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A low-lying cloud layer brought autumn ambience to western Washington and Oregon, while mountainous areas near the coast remained above the pall.

Get ready to celebrate BepiColombo’s arrival at Mercury. Craft a welcoming message that could be a drawing, song, poem or any other art form and stand a chance to win a trip to mission control! 

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) a contract amendment that will provide the company with €2.7 million in additional co-funding to support the build-out of the company’s launch and testing infrastructure at SaxaVord in Scotland. According to the agency, RFA is expected to resume preparations for static fire tests of […] The post ESA Awards RFA €2.7 Million in New Funding for SaxaVord Operations appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Starfish Space has confirmed that its first full-scale Otter satellite servicing vehicle is complete and… The post Starfish Space’s first Otter servicing vehicle slated for Transporter-18 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The bold mission to extend the lifetime of NASA’s Swift observatory is coming to an end in the next 24 hours. Almost exactly one year after NASA signed a contract […]

Belgiske Space Applications Services har sikret en tur for sin LUVMI-M-robot ombord på en Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 månelander. Virksomheden annoncerede aftalen den 23. september og sagde, at missionen er på vej til at blive Europas første fuldt kommercielle månerobotmission. Selvom udviklingen af LUVMI-familien har nydt godt af offentlig […]

On 16–17 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) hosted a record 3100 visitors from Europe’s space industry for a two-day Industry Space Days (ISD) event at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands. 

During NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission aboard the International Space Station, astronauts will support a series of biomedical and human performance investigations, including a new collaborative effort to study how spaceflight affects blood flow and clotting. NASA also is testing crew members’ manual piloting skills, evaluating methods to counter vision and brain changes, gathering essential health […]

Currently, space missions are one-shot affairs: satellites are sent to orbit to do their mission until they run out of fuel. The European Space Agency is working on a more sustainable future where satellites and spacecraft can rendezvous, dock, refuel, repair, recalibrate and even be repurposed for new missions indefinitely. 

"If you come up short with who comes down the ladder first, the impact is felt around the world."

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 24 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. OriginalAnnotated The Ghosts […]

East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced the completion and commissioning of a new ISO Class 8 certified clean room at its Niagara Falls facility. This […] The post Moog Completes ISO Class 8 Clean Room at Niagara Falls Facility to Expand Thruster Production appeared first on SpaceNews.

Like tendrils on a vine, lava spreads out from the northern crater of Krasheninnikov, a volcano pair on the Pacific coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. On July 30, 2025, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake had struck in the nearby ocean, apparently jolting one of the two volcanoes awake. A few days later, for the first time in […]

Når det har gennemgået en bekræftelsesanmeldelse, kan observatoriet fortsætte med konstruktionen. Projektomkostningerne for det 5,9 fods teleskop vil ikke overstige 1,2 milliarder dollars, hvilket ekskluderer opsendelse 'og andre ikke-projektrelaterede omkostninger'.

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss and Novaspace CEO Pacôme Révillon look at what to expect from the space industry in the next year by playing a game of true […] The post True or false on space industry trends with Pacôme Révillon appeared first on SpaceNews.

AS the International Space Station continues to orbit Earth as it has for over a… The post Expedition 75 astronauts continue science work as Crew-13 readies for launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as the 75th signatory during a signing ceremony in the nation’s largest city Abidjan, marking the largest milestone yet for the international coalition of like-minded countries committed to peaceful and responsible space exploration. “The United States and Côte d’Ivoire already cooperate on Earth,” said NASA’s Deputy Administrator […]

In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston developed SPLICE, which successfully completed simulated lunar descent and […]

Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Chris Birch will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Makoto Suwa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut […]

Carbon-capture technology repurposed for breweries spreads and finds new applications

NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia, Pa. for the Adaptive Nourishment Infrastructure (ANI) food system concept. This competition challenged solvers to explore innovative solutions for integrated space food systems that would provide safe, nutritious meals […]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 23 – A… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. AfterBefore A […]

Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another new milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. Hubble has traveled more than 5 billion miles around Earth over its 36-year lifetime, exceeding 1.7 million total observations. An observation completed on the day of […]

The Republic of Croatia became the 74th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during a ceremony in the capital city of Zagreb with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Croatia as the latest signatory of the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Deputy Matt Anderson […]

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. “The PRIMA mission is […]

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0417 (left of center) on Sept. 19, 2026. This galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bending and magnifying light from objects far behind it. Supernova Athena, discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2025, is predicted to reappear between now and […]

Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.6 million square kilometers), tying 2008, 2010, and 2025 for the 10th-lowest minimum in the satellite record. […]

"Beijing's intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century."

Med Booster 21 og Skib 41 stablet på opsendelsesstedet tidligt om morgenen…

The inclusion of the upper stage, tail number Ship 41, comes ahead of a probable fueling demonstration planned in the days leading up to a launch attempt. Starship Flight 14 is scheduled for no earlier than Sept. 28, pending approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir  Three days before returning to Earth, Shannon W. Lucid—who joined NASA in 1978 as one of its first six female astronauts—checked in on wheat growing in the Svet greenhouse aboard the Russian space station Mir. For six months, Lucid lived and worked alongside two Russian cosmonauts conducting life science […]

DENVER, Colorado – September 2026 – Ethereal Space, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Task Order 1 under NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program, following NOAA’s […] The post Ethereal Space Awarded NOAA SBEM Task Order 1 appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASAs forskere ved, at når du sætter dig til rette på din plads på en kommerciel flyvning, forventer du en jævn start, udsigt over skyerne, en stabil nedstigning og forhåbentlig en tidlig ankomst til din destination. Men når dit fly bliver forsinket på landingsbanen i stedet for at lette, eller det ender i et ventemønster [...]

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For more information, contact Jonathan E. Jones, Langley Research Center, jonathan.e.jones@nasa.gov Download the PDF version The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to communicate the risks associated with freeze–thaw cycles in hydrazine monopropellant systems and to provide general recommendations for mitigating damage, operational hazards, and loss of system reliability in propulsion and auxiliary hydrazine systems. […]

From the ESA Blogs.

The European Space Agency’s and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Ramses planetary defence spacecraft has been turned on for the first time by its prime contractor – marking a major milestone in its time-critical development schedule.

"I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits."

Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University New Brunswick, NB, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 This week we had two planning days (Tuesday and Friday), as Monday was Labor Day in North America, where many of the Curiosity team are based. Labor Day (the first Monday in September) marks […]

SpaceX rolled Ship 41 to the launch site for stacking with Booster 21, and the… The post Ship 41 rolls to Pad 2 carrying two flown tiles from Ship 40 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Currently speeding through deep space at 12 km/s relative to Earth, ESA’s Hera spacecraft is due to reach its target Dimorphos asteroid this November. But if an astronaut were magically teleported onto the small-car-sized Hera upon arrival, what would they be seeing, and what would it feel like to walk on the asteroid’s surface?

From the ESA Blogs.

According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Italy has committed more than $5 billion to the development of a lunar habitat for the agency’s Moon Base programme. In return, the country has secured spots for two Italian astronauts on future missions to the surface of the Moon. Speaking during the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, […] The post Italy to Spend Over $5 Billion to Send Two Astronauts to the Moon appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy more than a dozen sensors to measure ozone, methane, ammonia, particulates, and other pollutants rising from agricultural lands and animal farms and the interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere. The mission is jointly led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; Colorado […]

NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most recent data related to extravehicular activity (EVA) prebreathe testing and decompression sickness (DCS) events, venous thromboembolism (VTE) in-flight occurrences, and patent foramen ovale (PFO) implication as they relate to NASA’s Artemis (lunar and beyond) missions. The recommendations from this working group are built upon and integrate the outcomes of previous working groups hosted by OCHMO.

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can cause the destruction of necessary cell components, which is a big problem for cells with complex parts like a nucleus encasing delicate genetic information. In the heated waters of […]

A total of five orbital launches are scheduled this week. SpaceX will launch its Falcon… The post Launch Preview: Electron, Falcon 9, and Starship set for launches appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

SpaceX’s disk-shaped Starfall reentry capsule, first flown on Falcon 9 in June, now has two… The post Exolaunch, Space Cargo book Starship Starfall missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found. Called the “Margin Unit,” the geologic area stretches along the shoreline of an ancient Martian lake, so they expected sedimentary rocks, which would have formed as layers of sand piled on top […]

NASA kicked off its State Hubs for Skilled Technical Workforce initiative Sept. 15, 2026 with awardees at Space Center Houston. Agency leadership convened State Hub partners to align strategy and build momentum while focusing on partnerships, small business engagement, and next steps. “The NASA State Hubs initiative is a top priority for the agency, because […]

The Republic of Albania signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, joining the coalition of like‑minded nations committed to the responsible and transparent exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Albania as the 73rd signatory of the Artemis Accords,” said […]

September 21, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome ORBITInsure and Renaissance Strategic Advisors (RSA) as its newest members. ORBITInsure joins CSF as a Space Supply […] The post Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Members appeared first on SpaceNews.

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will return to Earth on 28 September, with flight controllers guiding the spacecraft close to our home planet to alter its speed and direction en route to Jupiter.

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On Sept. 12-13, NASA’s Johnson Space Center employees brought the excitement and wonder of space exploration to Houston’s Japan Festival at Hermann Park.  For more than 30 years, the festival has immersed guests in traditional Japanese culture through food, dance, martial arts, music, and more, Johnson has supported the festival as an exhibitor for the […]

Paris, 18 September 2026 – Access to appropriate finance is becoming a strategic enabler of Europe’s space ambitions. At ESA Headquarters in Paris, investors, financial institutions, industry leaders, European institutions and policymakers, representing close to 200 participants, came together for the Investor Forum 2026 to explore how public demand and private capital can work together to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, industrial capabilities and commercial growth.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed an exchange of letters extending their long-standing Cooperative Agreement for a further five years, until 8 January 2032, reaffirming Europe's and India's commitment to expanding cooperation in space.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that it is aware of delays affecting the Ariane 6 launch schedule following reports of an engine turbopump anomaly. French news outlet La Tribune first reported an issue with an unspecified Ariane 6 component on 17 September. According to the report, the additional checks were expected to disrupt […] The post ESA Acknowledges Ariane 6 Delays Following Reports of Turbopump Issue appeared first on European Spaceflight.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 21 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Cocoon Nebula Wide […]

While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era, the trend unexpectedly stabilized around 2010.

