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NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

NASA February 12, 2026
NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summ...
Axiom Space raises additional $350 million

Axiom Space raises additional $350 million

SpaceNews February 12, 2026
Axiom Space has raised $350 million to advance development of a commercial space station and new spacesuits for NASA. The post Axiom Space raises add...
NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone

NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone

NASA February 12, 2026
The next-generation spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepar...
Shimmering Light in Egg Nebula

Shimmering Light in Egg Nebula

NASA February 12, 2026
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope released on Feb. 10, 2026, reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculp...
NASA loading liquid hydrogen aboard Artemis 2 rocket in unannounced test

NASA loading liquid hydrogen aboard Artemis 2 rocket in unannounced test

Spaceflight Now February 12, 2026
NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial tes...
Inaugural Ariane 64 to launch Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou

Inaugural Ariane 64 to launch Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou

NASASpaceflight February 12, 2026
Arianespace is set to launch the most powerful configuration of its Ariane 6 vehicle for… The post Inaugural Ariane 64 to launch Amazon Leo satelli...
Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites

Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites

NASA February 12, 2026
Cortina d’Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympi...
Proton-M to launch Elektro-L No.5 on its final mission with Blok-DM upper stage

Proton-M to launch Elektro-L No.5 on its final mission with Blok-DM upper stage

NASASpaceflight February 12, 2026
Russia’s Proton rocket will make its first flight in almost three years on Thursday, as… The post Proton-M to launch Elektro-L No.5 on its final ...
NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design

NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design

NASA February 11, 2026
NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future...
39A CAA removed, ending crew launch from historic site, for now

39A CAA removed, ending crew launch from historic site, for now

NASASpaceflight February 11, 2026
SpaceX has begun dismantling key infrastructure at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space… The post 39A CAA removed, ending crew laun...
ULA to launch first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan

ULA to launch first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan

NASASpaceflight February 11, 2026
United Launch Alliance is preparing to fly its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87… The post ULA to launch first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 ab...
I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis

I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis

NASA February 11, 2026
Listen to this audio excerpt from Jesse Berdis, Artemis II mobile launcher 1 deputy project manager: Jesse Berdis’s dream of becoming a structural e...
Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics Collaborate on Software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) Mission

Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics Collaborate on Software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) Mission

SpaceNews February 11, 2026
Boulder, CO and Pasadena, CA — February 11, 2026 — Motiv Space Systems announced a contractual agreement with PickNik Robotics to support softwar...
Crew-12 Members and Insignia

Crew-12 Members and Insignia

NASA February 11, 2026
From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot...
NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing

NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing

NASA February 11, 2026
Water flowing out. Data flowing in. A water system activation at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) on Jan. 30 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Ba...
SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at upgraded Massey’s

SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at upgraded Massey’s

NASASpaceflight February 11, 2026
In a welcome return to active flight vehicle testing after setbacks and facility upgrades, SpaceX… The post SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at u...
Reusable launch vehicles will change everything in space, and on Earth

Reusable launch vehicles will change everything in space, and on Earth

SpaceNews February 11, 2026
“When you have a fully reusable vehicle … you can send it anywhere … to the moon … past Mars”  —Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator. Imag...
Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia

Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia

NASA February 11, 2026
January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More Science

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More Science

NASA February 10, 2026
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 The results from our first visit to the “...
CubeSats’ Missions Begin

CubeSats’ Missions Begin

NASA February 10, 2026
NASA astronaut Chris Williams pointed a camera out a window on the cupola as a set of CubeSats were deployed outside the Kibo laboratory module by...