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Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move NASA · 30 Apr 2026 Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from...
NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 30 Apr 2026 The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Rabat, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welc...
NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary NASA · 30 Apr 2026 Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, in May 1976. Fifty years on, the Goddard Visitor Center continues to inspire through exhibits and programs on...
NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies NASA · 30 Apr 2026 Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other com...
Next NASA ISS astronaut, doctor discusses upcoming mission NASASpaceflight · 30 Apr 2026 A doctor who has assisted in mass casualty events, served overseas, and has assisted both…
This Month at ESA: April 2026 ESA · 30 Apr 2026 What did space deliver for Europe this month? From the Moon to low Earth orbit and beyond, here’s what the European Space Agency has been up to.
The great parachute bake-out ESA · 30 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Arianespace Launches Another 32 Amazon LEO Satellites Aboard Ariane 6 European Spaceflight · 30 Apr 2026 European launch services provider Arianespace has successfully launched a second mission for Amazon, deploying 32 satellites for the company’s Amazon LEO constellation aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. The rocket, launched in i...
Baking a parachute for Mars ESA · 30 Apr 2026 Watch ESA’s Mars chief engineer Albert Haldemann explains the sterilisation process of one of the parachutes of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission and why it matters.
Starry spiral in a familiar neighbourhood ESA · 30 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Winter’s End Is Written in the Clouds NASA · 30 Apr 2026 As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2026 The Starlink 17-36 mission will be SpaceX’s 51st Falcon 9 launch of 2026. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 7:37 pm PDT (10:37 pm EDT / 0237 UTC).
I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte NASA · 29 Apr 2026 Listen to this audio excerpt from Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager: As the four Artemis II astronauts traveled on a 694,481-mile journey around the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft provided them with all t...
US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence NASA · 29 Apr 2026 Description A scientist produced this map of land subsidence (sinking) in Mexico City using data from the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission captured between Oct. 25, 2025, and Jan. 17, 2026. The region h...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4873-4878: Welcome to the Atacama Drill Target NASA · 29 Apr 2026 Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, April 24, 2026 There was excitement in the air as the Curiosity Science Team kicked off a...
US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City NASA · 29 Apr 2026 One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City. The findings show how quickly and reliably the NISAR (NASA...
Artemis II Astronauts Visit the White House SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Apr 2026 President Trump welcomed the Artemis II crew to the White House today. During a press conference, he praised the three Americans and one Canadian who flew around the Moon earlier
Falcon Heavy Returns with ViaSat-3 F3 Space Scout · 29 Apr 2026 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket made a rare appearance on April 29th, launching the ViaSat-3 F3 spacecraft after an eighteen-month gap in its manifest.
SpaceX launches 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2026 The mission was the 12th launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket to date. The rocket lifted off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 UTC) on Wednesday, April 29.
A Gently Glowing Galaxy NASA · 29 Apr 2026 A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the...
NASA, Boeing Advance Truss-Braced Wing Research in Test NASA · 29 Apr 2026 NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency. A truss-braced wing configuration, involving a long, thin wing with aerodynam...
Spaceflux Extends Funding Round, Bringing Total to £9 Million European Spaceflight · 29 Apr 2026 UK-based space domain awareness startup Spaceflux has extended its seed round with an additional £3.5 million, bringing total funding to £9 million (approximately €10.4 million). According to the company, the new capital...
NASA Demonstrates New Prescribed Burn Capability for Spaceport NASA · 29 Apr 2026 Anyone who has seen a launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida knows the agency’s pursuit of the stars involves some smoke and fire. Sometimes, however, the smoke doesn’t come from the rockets that propel astrona...
CEQ Permitting Innovators Program Call for Solutions NASA · 29 Apr 2026 NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced...
House Appropriators Poised to Reject Proposed NASA Budget Cuts SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Apr 2026 The House Appropriations committee is poised once again to reject the deep cuts to NASA proposed by the Trump Administration for FY2027. The Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee is recommending $24.4 billion, the
Plasma-hot Space Rider tests for belly and flaps ESA · 29 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Stunning images from Biomass mark its one year in orbit ESA · 29 Apr 2026 To mark the first anniversary of the European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite, we present a selection of striking images captured over the past 12 months, revealing Earth’s forests, and much more, in new detail. In just...
A Falcon 9 upper stage will strike the Moon in August Ars Technica · 29 Apr 2026 The object will be traveling at 2.43 km a second, or 5,400 mph, upon impact.
Fires Rage in Georgia NASA · 29 Apr 2026 Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.
Key Senators Agree NASA FY2027 Budget Request Inadequate SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Apr 2026 Senate appropriators from both sides of the aisle are joining their House counterparts in opposing President Trump’s proposed 23 percent cut to NASA for FY2027. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman once
Live coverage: SpaceX seeks second attempt at Falcon Heavy launch following weather scrub on Monday Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2026 The mission will send the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 UTC), at the opening of an 85-minut...
NASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb NASA · 28 Apr 2026 A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe in recent years. A “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observat...
There’s No Place Like NASA’s New X-59 Hangar Home NASA · 28 Apr 2026 There’s no sign reading “home sweet home” in the hangar where the X‑59 now sits, but the sentiment is unmistakable among those tending to the quiet supersonic aircraft. Located at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center...
Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value NASA · 28 Apr 2026 By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center For more than 50 years, Landsat has imaged Earth’s land and near-shore surfaces as the satellites descend in midmorning orbit, when daily sunlight is optimal. That...
Curiosity Captures a 360-Degree View at ‘Nevado Sajama’ NASA · 28 Apr 2026 Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of a region filled with low ridges called boxwork formations between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025 (the 4,714th to 4,741st Martian days, or sols, of the mis...
NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars NASA · 28 Apr 2026 A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. On Feb. 24, for the first...
NASA Laser Terminal Enhances Views During Artemis II Mission NASA · 28 Apr 2026 Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day journey around the Moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space...
Six Years of Curiosity’s Wheels on the Move NASA · 28 Apr 2026 Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its right navigation camera — one of two on the rover’s mast, or head — to capture the images in this timelapse, which spans six years of driving. The images were snapped betw...
CNES Publishes Call for a Space Kitchen European Spaceflight · 28 Apr 2026 The French space agency CNES has published a call for the development and installation of a kitchen for use aboard crewed spacecraft embarking on deep-space missions to Mars and beyond. The kitchen prototype will be inst...
Science in Space NASA · 28 Apr 2026 Astronauts Chris Williams of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency work together in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox, processing genetic-material samples for the DNA Nano Therapeutics‑3 ex...

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