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Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this 360-degree panorama of “Turquoise Bay,” a geologic area of interest in the “Margin Unit.” The 818 images used to create the natural-color panorama were captured between Oct. 5 and Oct. 16, 2023, the 933rd to 944th Martian days, or sols, of the mission. […]

NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, a Baltimore native, takes a selfie with fans at an NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour, […]

Den første planlagte orbitale Starship-mission er sat til opsendelse fra Starbase i Texas så tidligt som den 28. september, afventende endelig godkendelse fra Federal Aviation Administration.

Using NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of scientists has discovered the largest, newly formed… The post LRO discovers large new lunar crater, finds interesting thermal emission phenomenon appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.coms liste over rumfartspolitiske begivenheder for ugen 20.-26. september 2026 samt den indsigt, vi kan tilbyde om dem. Senatet er i samling denne uge. [...]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 20 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Analemma over the […]

The German aerospace agency DLR’s MAPHEUS-17 suborbital research mission is slated to launch from Sweden’s Esrange Space Center as early as 1 October. In a 16 September update, the agency confirmed that several key preflight tests had been completed and that final preparations for the mission were now underway. According to SSC Space, the MAPHEUS-17 […] The post DLR’s Suborbital MAPHEUS-17 Mission to Launch as Early as 1 October appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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Progress M-25 dokkede ved den rumvendte port af Ruslands Poisk-modul kl. 9:44 EDT (13:44 UTC) efter en uges forsinkelse.

Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 6:47 p.m. PDT (9:47 p.m. EDT / 0147 UTC). It will be the 81st Starlink mission of the year.

The European Space Agency has awarded 18 contracts worth a combined €20 million to study potential future evolutions of the European Union’s IRIS2 secure communications service. Signed on 17 September, the contracts bring together nearly 80 European companies to study new satellite-based secure connectivity services and associated mission concepts. According to ESA, the solutions will […] The post ESA Awards €20M in Contracts to Study Future IRIS2 Services appeared first on European Spaceflight.

SpaceX is now targeting Starship Flight 14 no earlier than Monday, September 28, pending regulatory… The post Starship’s upcoming missions: Waiting on Orbit, Building toward the Cape appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 18 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Messier 33: The […]

IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, […] The post Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs appeared first on SpaceNews.

Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over a thousand galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large cluster of galaxies bound together by […]

Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026

“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."

Paris, the capital of the French Republic, stretches across this photograph captured by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during her long-duration εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station. 

Though the spiral galaxy in this new image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over one thousand galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large cluster of galaxies bound together by gravity.

Den Europæiske Rumorganisation (ESA) og The Pokémon Company International (TPCI) har lanceret et officielt samarbejde for at fejre Verdensrumugen 2026 fra den 4.-10. oktober 2026.

Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares. The research is part of NASA’s exploration of the extreme universe to better understand how the […]

The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha and Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the […]

From the ESA Blogs.

UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the flex circuits, which carry signals from the detectors to the readout electronics. COSI […]

As China integrates crewed and robotic missions to further its lunar exploration program, it is… The post China progresses plans for Mars sample return, asteroid flyby and more launch sites appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed 18 consolidation contracts bringing together nearly 80 companies to study new secure and resilient connectivity services. The contracts also cover associated mission concepts and aim to shape the future of the EU's secure connectivity constellation – IRIS² – which will provide Europeans with resilient communications, when and where it matters most.

On 16 September at its Industry Space Days 2026 event at ESA–ESTEC in the Netherlands, the European Space Agency (ESA) honoured three space companies with this year’s prestigious awards for excellence and innovation. 

For two hours on the afternoon of Wednesday 16 September, five operational Galileo satellites broadcasting over Europe transmitted a new encrypted signal for testing. On the ground in Andøya, Norway, and at ESA’s navigation laboratory at ESTEC, in the Netherlands, receivers successfully established their location using these encrypted signals, marking the first real-world positioning using Galileo’s upcoming Signal Authentication Service (SAS). 

Medieakkreditering er åben for den næste fragtopsendelse, som vil levere NASA's videnskabelige undersøgelser, forsyninger og udstyr til Den Internationale Rumstation. SpaceX's 35. kommercielle forsyningstjenestemission til det kredsende laboratorium for NASA vil blive opsendt med en Falcon 9-raket. NASA og SpaceX sigter mod opsendelse tidligst i oktober […].

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 17, 1976—Constitution Day of America’s bicentennial year—NASA unveiled its first space shuttle orbiter, OV-101, to the public. NASA had originally planned to name the vehicle Constitution, but a letter-writing campaign changed the agency’s plans. Nearly 100,000 fans of the Star Trek television series wrote the White House urging that the […]

For two hours on the afternoon of Wednesday 16 September, five operational Galileo satellites broadcasting over Europe transmitted a new encrypted signal for testing. On the ground in Andøya, Norway, and at ESA’s navigation laboratory at ESTEC, in the Netherlands, receivers successfully established their location using these encrypted signals, marking the first real-world positioning using Galileo’s upcoming Signal Authentication Service (SAS). 

PARIS — Den sydkoreanske virksomhed Satrec Initiative samarbejder med moderselskabet Hanwha Systems for at levere højopløselige billeder af Jorden til den syntetisk-apertur-radar (SAR)-konstellation, der blev annonceret i juli. Satrec Initiative erhverver 25-centimeter optisk […]

LEUVEN, BELGIUM and BILBAO, SPAIN – 17 September 2026—Simera Sense, a leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small satellites, today announced a strategic partnership with IDOM, one of […] The post Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges appeared first on SpaceNews.

"They should fly their capsule. The government paid a lot of money for that."

In this episode of the podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Josef Aschbacher, the director-general of the European Space Agency, at the World Space Business Week conference in Paris. They discuss […] The post Inside Europe’s push for space autonomy with Josef Aschbacher appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida […]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 17 – A… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A Treasure […]

PARIS — Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, conducted tests of its free-flying platform ahead of a 2027 demonstration on the International Space […] The post Icarus Robotics tests Joy in Canada ahead of ISS flight appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite was launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this timelapse video shows the process of getting the satellite ready for liftoff up to its launch into space on 27 August 2026 at 22:11 CEST (17:11 local time). 

Bulgarian satellite manufacturer EnduroSat has secured $205 million (€178 million) in new funding, pushing the total raised by European NewSpace companies in September above €1 billion. Announced on 16 September, EnduroSat’s new funding round was co-led by US investment firms Riot Ventures and Atreides Management, with participation from the European Innovation Council, among others. It […] The post EnduroSat Raise Pushes European NewSpace Funding Above €1 Billion for September appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.

Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, has selected the Focus Area Cohort Teams (FACTs) participating in Cohort 26.A. The selected teams represent innovative […] The post Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, Selects Focus Area Cohort Teams for Cohort 26.A appeared first on SpaceNews.

Planning crewed missions to the Moon and Mars involves preparing for the medical realities of long-duration space travel. Factors like cosmic radiation, microgravity, and distance from Earth create unique health considerations for astronauts. To anticipate these needs ahead of time, NASA developed the Integrated Medical Model (IMM). The IMM is a decision-support tool that uses […]

Following the departure of the Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station on… The post Progress MS-35 poised to launch cargo to ISS from Kazakhstan appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

SpaceX will attempt to put Starship into orbit for the first time next week pending regulatory approval. If all goes according to plan, Integrated Flight Test-14 or IFT-14 will orbit […]

Written by Benjamin Tutolo, Professor, University of Calgary Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Curiosity has marked several huge milestones (14 years on Mars; 5,000 sols on Mars; 1 kilometer of elevation gain since landing) over the past several weeks, and the team has duly celebrated these remarkable achievements. These celebrations punctuate the rover’s […]

Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives. Called Elias 2-24 b, the baby planet is still whirling in its natal disk of dust and gas. “Our planet-formation models already struggled to explain the previous record holders for the youngest known […]

Long before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages and homes building radio‑controlled aircraft, testing new ideas, and flying their creations at hobby events. That early passion now fuels the work of NASA’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at the agency’s Armstrong Flight […]

As part of NASA’s new Inspiration Tour, Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints game in Baltimore on Sunday, Sept. 20. A Baltimore native, Wiseman is a 27-year Navy veteran and NASA […]

NASA recently awarded $10.5 million to seven organizations nationwide through its new State Hubs initiative. Space Florida was selected for Project ORBIT, which aims to expand opportunities for middle and high school students, boost enrollment in key career and technical programs, and create a statewide portal connecting skilled workers with aerospace employers. Elaine Ho, associate […]

Description While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day. The first was taken on Aug. 30, 2026, at 9:56 a.m. local Mars time; the second was taken on Sep. 2, 2026, at 5:39 p.m. local Mars time. Those […]

Anak Krakatau erupts ash and volcanic gases in this Sept. 5, 2026, image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8. Eruptions are a regular occurrence at Anak Krakatau, a small volcano between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. Much of its activity remains relatively mild, but it occasionally puts on more […]

Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric center. NASA scientists are on the case, tracking the oscillations because Earth’s center of mass is a crucial reference point for satellite navigation and elevation measurements. A team, led […]

NASA fejrede den fulde genoprettelse af sin fjernstation på Guam med en snoreklipning den 10. september, hvilket afsluttede mere end tre års genopretningsarbejde, efter at supertyfonen Mawar ødelagde stedet i 2023. Ingeniører fra hele agenturet gennemførte det sidste og mest komplekse trin i genopbygningen den 1. juli, da de returnerede [...]

It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his computer screen, an unusually large bright spot circled by a dark halo caught his eye, as it implied that surface material in that area had been shaken up. “I […]

Since raising more than $1 billion in a Series F funding round, Iceye has moved rapidly to address growing demand for sovereign space capabilities. In quick succession, the Finnish synthetic […] The post Iceye’s global presence expands to address sovereign demand appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Bresnik, Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, and Bob Hines made […]

Reaching orbit would mark a significant milestone.

