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- FOSSA targets Japan’s defense market as larger smallsats expand capabilities SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 Spanish startup FOSSA Systems is pushing into Japan’s defense market after securing a local partner to expand its reach, building on a shift beyond tiny picosatellites used to connect low-power monitoring devices toward...
- NASA's Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers? Ars Technica · 6 Apr 2026 Lori Glaze: "We have seen real commitment to try and do that... from both Blue and from SpaceX."
- Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II NASA · 6 Apr 2026 Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface. You can watch this historic b...
- The Near Side of the Moon NASA · 6 Apr 2026 The astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this photo of the Moon’s near side on April 4, 2026. The image features dark patches at center and right; these are ancient lava flows, which are unique to this side...
- The moon base has a hardware plan. It needs a software strategy, too. SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 Early in my career at SpaceX, I was the only person dedicated to training the mission control team for Dragon. For three years, I built the training for the operations team. The documentation came second, always the thin...
- Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 St. Petersburg, FL — April 6, 2026 — Seagate Space Corporation announced today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Firefly Aerospace to collaborate on the development of an offshore launch platform […]
- Today’s the Day! Artemis II Crew Ready for Lunar Flyby SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Apr 2026 Today four astronauts will fly around the Moon for the first time since 1972. The crew of Artemis II is closing in on the Moon and around lunchtime will surpass
- Military space programs confront hidden supply constraints SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 Industry report warns components – from optical links to valves – may become chokepoints
- Artemis 2 ready to fly around the moon SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 The Artemis 2 mission will swing around the moon April 6, setting a distance record as astronauts study part of the lunar farside.
- Avio Delays SMILE Launch After Component Production Issue Identified European Spaceflight · 6 Apr 2026 The Italian launch services provider Avio has postponed the launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) SMILE mission aboard a Vega C rocket after an issue was identified on the production line of a subsystem component....
- Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday Spaceflight Now · 5 Apr 2026 Taking time out to send Easter greetings down to Earth, the four Artemis II astronauts closed in on the moon Sunday, already seeing unexpected detail on the surface and giving scientists a taste of things to come during...
- Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s budget by nearly 25%.
- NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2 SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2026 NASA has stopped work on a second mobile launch platform intended for an upgraded version of the Space Launch System the agency no longer plans to develop.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy April 5-11, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Apr 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of April 5-11, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
- Thinking of You, Earth NASA · 5 Apr 2026 On April 4, 2026, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts...
- NASA finalizes science plans for Artemis 2 lunar flyby SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2026 WASHINGTON — As Artemis 2 approaches the moon, a NASA science team is finalizing plans for the observations they want the astronauts to perform during their flyby. At an April 4 briefing, a representative of the mission’...
- Artemis II is going so well that we're left to talk about frozen urine Ars Technica · 5 Apr 2026 "I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature."
- Orion Spacecraft Races Toward Historic Lunar Flyby in Artemis II Mission NASASpaceflight · 4 Apr 2026 As NASA’s Artemis II mission enters its critical mid-flight phase, the Orion spacecraft—carrying the first…
- Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2026 An Atlas 5 launched the latest set of satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation April 4 as the company seeks to accelerate deployment of its spacecraft.
- NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions NASA · 4 Apr 2026 The first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis program is underway. Four Artemis II astronauts are flying aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back, as they test how the spacecraft’s systems operate in a...
- Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2026 $71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development
- Illuminated in Orion NASA · 4 Apr 2026 NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile...
- Smooth Sailing for Artemis Crew So Far SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Apr 2026 The Artemis II crew continues on a smooth course to the Moon today. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen are now about
- Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2026 A day after lighting its engine to head to the moon, the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft is performing well with only minor issues.
- As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly Ars Technica · 3 Apr 2026 The cabin was colder on Thursday, but the crew has been able to adjust the temperature.
- Live coverage: ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket to launch its heaviest payload ever with next Amazon Leo mission Spaceflight Now · 3 Apr 2026 Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Saturday at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC), weather permitting.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch NASA · 3 Apr 2026 NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, for the next launch delivering science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Fil...
- Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers NASA · 3 Apr 2026 NASA’s first Artemis II science officers—Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia—are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Control. Their work will s...
- Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility, cementing a foothold near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to join other foreign space firms pursuing growing demand from American progra...
- Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom NASA · 3 Apr 2026 Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana. As one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, he became America’s second astronaut to fly in space when he l...
- Artemis II Sets Course for Moon Space Scout · 3 Apr 2026 After a picture-perfect launch Wednesday placed the crew of Artemis II into a highly elliptical Earth orbit, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Koch are now officially on their way towar...
- White House again proposes steep NASA budget cuts SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 For the second consecutive year, the White House is proposing a major budget cut for NASA that would significantly impact the agency’s science programs and the International Space Station.
- Trump FY2027 Budget Supports Moon Missions, But Cuts Everything Else SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Apr 2026 Like last year, the Trump Administration’s FY2027 budget request for NASA proposes deep cuts to everything other than human exploration. For FY2027, the agency would be cut 23 percent to
- Hello, World NASA · 3 Apr 2026 NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zod...
- Week in images: 30 March - 03 April 2026 ESA · 3 Apr 2026 Week in images: 30 March - 03 April 2026
- SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 Amazon says it will revise deployment plans for its broadband satellite constellation while denying claims from SpaceX that its current approach represents a space safety risk.
- Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’ SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 Europe’s future in space really boils down to one question: can it stay ahead without relying on technology made somewhere else? As we step into what experts call the “second space age,” strategic autonomy is suddenly fr...
- China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 The first launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket from Chinese commercial firm Space Pioneer failed Saturday after suffering an anomaly in its ascent phase.
- Earth from Space: Eyes on our Moon ESA · 3 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- A pair of planet-forming discs ESA · 3 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.