oct 2026 In the world of spaceflight, launch infrastructure is critical for rocket launches. For agencies and…
- NASA nears end of space station solar array upgrade with Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 spacewalks Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2026 NASA is two spacewalks away from completing a major, years-long upgrade to the International Space Station that will power the orbiting lab through to its planned decommissioning in 2030.
- The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona Arstechnica · 28 Oct 2026 It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.
- Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy NASA · 28 Oct 2026 NASA’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is integrated alongside the twin solid rocket boosters on Oct. 28 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building’s High Bay 3 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Techn...
- ESA at Spaceport Norway 2026 ESA · 28 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA and Norway pen projects for resilient satellite navigation ESA · 28 Oct 2026 On 27 October at Spaceport Norway in Oslo, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed new contracts with three Norwegian companies under ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP). The projects follow a call fo...
- NASA University Challenge Ignites Trajectory of Drone Entrepreneur NASA · 28 Oct 2026 Five years ago, Gavin Gardner was a Michigan State University engineering student researching next-generation drone technology as part of a NASA grant. Garder expected the research to be demanding – but he was surprised...
- NASA Selects 19 New Citizen Science Proposals in 2026 NASA · 28 Oct 2026 So far, 2026 has seen a flood of successes for volunteers who do NASA science, exemplifying NASA’s commitment to gold-standard science—transparent, reproducible and intrinsically collaborative. The Backyard Worlds: Plane...
- Webb Sees Turbulent Star Nursery NASA · 28 Oct 2026 In this Webb image released on Oct. 22, 2026, we see a turbulent cauldron of star formation filled with dense clumps of gas. This region is named N159 and is located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud...
- Flexell Space and Satoro Agree to Collaborate on In-Orbit Demonstration of Next-Generation Space Solar Cells SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2026 – Two demonstration missions planned aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, one each in 2027 and 2028 – Satoro to provide “Satellite-as-a-service” solution; Flexell Space to supply solar cells and test modules […]
- New contracts to modernise Galileo ground segment for next generation ESA · 28 Oct 2026 On 27 October 2026, Indra Space celebrated the signature of two contracts with the European Space Agency, European Commission and EU Agency for the Space Programme to develop new ground stations for the second generation...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 5043-5049: Preparing to Drill at ‘Nazca’ NASA · 28 Oct 2026 Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 Following the Basque Lakes drill campaign, Curiosity has returned to a spot just a few meters away...
- APOD: 2026 October 28 – The Mutual Occultation of Ganymede and Io NASA · 28 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 28 – 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 photo...
- The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks NASA · 28 Oct 2026 A national monument since the 1920s, Chiricahua is America’s newest national park.
- China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit Ars Technica · 27 Oct 2026 The DIA's threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space.
- Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2026 The companies said the experimental spacecraft, launched Oct. 1, could lead to a Ukrainian-controlled satellite network
- NASA Invites Media to Crew Completion of Yearlong Mars Simulation NASA · 27 Oct 2026 The four volunteers who lived and worked in a simulated NASA Mars mission for more than a year will exit their habitat on Saturday, Oct. 31, after 378 days of isolation in a facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center...
- NASA’s Neo Surveyor Sunshade NASA · 27 Oct 2026 A technician inspects the large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission in this image released on Oct. 26, 2026. The sunshade structure, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 m...
- A small star is eating a brown dwarf so slowly that the meal could last billions of years, and the two orbit each other every 87 minutes inside a space that would fit within the Sun SpaceDaily · 27 Oct 2026 A small red star is pulling gas from a brown dwarf as the pair circles every 87 minutes, packed into an orbit that could fit inside the Sun. Material strikes the star’s surface and lights up a hot spot, marking a meal th...
- ESA’s INVICTUS Hypersonic Programme Clears First Major Review European Spaceflight · 27 Oct 2026 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) INVICTUS hypersonic aircraft programme has cleared its first major requirements review and moved into the next phase of development, with a second review expected in October 2027. Stepha...
- First light: Hera resolves two asteroids instead of one ESA · 27 Oct 2026 The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defence has resolved its two target asteroids separately for the very first time, revealing the binary nature of the Didymos system, currently some 197 million km...
- Russian Military Satellite Flies Within Kilometer of American Satellite Supporting Ukrainian Military Space Scout · 27 Oct 2026 This is the first known instance of a satellite conducting a close rendezvous with a non-consenting target, and likely represents a serious violation of international law.
- Starliner to Return to Flight by January, Fly Crew in 2028 Space Scout · 27 Oct 2026 On September 28, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the Starliner spacecraft’s Return to Flight, progress made since the
- Craft Prospect kicks off PERSEUS project to advance optical communications for space SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2026 Craft Prospect is working with Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (Fraunhofer CAP) and Vector Photonics on a new project exploring the potential of next-generation laser technology for high-performance optical commu...
- ESA procures four new Galileo Second Generation satellites ESA · 27 Oct 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has extended ongoing contracts to build four additional Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites, ensuring the long-term continuity of the constellation and supporting the rollout of new...
- How a Johnson Mentor Shapes the Next Generation of NASA Talent NASA · 27 Oct 2026 When Rice University student Malvika Bhardwaj asked her mentor Daniel Cohen, a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, whether he had time to keep teaching interns with his busy wor...