Watch the full replay of the launch of ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite. Both were launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in Europe’s Earth Observation Programmes. Flight VV30 lifted off on 15 September at 03:21 (14 September at 22:21 local time).

NASA Ames Science Stars of the Month: September 2026 The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Steve Ormsby, Aphrodite Kostakis, Alejando Borlaff, Sarah Nickerson, Martina Caussi, Keiko Nomura, and Stephen Broccardo. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to […]

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In April, the world watched as four humans circled the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with NASA’s Artemis II mission. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the public is invited to look up again with NASA events across the country, including the International Observe the Moon Night celebration held at NASA’s Goddard Space […]

The mission, with the shorthand VV30, is the second launch of a Vega-C rocket managed solely by Avio without Arianespace. Liftoff from Ensemble de Lancement Vega at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana happened at 10:21 p.m. local time (9:21 p.m. EDT / 0121 UTC / 3:21 a.m. CEST).

The rocket will carry an unspecified number of satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:18 p.m. PDT (10:18 p.m. EDT / 0218 UTC).

UK-based satellite maker Open Cosmos announced on 14 September that it had closed a €300 million funding round. The company said it would use the new funding to expand its manufacturing capacity and accelerate the deployment of its Earth observation and communications constellations. The €300 million raise represents the company’s first major publicly announced funding […] The post Open Cosmos Raises €300 Million as Investors Back Europe’s Space Push appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA afholder en fejring af International Observe the Moon Night fra kl. 17:30 til 20:00 CST lørdag den 19. september ved U.S. Space & Rocket Center, det officielle besøgscenter for NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center i Huntsville, Alabama. International Observe the Moon Night fejrer Månen, videnskaben bag den og dens forbindelse til […]

Space Force programs are tapping satellite data and AI to get intelligence to military commanders faster The post More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data appeared first on SpaceNews.

Italian launch services provider Avio has successfully completed its second Vega-C flight of 2026, deploying the European Commission’s third Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite and ESA’s FLEX mission. The Vega-C rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre at 01:21 UTC on 15 September. Following two burns of the rocket’s AVUM+ upper stage, Sentinel-3C was deployed […] The post Avio Launches Second Successful Vega C Flight of 2026 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images released to date from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars. The researchers discovered brown dwarfs just twice the mass of Jupiter, bringing the […]

Nine orbital launches are scheduled worldwide this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to deliver… The post Launch Preview: Nine orbital launches scheduled from sites around the world appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The European Space Agency’s FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in Europe’s Earth Observation Programmes.

This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope released to the public so far. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars. The researchers discovered brown dwarfs just twice the mass of Jupiter, bringing the study of these curious objects into a new mass range.

But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.

Under udenrigsminister Marco Rubios rejse til Peru i sidste uge annoncerede Udenrigsministeriet et nyt Rumkatalysatorpartnerskab med Artemis-aftalelandene for at udvide kommerciel og civil rumfart [...]

ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in Europe’s Earth Observation Programmes. Flight VV30 lifted off on 15 September at 03:21 (14 September at 22:21 local time).

Meet a key member of our Hera asteroid mission team: the Hera Space Companion, not just an AI chatbot but a dynamic mission-linked communication platform, designed to make the European Space Agency’s first planetary defence mission accessible to everyone!

Download our new mapping of every space company valued at $1 billion or more. The post Space’s growing billion-dollar club appeared first on SpaceNews.

The mission, with the shorthand VV30, is the second launch of a Vega-C rocket managed solely by Avio without Arianespace. Liftoff from Ensemble de Lancement Vega at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is scheduled for 10:21 p.m. local time (9:21 p.m. EDT / 0121 UTC / 3:21 a.m. CEST).

NASAs tildelingsbeslutning ser ud til at være inkonsistent med berettigelseskriterierne.

Flyvevåbnets sekretær Troy Meink afslørede i dag, at USA har våben til rumkontrol i kredsløb. I en tale på AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference i National Harbor, MD, denne [...]

The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Artemis Accords are the first set of practical principles aimed at enhancing transparency, safety, and coordination among nations as they explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond. “Djibouti joins […]

SpaceX has completed multi-day catch-related testing with unflown Ship 42 at Pad 2, then rolled… The post Ship 42 wraps chopsticks tests, Flight 14 moves to NET Sept. 22 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Plants may look still and silent, but every leaf is constantly responding to its environment.

Two Earth observation satellites – ESA’s Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite, and the third satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission – are encapsulated inside the nose cone of a Vega-C launcher and are awaiting liftoff at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

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Røde, gule og orange farver breder sig allerede over tundralandskaber i Nunavut.

This webinar will provide an overview of the CSDA program’s goals and activities, including the new Cal/Val initiative, and more.

Fans pose for a photo with an astronaut in the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its […]

Join us for conversations about the tech, policies and business models required to build a functioning in-orbit logistics ecosystem The post Sept. 21: What Comes Next for On-Orbit Servicing? appeared first on SpaceNews.

Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft? So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class. The 10 candidates have been working their way through a comprehensive and rigorous training program since the agency introduced them to the public on Sept. 22, 2025, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center […]

NASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food off-planet, while another six advance the understanding of how unique conditions associated with space exploration can impact the health and physiology of astronauts.   The six food-focused investigations, supported by the agency’s Space […]

Sixty years since its first test firings began, NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is welcoming Blue Origin and Relativity Space to its facilities.

The launch marks the 400th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during an 87-minute window that opens at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC).

French launch startup Sirius Space Services has successfully test-fired a complete prototype of its STAR-1 rocket engine for the first time. The company announced the milestone on 12 September, stating that it had conducted the first hot-fire tests of the complete STAR-1 engine at Airborne Engineering’s propulsion test facility in southern England. While the company […] The post Sirius Space Fires Complete STAR-1 Rocket Engine for the First Time appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Avio S.p.A., the Italian prime contractor, launch service provider, and launch operator for the Vega… The post Vega C set to launch the ESA Sentinel-3C and FLEX missions from Kourou appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 13-19, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session […]

The European space sector is enjoying a run of advances in September, highlighted by Isar… The post Europe’s commercial launch sector picking up the pace appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

French launch startup HyPrSpace announced on 11 September that it has pushed the inaugural flight of its Baguette One suborbital rocket to 2027. In June 2025, HyPrSpace announced that it would launch the inaugural flight of its Baguette One rocket in 2026 from a French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) test facility on the French […] The post First HyPrSpace Baguette One Launch Slips to 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Ugens billeder: 07-11 Sep 2026

Mexico’s second-largest metropolitan area borders on folded rock layers of the Sierra Madre Oriental.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 11 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. M83: The Southern […]

Australian Earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 (LC60) has strengthened its position in India with two strategic agreements announced at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2026 on September 7th, spanning satellite […] The post LatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership appeared first on SpaceNews.

On 15 September, two spacecraft will leave Earth together aboard the same launcher from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou: FLEX, ESA’s photosynthesis mission, and Sentinel-3C, Copernicus’ newest satellite monitoring Earth’s oceans, land, ice and atmosphere.

Italian rocket builder Avio has completed integration of its FD1 flight demonstrator, marking a major milestone in preparations for the vehicle’s launch from an Italian Ministry of Defence test range in Sardinia. Avio announced the milestone on 10 September as part of its first-half 2026 financial results. The company said its liquid oxygen and methane […] The post Avio Completes Integration of FD1 Rocket Demonstrator appeared first on European Spaceflight.

"We felt like now is the time to pour gas on that fire."

The science from every Moon rock sample, lunar dataset, and discovery produced through NASA’s Artemis program will be shared by the agency with the global scientific community. That commitment is upheld by all 71 countries that have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for safe and transparent civil space exploration. NASA put those […]

Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will discuss their upcoming return to Earth. Learn where […]

NASA asks US states to show them the money.

Two galaxies merge at a furious rate in this Aug. 25, 2026, image of the II Zw 096 system. This and several other images of both visually and scientifically interesting galaxies were released by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. Chandra X-ray data (magenta) pinpoint powerful black hole activity and hot gas, while optical […]

How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real? A new NASA project, Artifact InSPECtor, invites you to find out – and by doing so, to help missions like Euclid and NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope answer fundamental […]

NASAs Nancy Grace Roman-rumteleskop blev succesfuldt opsendt søndag den 30. august ombord på en SpaceX…

NASA udsendte i dag en anmodning om information, hvori de inviterer guvernører til at tilkendegive interesse i at være vært for og sponsorere det nye amerikanske rumakademi, som blev foreslået i præsident Trumps seneste præsidentielle bekendtgørelse. Svar er [...]

The Exploration Company har underskrevet en kontrakt med Arianespace om at opsende en indledende demonstrationsmission af deres Nyx-fragtrumfartøj til Den Internationale Rumstation om bord på en Ariane 6-raket. Selvom ingen af virksomhederne offentligt har annonceret kontrakten, offentliggjorde det franske præsidentskab en officiel liste over aftaler i forbindelse med det internationale rumtopmøde, der blev afholdt i […]

From the ESA Blogs.

Aerospacelab and Thales Alenia Space have secured IRIS2 contracts expected to total more than €5.4 billion, covering satellite platforms and communications payloads for the European Union’s secure communications constellation. While the company didn’t disclose the contract value, Airbus has been selected to build and integrate the first 66 satellites in the constellation’s low Earth orbit […] The post Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts appeared first on European Spaceflight.

The European Space Agency has awarded The Exploration Company a €760 million contract under the second phase of its European cargo return programme, covering an initial demonstration of its Nyx spacecraft and options for two additional flights. ESA announced that it had awarded The Exploration Company (TEC) the Phase 2 contract on 10 September during […] The post ESA Awards The Exploration Company a €760M Space Station Cargo Contract appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA is bringing artificial intelligence to the study of the Moon, helping researchers transform how they analyze the Moon’s surface. In an ongoing collaboration with IBM Research and several academic institutions, NASA has launched the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, among the first open-source AI models built specifically for lunar science. The model, trained primarily on […]

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At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West African nation and its neighbors.

The European Space Agency’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence has a cartoon dinosaur for its mascot – because dinos were made extinct after an asteroid impact, but while they didn't have a space agency, people do! Now we’re asking you to supply our dino with a name, to win a place at November’s Hera arrival celebration.

A brilliant concentration of stars takes center stage in this Aug. 11, 2026, image taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb observed IRS 3, a star near the end of its life cycle, located within this starfield. Webb’s mid-infrared data revealed the clear signature of oxygen-rich silicate dust, as well as, for the first […]

Søge- og redningsteknologi, delvist udviklet af NASA, reddede fem liv

Mindre end to uger efter en præsidentordre blev underskrevet for at oprette det første rumakademi i USA, er NASA-ledet arbejde i fuld gang med at gøre akademiet til virkelighed og forme fremtiden for Amerikas luft- og rumfartsarbejdsstyrke og ledelse. NASA-administrator Jared Isaacman var formand for den første præsidentielle kommission for USA's Rumakademi [...]

Republikken Djibouti vil underskrive Artemis-aftalerne under en ceremoni kl. 11:00 EDT mandag den 14. september i NASAs hovedkvarter i Washington og bliver dermed det 72. land, der underskriver. NASAs viceadministrerende direktør Matt Anderson vil være vært for Djiboutis ambassadør i USA, Mohamed Siad Douale, ved ceremonien sammen med en assisterende fra det amerikanske udenrigsministerium […]

Gennem et nyt samarbejde mellem NASA og National Football League (NFL) vil agenturet snart bringe USA's styrker inden for rumudforskning og luftfartsinnovation til fodboldbanen. NASA vil udføre overflyvninger, astronautoptrædener og fanengagement ved NFL-kampe over hele USA som en del af sin nye Inspirationstour. “Dette er [...]

Missionen, kaldet USSF-153, vil opsende et ukendt antal satellitter for den amerikanske rumstyrke. Opsendelsen fra affyringsrampe 4E på Vandenberg Space Force Base er planlagt inden for et tre-timers vindue, der åbner kl. 8:37 PDT (11:37 EDT / 15:37 UTC).

SpaceX har rullet Super Heavy Booster 22 ud af Mega Bay 1 til Massey's for...

Sidste november opsendte NASA og dets europæiske partnere Sentinel-6B-satellitten for at forbedre orkanprognoser, hjælpe med at beskytte infrastruktur og gavne kommercielle industrier, herunder skibsfart. Satellitten flyver nu 30 sekunder bagved sin forgænger, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. Begge satellitter leverer præcise havoverfladehøjdemålinger under, hvad oceanografer forventer vil være en historisk El [...]

A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.

Europe’s Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2) satellite has reached its designated orbit at 36 000 km from Earth and is ready to begin its commissioning phase, preparing it to provide years of service to improve weather forecasting over Europe and North Africa.

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 1, 2026, where they met with the NASA workforce at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The event gave the crew an opportunity to share firsthand […]

Den britiske regering offentliggjorde sin længe ventede rumstrategi, der præciserer, hvad den mener med “sikker adgang til rummet”, næsten et år efter at udtrykket begyndte at erstatte referencer til en suveræn britisk opsendelseskapacitet. Strategien besvarer dog ikke, hvad regeringen agter at gøre med størstedelen af sin stadig ikke-tildelte finansiering fra European Launcher Challenge, herunder […] Indlægget UK to Leave Launch to “Germany and Other Allies” blev først vist på European Spaceflight.

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) mountaineer by passing the 1 kilometer mark of elevation from its landing site on the floor […]

The European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite are scheduled to launch together aboard a Vega-C rocket on 15 September at 03:21 CEST (14 September at 22:21 local time). Watch the VV30 launch live from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with coverage starting at 02:50 CEST.

From the ESA Blogs.

Witness how over the last eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been travelling through the inner Solar System and aligning itself with Mercury's orbit. So far, it has travelled 9.9 billion km and completed nine 'planetary flybys' to help steer its way. In the video, you can see the spacecraft fly past Earth once, Venus twice, and Mercury six times. 

Following their landmark Artemis II mission earlier this year, distinguished NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning in September to emeritus status at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. In an emeritus role, individuals with a high degree of technical and professional knowledge can continue to support the agency by donating their […]

Vi vil ikke være relevante uden en massiv raket med en massiv kadence.

Ved hjælp af NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory har forskere opdaget en ny klasse af objekter, der opfører sig anderledes end noget, de tidligere har set. Astronomer antyder, at disse nyopdagede objekter i andre galakser kan hjælpe med at løse ikke ét, men to langvarige spørgsmål inden for astrofysik. Disse mystiske objekter udsender usædvanligt lav-energi røntgenstråler, men intense niveauer af ultraviolet stråling. Dette […]

En NASA Launch Services (NLS) II-kontrakt er blevet tildelt af agenturet til Relativity Space Inc. og deres Terran R-opsendelsestjeneste i overensstemmelse med kontraktens 'on-ramp'-bestemmelse. Terran R-opsendelsestjenesten vil være tilgængelig for NASA's opsendelsestjenester til brug for fremtidige missioner. NLS II-kontrakterne er flerpris-, ubestemt leverings-/ubestemt kvantitetskontrakter [...]

Den europæiske rumlogistik-startup The Exploration Company har rejst 450 millioner dollars (387 millioner euro) i en serie C-finansieringsrunde for at støtte udviklingen af sin Nyx-kapsel og Storm-raketmotor. Runden, der blev annonceret den 8. september, var medledet af det amerikanske venturekapitalfirma Bessemer Venture Partners, det London-baserede venturekapitalfirma Atomico og Scaleup […] Indlægget "The Exploration Company rejser 450 millioner dollars i serie C-finansiering" dukkede først op på European Spaceflight.

En algoritme, som NASA først anvendte på satellitbilleder, bruges nu til at se ind i fortiden.

NASAs Hubble-rumteleskop fanger en fotogen tåge, N44, i Den Store Magellanske Sky på dette billede fra den 3. september 2026. N44 er domineret af to træk: et stort centralt tomrum og en skal af tæt, støvet gas. Det centrale tomrum er en 'superboble', der strækker sig omkring 210 gange 140 lysår på tværs. De glitrende stjerner ved [...]

Over 1.000 besøgende udforskede NASAs havniveauforskning på første hånd under Verdenshavsdagen ved University of Georgia Aquarium på Skidaway Island den 6. juni 2026.

For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Some of these are the smallest and faintest ever directly seen. The researchers unexpectedly found fewer small TNOs than they expected, and that […]

NASA søger forslag til at fremme den teknologi og infrastruktur, der er nødvendig for at udforske Månen og etablere en månebase i månens sydpolsområde. Udbuddet, der blev annonceret tirsdag den 8. september, retter sig mod mangler i kapacitet, herunder strømproduktion, iltudvinding og produktion af materialer på Månen, som er nødvendige for konstruktion og drift. Disse teknologier er [...]

Jaden Caradine vidste, at han ville være ingeniør, da han var otte år gammel. Han tog blot en snoet vej for at nå dertil. Før han indskrev sig ved Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, før han opdagede det felt, der skulle blive hans fokus, og før han fik en Pathways-praktikplads ved NASAs Langley Research Center i Hampton, Virginia, var Caradine [...]

The space economy will grow exactly as fast as we can launch rockets.

Maritime and aviation notices indicate that HyImpulse could attempt the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland as early as 5 October. On 2 September, Norwegian air navigation service provider Avinor published a notice outlining temporary danger areas for a HyImpulse rocket launch from SaxaVord Spaceport between 5 and 18 […] The post HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Fra ESA's blogs.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 8 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Hubble: Decagon Around […]

Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers, including the team behind Star Trek.

Hold ved NASA's Kennedy Space Center har skubbet Artemis III Space Launch System-hardwaren yderligere...

Den 3. september 2026 kl. 15:49 CEST modtog Den Europæiske Rumorganisations (ESA) BepiColombo-missionskontrolteam ved European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) det signal, de havde ventet på – BepiColombos Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) var succesfuldt separeret fra rumfartøjsstakken. Denne skelsættende bedrift for ESA- og Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)-missionen markerer det første skridt i BepiColombos længe ventede ankomst til Merkur.

Isar Aerospaces anden opsendelse var en markant forbedring og blev den første vellykkede satellitopsendelse fra det kontinentale Europa.

Fem orbitale opsendelser forventes denne uge. To Falcon 9'ere forventes at blive opsendt fra…

Langs Missile Row ved Cape Canaveral Space Force Station arbejder Stoke Space og Relativity Space på…

SpaceX er stadig i gang med at opbygge infrastruktur til samling, test og opsendelse ved Starbase, mens flyvning 14…

Den tyske udbyder af opsendelsestjenester Isar Aerospace har gennemført den første succesfulde opsendelse af sin Spectrum-raket, hvorved den udsendte fem CubeSats i lavt jordkredsløb. Missionen markerede første gang, en privatejet europæisk orbitalraket succesfuldt havde nået kredsløb, og den første succesfulde orbitale opsendelse fra kontinentale Europa. Spectrum-raketten lettede fra Andøya […]

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.coms liste over rumfartspolitiske begivenheder for ugen 6.-12. september 2026 og eventuel indsigt vi kan give om dem. Repræsentanternes Hus og Senatet er i orlov [...]

APOD: 5. september 2026 –… Dagens APOD. Arkiv. Indsendelser. Indeks. Søg. Kalender. RSS. Uddannelse. Om. Diskuter. APOD, Dagens Astronomiske Billede: Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Jagten på Månens […]

Fra ESA's blogs.

Den europæiske private udbyder af rumopsendelser, Isar Aerospace, med hovedkvarter i Ottobrunn, Tyskland, er klar til at...

SpaceX har besluttet at flytte alle Starlink-missioner, der opsendes med Falcon 9-raketter, til vestkysten, da de arbejder hen imod debuten af deres Starship-Super Heavy i Florida. Opsendelsen af Starlink 15-24-missionen fra Vandenberg Space Force Base er planlagt inden for et vindue, der åbner kl. 3:59 a.m. PDT (6:59 a.m. EDT / 1059 UTC).

NASA afholder et virtuelt webinar kl. 14.00 fredag den 2. oktober med titlen “RS-25-motoren og fremtiden for Artemis-missioner: Et tilgængeligt webinar for blinde og svagsynede.” Dette webinar er åbent for offentligheden, men er specifikt skræddersyet til et publikum af blinde og svagsynede. Webinaret vil vare omkring to timer og inkludere […]

Blue Origin vil designe og opsende Mars telekommunikations-orbiteren inden udgangen af 2028.

Onsdag den 17. juni kunne himmelkiggere i hele USA – og dele af Canada – nyde en sjælden begivenhed: en dagslys måneokkultation af Venus. En måneokkultation finder sted, når Månen bevæger sig direkte foran et andet himmellegeme set fra vores synspunkt på Jorden, og kortvarigt skjuler det. Denne gang gled Månen ind foran Venus [...]

Den 4. september 2026 deltog mediefolk i en online briefing forud for opsendelsen af ESAs FLEX og Copernicus Sentinel-3C-satellitterne.

German launch services provider Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September attempt to conduct the second flight of its Spectrum rocket. The company called off the attempt several hours after launch-related road closures came into effect. At 10:39 CEST on 4 September, Nordland Police announced that land and maritime traffic restrictions around […] The post Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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Week in images: 31 Aug - 04 Sep 2026

Blue Origin udvider sit fodaftryk i Kennedy Space Center og Cape Canaveral på flere fronter,...

Copernicus Sentinel-3 is one of the most diverse missions for measuring and monitoring Earth’s climate systems. It captures a breadth of data about the environment and has contributed substantially to what we know about climate change over the past decade. The launch of the mission’s third satellite heralds the continuity of this vital source of knowledge.

Munich-based space situational awareness startup Project-S has emerged from stealth with what it describes as “multi-million-euro backing.” The company is currently preparing for the first in-orbit demonstration of its active radar, with a spokesperson telling European Spaceflight that it is scheduled to be launched aboard a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission next month. On 2 September, […] The post German Space Situation Awareness Startup Project-S Emerges from Stealth appeared first on European Spaceflight.

The Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.

Brandvæsenet ved NASAs Ames Research Center i Californiens Silicon Valley vil udføre træning på Moffett Federal Airfield fra tirsdag den 8. september til fredag den 11. september. Træningen vil omfatte brugen af en propanfyret flybrandssimulator og vil blive udført fra kl. 8.00 til 20.00 PDT. Fordi flysimulatoren er [...]

Lad mig være tydelig: Amerika er ikke kun velkommen – vi ønsker jer der.

With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.

NASA vil give live dækning af opsendelsen og dokkingen af et Roscosmos-lastrumfartøj, der medfører omkring tre tons mad, brændstof og forsyninger til besætningen om bord på Den Internationale Rumstation. Det ubemandede Progress 96-forsyningsrumfartøj er planlagt til at blive opsendt kl. 12:15 EDT (kl. 21:15 Baikonur-tid), onsdag den 9. september, på en […].

General Douglas Schiess afløser general Chance Saltzman som den tredje chef for rumoperationer i U.S. Space Force.

General Douglas Schiess overtog i dag ledelsen af USA's rumstyrke ved en overdragelsesceremoni uden for Washington, D.C. Afgående chef for rumoperationer, general Chance Saltzman, roste sin efterfølger [...]

Skrevet af Michelle Minitti, vicehovedefterforsker for MAHLI. Jordisk planlægningsdato: fredag den 21. august 2026. Efter Curiositys 14 år på overfladen, fortsætter Mars med at overraske. Begge vores arbejdsområder denne uge indeholdt træk, der var ulig noget, vi har set tidligere — brede, lavvandede fordybninger (som den på billedet ovenfor) spredt ud [...]

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Rumteleskop, som nu er på en tre måneder lang rejse på en million miles til dets endelige kredsløb, vil snart afsløre universets mørkeste hemmeligheder. Missionen blev opsendt kl. 7:26 EDT den 30. august ombord på en SpaceX Falcon Heavy-raket fra Opsendelseskompleks 39A ved agenturets Kennedy Space Center i Florida. Roman kombinerer en stor […]

Maritime sikkerhedsmeddelelser indikerer, at et ugelangt opsendelsesvindue for Isar Aerospaces anden Spectrum-flyvning åbner den 4. september. Den 1. september udsendte den norske kystforvaltning en advarsel, der beskrev, at raketopsendelsesoperationer forventedes udført dagligt mellem 16:00 og 21:35 UTC fra den 4. til den 10. september. Advarslen fastlægger to […]

Watch the replay of the livestream originally broadcast on 3 September as ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo mission took the first critical step towards arriving at Mercury.

This Hubble Space Telescope image features a sprawling cosmic vista called N44.

This sprawling cosmic vista and subject of today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month comes from the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC is the largest of the small galaxies that orbit our Milky Way galaxy. At just 160 000 light-years away, the LMC offers a close look at highly active stellar birthsites like the nebula shown here. This nebula is named LHA 120-N44, or N44 for short, and it’s located in the constellation Dorado.

With its announcement that it had secured €2 million in new funding, French startup ArcSpace announced plans to test an automated welding system in orbit in 2027. Founded in 2022, ArcSpace is developing compact electron-beam tools designed to weld, join and cut metallic structures in orbit for applications including spacecraft servicing and assembly. On 25 […] The post ArcSpace to Demo On-Orbit Welding Tech in 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 3 – 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Eclipse […]

Leuven, Belgium & Halifax, Canada – 3 September 2026 – European optical payload provider Simera Sense today announced that Canadian space technology company Galaxia has acquired a HyperScape100 hyperspectral imaging […] The post Galaxia Takes Next Step in Earth Observation with purchase of Simera Sense Hyperspectral Imager appeared first on SpaceNews.

After eight years of travelling through the inner Solar System, BepiColombo is arriving at Mercury. This page will show the latest updates throughout the mission's arrival.

At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for one of the year’s most anticipated Earth-observation launches are entering their final stages.

Yesterday evening, during a signing ceremony at the Space for Inspiration event in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Space Agency (ESA) and ispace-Europe celebrated the implementation of MAGPIE, set to be the first European rover on the Moon.

NASAs Hubble-rumteleskop observerer en gigantisk, udviklende, 10-sidet atmosfærisk bølge, der omkranser Saturns sydpol.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 2 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Solar Eclipses and […]

Kravene justeres for at afspejle missionens behov på kort sigt.

Studerende fra community colleges over hele USA har nu endnu en mulighed for at opdage, hvordan deres uddannelse kan føre til tilfredsstillende roller i front inden for rumfart, videnskab, ingeniørvidenskab og teknologi. Den opdaterede studenterudfordring, NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS), inviterer studerende til at lære om organisationen og dens missioner, engagere sig med NASA-eksperter og udforske […].

Med Rocket Lab som sigter mod at opsende sit Neutron-fartøj inden udgangen af dette år,...

Nye observationer med NASA/ESA's Hubble-rumteleskop har afsløret en gigantisk, udviklende tikantet atmosfærisk bølge, der omgiver Saturns sydpol. Denne opdagelse markerer første gang, et stort jetmønster med regulære sider er observeret på planetens sydlige halvkugle. Fænomenet virker bemærkelsesværdigt lig Saturns berømte sekskant ved dens nordpol, men er også tydeligt anderledes, hvilket antyder, at forskere måske er vidne til udviklingen af et nyt atmosfærisk fænomen på den ikoniske gasgigant.

Den 28. august 2026 (aftenen den 27. august i nogle tidszoner) passerede Månen ind i Jordens skygge og skabte en dyb delvis måneformørkelse. På tidspunktet for den største formørkelse, kl. 00:13 EDT, var 96,3% af Månens skive nedsænket i Jordens umbra – den centrale, mørkeste del af skyggen, hvor sollys er fuldstændig blokeret. […]

High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then dissipate. Now, new results from a NASA sounding rocket — a suborbital research rocket […]

DURANGO, Colo. — Sept. 2, 2026 — Agile Space Industries celebrated the completion of a 20,500-square-foot expansion of its Durango headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 26, joined by […] The post Agile Space Industries Celebrates Durango Headquarters Expansion with Ribbon Cutting appeared first on SpaceNews.

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed US EVA-99 at 21:29 CEST on Tuesday 1 September. It was Sophie’s third spacewalk, and the 33rd conducted by a European astronaut.   

German launch services provider HyImpulse announced on 2 September that it had extended its Series A funding round by more than €50 million, bringing its total funding to date to €125 million. The company is currently preparing for the second flight of its suborbital SR75 rocket and the inaugural launch attempt of its larger SL1 […] The post HyImpulse Extends Series A Funding Round by €50 Million appeared first on European Spaceflight.

The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere on 1 September, at 23:30:31 CEST. The end of the Cluster mission in 2024 turned into the start of the reentry data collection campaign. After four ‘targeted’ reentries, this is now a proven method of safe end-of-life disposal. It also enabled the repeated observation of the reentries by a plane full of scientists, creating a unique reentry data set that will improve our understanding of the destructive process and can inform the design of safer and more sustainable satellites in the future.

Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.

Den 24. august begyndte teknikere ved NASAs Kennedy Space Center i Florida at installere de fire RS-25-motorer i kernetrinet på agenturets Space Launch System (SLS) raket, der skal fragte Artemis III-besætningen ud i lavt kredsløb om Jorden i 2027. Hver RS-25-motor har et unikt serienummer, der registrerer dens detaljerede flyvning [...]

In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way.

Mens SpaceX forbereder sig på at opsende Starship Flight 14 i de kommende uger, fortsætter arbejdet i Florida…

Strålende Venus og en Høstmåne. Brug Månen til at finde Antares og Teskanden, spot den strålende Venus, byd jævndøgnet velkommen, og se Høstmånen nær Saturn og Neptun. Højdepunkter for stjernekiggeri Transskript: Månen deltager i et teselskab… Venus skruer op for lysstyrken… årstiderne skifter officielt… og Høstmånen møder op med […]

Opsendelsen fra Vandenberg Space Force Base i Californien er i øjeblikket planlagt til kl. 01.18 PDT (kl. 04.18 EDT / 0818 UTC).

NASA tildelte tirsdag Blue Origin en kontrakt om at udvikle agenturets Mars telekommunikationsnetværk, et næste-generations kommunikationssystem, der vil muliggøre pålidelig, høj-båndbredde kommunikation og navigationstjenester for nuværende og fremtidige Mars-missioner. Den fastpris-kontrakt har en maksimal potentiel værdi på cirka 700 millioner dollars for at levere en højtydende Mars telekommunikationsorbiter til NASA senest […]

Spanish launch services provider PLD Space has secured an additional €108 million in funding, extending the Series C round to €288 million. The company is preparing for the inaugural flight of the Miura 5 rocket later this year. PLD Space announced that it had closed a €180 million Series C funding round in early March. […] The post PLD Space Adds €108 million to Series C Funding Round appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Yesterday, on 31 August 2026, Samba reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 21:39:38 UTC / 23:39:38 CEST as the third of the four Cluster satellites. Samba had been lined up for a special 'targeted reentry' safely over the South Pacific Ocean, the precision so high that a plane could fly out from Tonga and successfully record its demise for reentry science.

En hel måned før finansåret 2027 begynder, godkendte Huset i dag, i lighed med Senatet, en midlertidig budgetopløsning (CR) for at undgå en nedlukning af regeringen den 1. oktober. Begge partier er ivrige [...]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 1 – A… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A Plane […]

"We could really be facing the great filter."

Her er august 2026-gåden. Hurtigt, hvor er dette sted? Og hvad gør dette sted interessant eller unikt?

NASA's og entreprenørernes arbejdsstyrke fortsætter med at gøre fremskridt forud for næste års Artemis III...

Seks missioner er planlagt til at opsende fra opsendelsessteder over hele kloden denne uge. Efter…

August was a busy month for ESA, between spectacular views, historic milestones and exciting new discoveries. 

Where is Roman? Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing a process called commissioning, where systems are turned on, adjusted, calibrated, and prepared for science operations. Commissioning is the time for scientists and engineers to make sure that Roman is performing […]

Under en ceremoni afholdt af NASA-administrator Jared Isaacman ved agenturets hovedkvarter i Washington mandag, underskrev Republikken Tyrkiet Artemis-aftalerne og tilsluttede sig den voksende internationale koalition af ligesindede nationer dedikeret til fredelig, gennemsigtig rumudforskning. “Det er mit privilegium at byde Republikken Tyrkiet velkommen som den 71. underskriver af […]”

31. august 2026— Washington, D.C.—Commercial Space Federation (CSF) er glade for at byde Outlier og Rendezvous Robotics velkommen som sine nyeste associerede medlemmer, som bringer ekspertise inden for genanvendelige satellitplatforme og tilpasningsdygtige […]

Observatoriet vil kaste nyt lys over mysteriet om mørk energi, observere fjerne exoplaneter og udforske universets struktur.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Rumteleskop, ombord på en SpaceX Falcon Heavy raket, passerer foran Solen under opsendelsen fra agenturets Kennedy Space Center i Florida den 30. august 2026. Roman er opkaldt efter agenturets første chefastronom. Roman vil undersøge milliarder af stjerner og galakser med et synsfelt, der er langt større end Hubbles, [...]

Gense Den Europæiske Rumorganisations online pressebriefing den 31. august 2026 om de seneste udviklinger for ESA/JAXA BepiColombo-missionen, Europas og Japans første mission til Merkur.

I have spent much of my career looking at the defense industrial base from different vantage points: as a warfighter, inside major defense companies, and now leading a company whose […] The post Speed to Field Starts Below the Prime appeared first on SpaceNews.

With thousands of emergency responders conducting search-and-rescue operations following the catastrophic flash flood that struck northern Nepal on 26 August, satellite imagery is helping to reveal the scale of the inundation and devastation across the affected region.

European satellite operator SES has awarded OHB a contract worth almost €1 billion to develop and build satellite platforms for the medium Earth orbit component of Europe’s €15.6 billion IRIS2 secure communications constellation. OHB announced that it had been awarded the contract on 31 August, describing it as the first major industrial order awarded since […] The post SES Awards OHB €1 billion for IRIS2 MEO Satellites appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST/ 13:26 CEST on 30 August 2026. With the successful launch, Roman began its mission to survey the sky in visible to near-infrared light to help reveal the nature of dark energy and dark matter. The telescope will also investigate the true diversity of exoplanets in our galaxy.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view this […]

Beskrivelse: Lange skygger kastes af den nyligt færdiggjorte Deep Space Station 23 ved Dybderumsnetværkets Goldstone-kompleks nær Barstow, Californien, i august 2026. Som en 34-meter (114 fod) multifrekvens strålebølgelederantenne vil DSS-23 øge DSN's kapacitet og forbedre NASAs dybderumskommunikationskapacitet i årtier fremover. NASAs ledelse og personale samt [...]

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.coms liste over rumfartspolitiske begivenheder for ugen 30. august - 5. september 2026 og enhver indsigt, vi kan tilbyde om dem. Repræsentanternes Hus er i møde denne [...]

Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman pairs a large field of […]

Med kun én større mission tilbage, har NASAs videnskabsprogrammer brug for et løft.

NASAs Nancy Grace Roman-rumteleskop blev opsendt her til morgen på en mission for at finde flere planeter omkring andre stjerner i universet og løse mysterierne om mørk energi [...]

Description Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. The recently completed Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter (114-foot) beam-waveguide antenna, can be seen to the right of the frame in the foreground. The other three 34-meter antennas are, from left, DSS-26, DSS-25, and […]

Ledere fra NASA's hovedkvarter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) og Deep Space Network (DSN) står foran den nyligt færdiggjorte Dybderumsstation 23-antenne ved Deep Space Networks Goldstone-kompleks nær Barstow, Californien, den 25. august 2026. Fra venstre: Germaine Aziz (projektleder, DSN Aperture Enhancement Project, JPL); Bradford Arnold (leder, […])

NASA og SpaceX er klar til opsendelsen af NASAs næste store rumobservatorium —…

Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe. Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is scheduled for 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 UTC).

NASA's nye flagskibsrumobservatorium, Nancy Grace Roman-rumteleskopet, er nu monteret på sin Falcon Heavy-raket og klar til at begive sig ud på sin rejse for at afdække universets hemmeligheder.

Den Europæiske Rumorganisation (ESA) har underskrevet de første kontrakter under sin European Launcher Challenge, hvorved den forpligter sig…

Fra venstre mod højre: NASA-astronauterne Victor Glover og Christina Koch, CSA (Canadisk Rumorganisation) astronaut Jeremy Hansen og NASA-astronaut Reid Wiseman modtager Den Kongressionelle Rumæresmedalje af præsident Donald J. Trump den 28. august 2026 for deres tjeneste under Artemis II-missionen. Den Kongressionelle Rumæresmedalje blev autoriseret [...]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Sky […]

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, has been launched on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Liftoff was on 27 August 2026 at 22:11 CEST (17:10 local time).

Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidiary that was established to develop a vertical launch site on the north coast of Scotland. In a 25 August announcement, HIE said it had acquired the assets from the company’s joint liquidators and would now review how the […] The post Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Præsident Donald J. Trump tildelte fredag NASA-astronauterne Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover og Christina Koch samt CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Congressional Space Medal of Honor for deres tjeneste under Artemis II-missionen. Han overrakte priserne under en ceremoni ved NASAs Johnson Space Center i Houston, hvor han ærede den første […]

NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the Moon or deep space by recycling common materials, like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals.  The Composites for Extraterrestrial Recycling By Engineering the Reuse and Upcycling of Zotek (CERBERUZ) team, comprised of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students at MIT, received a total of $775,000 in awards.   The technology grinds mixed trash into a fine powder, […]

Week in images: 24-28 August 2026

The final two of ESA's pioneering Cluster spacecraft, Samba and Tango, will end their journeys as they burn up in our atmosphere on 31 August and 1 September respectively. Their targeted reentries mark the end of a mission that has transformed our understanding of Earth's magnetic environment. The final moments also offer a rare scientific opportunity for reentry observations from a plane.

To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday to establish the nation’s first U.S. Space Academy. The order highlights how space is a critical domain for American national security, economic growth, scientific discovery, and technological innovation. The proposed academy […]

President Trump signed an Executive Order today during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew that will create a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy to “encourage and guide” students to pursue […]

The meandering Congaree River sustains towering forest ecosystems and fashions oxbow lakes as it shifts across its floodplain.

ESA-astronaut Sophie Adenot vil deltage i sin tredje rumvandring under U.S. Rumvandring 99 tirsdag den 1. september. NASAs live-dækning starter kl. 13:00 CEST, hvor rumvandringen forventes at starte omkring kl. 14:30 CEST og vare cirka seks en halv time.

Homer’s The Odyssey chronicles Odysseus’s journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. A distance of approximately 530 km as the crow flies, yet it takes Odysseus ten years and countless adventures to arrive—without his crew or his boat. What could Odysseus’s journey have looked like if he had modern-day satellite navigation systems, such as Galileo, at his disposal?

"From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship."

"Det kaldes US Space Academy. Det er en stor ting."

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Jeff Janicik, CEO and chairman of Innoflight. They discuss Golden Dome, Artemis and working with big numbers for the Space Development Agency. Sponsored […] The post The electronics ‘under the hood’ of space networking appeared first on SpaceNews.

From the ESA Blogs.

After nearly a decade of service to NASA, including an eight-month science expedition aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jonny Kim’s last day at the agency is Thursday. He will continue serving as lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. Kim launched to the space station in April 2025 aboard the Soyuz MS‑27 spacecraft to conduct […]

The European Space Agency has signed the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, committing a combined €543.6 million to Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and PLD Space. MaiaSpace was notably not among the awardees, with the agency stating that the contract award process with the company is “expected to resume in the coming weeks.” […] The post ESA Awards €544 Million in European Launcher Challenge Contracts appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30. While you wait to watch the launch, brush up on some key facts about this wide-view mission. To learn more about the Roman mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/roman Media contact: Claire AndreoliNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.claire.andreoli@nasa.gov301-286-1940

New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221 on Aug. 24, 2026. The civil servants were sworn-in the same day in the largest swearing-in ceremony ever hosted at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley since […]

Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country signatory. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır for the ceremony, together with U.S. Department of State officials. This event is in person only. […]

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has been launched on board Ariane 6, flight VA270, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, delivering data for weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa with unprecedented quality, quantity and frequency.

The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in place on its launch pad. It is scheduled to lift off on Thursday evening, 27 August, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiColombo’s two science orbiters – the first major step in one of the most operationally challenging planetary arrival sequences ever attempted by ESA.  

Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released today from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes displays a collection of galactic images that showcase this variety. Astronomers put galaxies into three main categories: spirals like our own Milky Way with arms emanating […]

On August 15, 2026, the Ukrainian military attacked the factory used for manufacturing Russia’s Soyuz-2 launch vehicle, causing significant damage to the facility and raising doubts over the vehicle’s future.

"This will be a project like no other."

Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and the stars they orbit. The mission will determine the atmospheric make-up of at least 20 exoplanets, including the presence of hazes, clouds, and water. “Pandora’s data […]

A flurry of activity has been underway at the Starbase production site over the past… The post Starbase’s future production capacity ramping up appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Space Angel has welcomed its selection by the Western Australian Government as the recipient of the $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant, announced by Science and Innovation Minister Stephen Dawson. […] The post Space Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance Western Australian spaceport plans appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman telescope will provide a wide, detailed view of the universe, helping scientists study dark energy, exoplanets, and cosmic structures. […]

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman rumteleskop, der efter planen opsendes søndag den 30. august, vil give astronomer mulighed for at udforske store områder af kosmos og besvare væsentlige spørgsmål inden for mørk energi, mørkt stof, planeter uden for vores solsystem samt dannelsen og væksten af galakser over kosmisk tid. Centrale bidrag til Romans mission [...]

The NASA-led Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on 30 August 2026 at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST / 13:26 CEST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.

Fully autonomous space mission operations require the ability to detect faults and compensate for them without human intervention. To address this challenge and provide model-based support for system design and operations, it is important to connect fault management (FM) and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). This approach was successfully demonstrated with the model-based generation of a […]

I denne episode interviewer SpaceNews' Mike Gruss Kevin Lausten, administrerende direktør for Morpheus Space, ved Small Satellite-konferencen i 2026 i Salt Lake City, Utah. De diskuterer, hvorfor fremdrift er afgørende [...].

NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Launched in 2024, the challenge incentivizes the invention of new recycling systems that could support non-metabolic waste management efforts for future lunar missions. Media […]

The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:34 a.m. PDT (5:34 a.m. EDT / 0934 UTC).

NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and navigation system. The network uses giant dish antennas located at three global facilities to support more than 40 spacecraft exploring the solar system and interstellar space. The new […]

SALT LAKE CITY – Aug. 25, 2026 – Tendeg has released NewTEN, a two-axis steerable reflector antenna that expands communications performance and pointing access for small spacecraft. Unveiled Monday, Aug. […] The post Tendeg Launches NewTEN Steerable Compact Antenna at SmallSat appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX annoncerede planer i dag om at bygge en anden Starbase, denne gang på kysten af Louisiana. Alle Starship-opsendelser til dato har været fra Starbase, TX. De vil snart begynde […]

The European Space Agency has announced that its Draco mission has passed its Critical Design Review, clearing it to enter full-scale manufacturing, integration and testing ahead of its planned launch in 2027. ESA announced the milestone on 17 August, saying the review had validated the design of all of Draco’s systems. With the CDR complete, […] The post ESA’s Draco Reentry Mission Clears Its Critical Design Review appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are an invisible backbone for everyday life. They are essential for transportation, emergency response and public safety. They are also vulnerable to interference, both natural and human made.

From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) work together during a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 18, 2026. The pair will finish installing a high-speed […]

PHOENIX, AZ — August 24, 2026 — Spirit Electronics, a value‑added distributor of high‑reliability electronics focused on performance‑driven program requirements, announced that space‑grade and high‑reliability components from Texas Instruments and […] The post Spirit Electronics Adds Texas Instruments and Microchip Technology Space Grade Components to Online Store Ahead of SmallSat 2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.

The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration and desperation.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 24 – Comet… 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Comet 220P […]

The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) is set for liftoff on flight VA270 on an Ariane 6, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, which will deliver data for weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa in unprecedented detail. The launch will be broadcast on Thursday, 27 August, on ESA WebTV.

Houston — World Space Week Association announced today that Tory Bruno, President of National Security at Blue Origin, will serve as Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2027.   “Tory Bruno […] The post Tory Bruno Named Honorary Chair Of World Space Week 2027 appeared first on SpaceNews.

After NASA astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, their achievement bore decades’ worth of fruit, including scientific discoveries and a strategic national security advantage. Now — with plans to […] The post The Fuel for the Next Generation of Cislunar Exploration? Technology and Talent. appeared first on SpaceNews.

The European Space Agency expects to make specific safety adaptations to the Ariane 6 rocket for future launches of its Argonaut lunar landers that will carry a Radioisotope Power System. The modifications will not, however, be required for the spacecraft’s first mission. Argonaut is ESA’s planned heavy lunar lander that is designed to deliver up […] The post ESA to Adapt Ariane 6 for Nuclear-Powered Argonaut Missions appeared first on European Spaceflight.

In only a few days, Europe will complete their next-generation weather observation system, Meteosat Third Generation.

Description This map of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, shows the locations of 10 air sensors that NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission is using to provide one of the most detailed looks ever at the city’s air pollution. Over the course of three years, these sensors measured particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or less […]

Description This roof-mounted air sensor in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is one of 10 used by NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) to study the city’s air quality. MAIA’s air sensors provide a detailed look at particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter, also known as PM2.5, one of the world’s deadliest forms […]

SALT LAKE CITY – The Aerospace Corp. is continuing to demonstrate the viability of pancake-shaped DiskSats in the wake of their December launch on a Rocket Lab Electron. “It’s the […] The post Aerospace demonstrates DiskSats in low-Earth orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

I centrum af vores solsystem påvirker Solen hver eneste planet, der kredser om den. I to nylige NASA-finansierede studier har forskere afdækket, hvordan ældgamle begivenheder i Solens historie kan have bidraget til at skabe Jordens unikke klima og drevet tidligere uforklarede klimatiske skift. I ny forskning har videnskabsfolk fra NASAs SHIELD-center (Solar Wind with Hydrogen Ion charge Exchange and Large-Scale Dynamics) — et af […]

Beskrivelse NASAs Perseverance Mars-rover brugte sit Mastcam-Z-kamera til at indfange silhuetten af Phobos, en af de to martianske måner, da den krydsede foran Solen den 12. august 2026, missionens 1.948. martianske dag, eller sol. Animationen er farvet for at simulere, hvad et menneske ville se, hvis [...]

Starlink 10-49-missionen forventes at blive den 100. opsendelse af en Falcon 9-raket i 2026. Opsendelse fra rampe 40 ved Cape Canaveral Space Force Station er planlagt til kl. 5:33 EDT (0933 UTC).

Dækningsplaner er klar for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Rumteleskops aktiviteter før og under opsendelsen. Roman er NASA's næste generations observatorium, designet til at udforske nogle af universets største mysterier, herunder mørk energi. NASA og SpaceX sigter mod Romans opsendelse tidligst kl. 7:26 EDT søndag den 30. august om bord på en SpaceX Falcon Heavy-raket [...].

NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead of the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

This week will see five orbital launches from China, the United States, and French Guiana.… The post Launch Preview: Falcon Heavy to launch Roman telescope, Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

I denne episode interviewer SpaceNews' Mike Gruss Ethan Barajas, CEO og medstifter af Icarus Robotics, ved Small Satellite Conference i 2026 i Salt Lake City, Utah. De diskuterer, hvorfor astronauter har [...]

LandSpace opnåede denne uge en stor milepæl for kinesisk kommerciel raketvidenskab, da første trin…

Af Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist hos Malin Space Science Systems. Planlægningsdato på Jorden: fredag den 14. august 2026. Denne uge med Curiosity Mars-roverens operationer bringer os tilbage til vores 'faste program'. Efter en lille omvej for at undersøge den 'erosionsflade', er vi tilbage på kurs mod opstigningen af Mount Sharp. Mens vi skifter […]

Med en planlagt opsendelsesdato den 30. august er NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Rumteleskop...

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.coms liste over rumpolitiske begivenheder for ugen plus en dag fra 23.-30. august 2026, samt eventuel indsigt vi kan tilbyde om dem. Repræsentanternes Hus og Senatet [...]

Chang’e 7-missionen opfylder ikke betingelserne for opsendelse.

Den franske rumfartsstyrelse CNES søger en industriel partner til at udvikle og kvalificere et kompakt optisk teleskop til fremtidige satellitkonstellationer. Styrelsen siger, at designet skal være egnet til masseproduktion, med produktionsvolumener på over 1.000 enheder. Ifølge en anmodning om information (RFI) offentliggjort den 18. august, er projektet rettet mod […]

APOD Videnskab APOD APOD: 22. august 2026… Dagens APOD Arkiv Indsendelser Indeks Søg Kalender RSS Uddannelse Om Diskuter APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Hovedsageligt Perseiderne Forklaring: Optaget [… ]

Den 12. august mørklagde en total solformørkelse himlen over Grønland, Island og Spanien. Da Månen dækkede Solen, afslørede den kortvarigt Solens tynde ydre atmosfære – koronaen – for dem, der befandt sig i totalitetszonen, og som var heldige nok til at have klar himmel. NASA-forskere og fotografer var med under formørkelsen [...]

Mens Skib 40 forbereder sig på at blive transporteret tilbage til Starbase fra Christmas Island, er Skib…

Starlink 15-20-missionen repræsenterer årets 99. opsendelse af en Falcon 9-raket. Opsendelsen fra affyringsrampe 4 Øst er planlagt til kl. 12:25 PDT (kl. 3:25 EDT / 0725 UTC).

Paris, Frankrig | August 2026 – Mere end 6.500 jordobservationssatellitter (EO) forventes opsendt inden 2035, hvilket vil generere 155,9 milliarder dollars i produktionsindtægter, idet regeringer udvider suveræn efterretning, overvågning, [...]

HELSINKI — En kinesisk startup-virksomhed, der bygger en konstellation til at detektere og geolokalisere radiofrekvensudsendelser fra kredsløb, har afsluttet en finansieringsrunde, mens Kinas kommercielle sektor udvider sig. Den Tianjin-baserede Xingkan Jiuzhou Technology, [...]

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure Chest,” is an object known as a cometary globule. A cometary globule is an isolated cloud of gas and dust with a dense, […]

For mere information, kontakt Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download PDF-versionen. NASAs Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA)-kode er et grundlæggende værktøj til analyse af fremdriftssystemer. Den leverer ligevægtskemi-, raketydelses-, stød- og detonationsberegninger, der anvendes hos NASA og det bredere rumfartssamfund. NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Aktivitet […]

A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting a reflight of its Zhuque-3 first stage in months, following its historic successful vertical landing Aug. 18. A company representative told […] The post Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months appeared first on SpaceNews.

Policy documents from both the White House and the Office of Space Commerce this summer acknowledge that space is a complex system, as to which forms of adaptive governance should […] The post The COSMOSIS framework can ensure that Washington governs space with its complexity in mind. appeared first on SpaceNews.

Week in images: 17-21 August 2026

After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98.

President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, […]

Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August 2026.

The White House released a new space transportation policy today, the first since 2013. The new policy has a strong emphasis on government support for the commercial space industry and […]

Muon Space has raised $250 million to fuel the small satellite specialist’s push into larger, more powerful spacecraft and constellations. The post Muon Space raises $250 million to ramp up satellite production appeared first on SpaceNews.

From the ESA Blogs.

HELSINKI — China will launch a complex, multi-spacecraft mission late Sunday to study and land near the lunar south pole, including a search for evidence of water-ice. A Long March […] The post China’s Chang’e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission set for Sunday launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Portal Space Systems has acquired a Falcon 9 to launch its first Supernova spacecraft and will offer excess capacity on the vehicle for rideshare payloads. The post Portal Space Systems to include rideshare payloads on Falcon 9 launch of Supernova appeared first on SpaceNews.

Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite has been fuelled at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its planned launch on 15 September at 03:21 CEST (14 September at 22:21 local time).

San Diego, CA – Rock West Composites (RWC) is premiering its recently launched space-grade STRATOPultrusion™ product line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference this August in Salt Lake City, Utah. […] The post Rock West Composites® Is Premiering Its New STRATOPultrusion™ Product Line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA Earth science data is supporting machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state.

NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963. Cooper’s view from the window of his Faith 7 spacecraft was spectacular, and he reported that he could see vehicles motoring on dirt roads, smoke-belching trains, […]

NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft flying through cities. The agency made awards through its University Leadership Initiative, which offers  student teams the opportunity to contribute to real-world flight research that advances NASA’s goals in aeronautics. […]

The European Space Agency has confirmed to European Spaceflight that it is no longer considering the Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, saying there is “no programme need or justification” for the evolution at this time. Questions regarding the scrapping of the Block 3 upgrades arose earlier this month after SpaceScout reported that an ESA study […] The post ESA Confirms Ariane 6 Block 3 Upgrades Have Been Shelved appeared first on European Spaceflight.

A jacket decorated with Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a terminal countdown simulation for the Artemis III mission. NASA’s Exploration Ground […]

Huntsville, AL — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announces a significant expansion at its Huntsville, AL facility that now includes a new secure Hypersonic/Interceptor Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) lab. It is […] The post Moog Highlights Huntsville Expansion and New Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab During Space and Missile Defense Symposium  appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode, SpaceNews correspondent Debra Werner leads a panel of experts to discuss the role of ISR in space and what comes next. This session was recorded in May […] The post What’s next for ISR in space appeared first on SpaceNews.

SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 9:00 – 10:00 AM WelcomeJose NunezBryceTech’s Smallsats by the Numbers: 2026Fletcher FranklinSupply Chain ObservationsBruce YostTechnology Shortfall Rudy de RoseeSPARCS Camera and Early Science ObservationsKaitlyn AshcroftJPL: SkyfallTim CanhamSWIFT LINK ReboostBo NaaszFlight […]

Arianespace har ikke offentligt oplyst omkostningerne for en Ariane 6-opsendelse.

Den nye runde af STRATFI'er blev tildelt Agile Space Industries, Antares Nuclear, EO Solutions, Hydrosat, Kall Morris, Method Security, Muon Space, Scout Space, Sedaro, Star Catcher Industries og ThinkOrbital.

SAN FRANCISCO – Den californiske startup Elve har kvalificeret sin 100-watt millimeterbølge Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier-platform til rumflyvning. Med finansiering fra U.S. Space Force's Small Business Innovation Research har Elve "ikke blot [...]"

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 20 – 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Elephant’s […]

The Starlink 10-39 mission includes the 2,000th Starlink satellite to fly this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 11:38 a.m. EDT (1538 UTC).

Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. The post Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS appeared first on SpaceNews.

Det Hvide Hus offentliggjorde den 20. august en ny rumtransportpolitik med fokus på at muliggøre en markant stigning i antallet af opsendelser og genindtrædelser.

Guetlein slutter sig til senatorer fra North Dakota for at argumentere for missilforsvarsprogrammet

LOS ANGELES, CA, September 8th, 2026. Proteus Space, a dual-use aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced it has been selected by The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, […] The post Draper Selects Proteus Space for Advanced On-Orbit Mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO / PERTH, 20 AUGUST 2026: LatConnect 60 (LC60) has signed a commercial contract with Transcelestial for an optical communications terminal on its SWIRSAT-1 mission, plus access to Transcelestial’s […] The post LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security architectures are becoming more distributed and resilient and civil missions are growing […] The post The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience appeared first on SpaceNews.

Zhuque-3’s second flight marked a major milestone for LandSpace as the methalox rocket lifted off… The post Zhuque-3 Completes Second Flight with Successful First-Stage Landing appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 19 – 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view […]

Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight.  From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their images preserve the history of exploration while capturing the people and teams behind the missions shaping the next era.   Meet the photographers behind the lens and explore the […]

ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars. 

Firefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat source to enable future missions to survive the lunar night. The post Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

What does a mechanic do? Machines and engines are all around us. They power everything from cars and boats to airplanes and even rockets. Mechanics are experts who know how machinery works, especially engines, and how to fix them. When you think of a mechanic, you might picture someone working on cars. But mechanics can […]

Will Cocos succeeds Susanne Hake as executive vice president and general manager of the the Earth intelligence company’s government business The post Vantor names new head of U.S. government business appeared first on SpaceNews.

The commercial company LandSpace safely landed the first stage booster of their Zhuque-3 rocket on August 19th.

On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on 27 August. 

East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces a new, […] The post Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has awarded approximately $10.5 million to seven institutions to help strengthen and streamline state-based pathways for students into skilled technical jobs in the aerospace industry. The awards were made through the new NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs initiative, or NASA State Hubs. This investment in state ecosystems is designed to accelerate the development […]

This artist’s concept, released on Aug. 17, 2026, depicts a collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a dwarf galaxy known as LKH that happened about 12 billion years ago. A study of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy, shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young […]

Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say.  Published on Aug. 19, 2026, in Science Advances, these findings highlight a need to better understand microbial persistence […]

Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned. However, LINK still will attempt to conduct rendezvous and proximity operations with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to […]

Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory, citing attitude-control problems with the spacecraft. The post Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost appeared first on SpaceNews.

German space logistics company ATMOS Space Cargo has completed an early-stage design study for its reusable Phoenix 3 spacecraft. The announcement comes just two months after the company pushed the launch of its Phoenix 2 spacecraft from the second half of 2026 to early 2027. Work on the Phoenix 3 study was conducted with the […] The post ATMOS Moves Forward with Phoenix 3 as Phoenix 2 Launch Slips appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 11:39 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5, for the launch of its 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CRS-21 will deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment for NASA and is the first […]

The Orbital Clarity Challenge — the sixth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation. The Heliophysics Division studies space weather, including how it heats and expands Earth’s outer atmosphere during intense solar activity, creating orbital drag through atmospheric density changes. The […]

Katalyst Space og NASA konkluderede i dag, at genforøgelse af Swift-observatoriet med Katalysts LINK-rumfartøj ikke vil være muligt på grund af problemer med holdningskontrol. De planlægger stadig at udføre nogle [...]

Landingen af deres ZhuQue-3-raket den 19. august markerede også den første landing af en kinesiskfremstillet raket, der brugte landingsben.

Mens Starship løber med overskrifterne, rykker et andet fuldt genanvendeligt fartøj frem mod en potentiel 2026...

Administrationen anmoder om 71 milliarder dollars til den amerikanske Space Force i finansåret 2027, mere end det dobbelte af det nuværende beløb. En analyse udført af Aerospace Corporation konkluderer, at det er den […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Risikostyringsfirmaet IN2 får adgang til Eartheye Spaces multi-sensor satellitopgavegivning og -analyse gennem et aftalememorandum underskrevet den 19. august. IN2 vil inkludere Eartheye-satellit [...]

Virksomhed grundlagt af tidligere SpaceX-ledere sigter mod at producere et billigt hypersonisk våben og en bredere portefølje af langtrækkende angrebs- og missilforsvarsvåben.

HELSINKI — Landspace landede succesfuldt første trin af sin Zhuque-3 raket tirsdag efter den anden opsendelse af raketten fra Gobi-ørkenen. Den anden Zhuque-3 raket lettede […].

Selvom rumkerneprogrammer er i søgelyset, siger branchefolk, at de står over for kortsigtede udfordringer såvel som længerevarende bekymringer.

Mellem den 11. og 12. august indfangede NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) en serie billeder af et nyt krater på Månen. Krateret blev dannet den 5. august, da et SpaceX Falcon 9-øvretrin ramte overfladen efter opsendelsen i januar 2025 af Firefly Blue Ghost 1-missionen. For at indfange billeder af [...]