Space news
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August 11, 2026
Earth’s orbit is getting more crowded by the week, and NASA is no longer just talking about the problem. It’s working with industry to build the infrastructure to manage it. From its support of the…
August 10, 2026
The announcement came in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a quarterly investor earnings call on Aug. 10.
After operating for almost two years as a trio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may finally sit a fourth member. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump nominated FCC Chairman Brendan…
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On August 10, 2026, financial market analysis highlighted a projected shift in space launch economics as SpaceX transitions primary payload manifests from its operational Falcon 9 workhorse to the…
<p><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white;">The Sun is firing "cannonballs" at Mars, and this endangers the dream of Elon Musk and NASA. The charged particles coming from…
Keith’s note: according to NASA JPL: “Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have successfully freed up power on Voyager 2, extending how long the spacecraft can continue to do science. […]…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 commander Jessica Meir wears a set of virtual reality goggles, also called the Nevada Screening Vision System, for a test that measures visual function using a…
Keith’s note: According to Science magazine: “The U.S. Senate early today approved a temporary spending bill that blocks the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from implementing…
An international team of researchers using the U.S. National Science Foundation's Inouye Solar Telescope has captured the highest-resolution view of the sun's surface.
Image: Observing across the starry “plains” of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
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The Starlink 10-19 mission was set to be SpaceX’s 72nd flight of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:58 a.m. EDT…
A decade ago, a United States carrier strike group departing San Diego could cross the Pacific with only intermittent detection. China might catch a glimpse — a satellite pass here, […] The post…
SpaceX satellite internet service will first appear on an Airbus A320neo as the airline group begins a fleetwide rollout
On Saturday 8 August at 9:35 am (Pacific time), SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East…
NASA now has a crew, a date and clear objectives for its next…
On 6 August, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon completed a six-hour, 27-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Meir and Menon…
Redwire's SpaceMD has booked its first commercial microgravity mission on SpaceX's new Starfall reentry capsule, flying drug candidates for in-orbit research before return to Earth.
Aviación Digital, Sp.- An eclipse that will last just over two minutes from the ground at its best viewing sites will become, on August 12, an airborne and stratospheric scientific campaign: the…
According to project details published by NASA, the system could prove especially useful for future Moon or Mars missions, bringing to space a technique already…
"Our satellite capabilities for constellations, operations and launch services put us in a unique position to offer innovative solutions," the company stated. Rocket Lab argues…
The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it is making progress in recovering from its own spacecraft’s problems. The post Katalyst Space makes progress…
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August 9, 2026
Lockheed Martin Announces Successful Static-Fire Test of Next Generation Interceptor's Stage 2 Motor
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced the Stage 2 rocket motor for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program has successfully completed a static fire test inside a high-vacuum chamber that...
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form in a similar way to…
NASA has released a series of updates on the Artemis program, spanning commercial robotic lunar… The post Artemis progress building lunar return roadmap appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
Aviación Digital, Sp.- A 52-meter upper stage, designed to return from space in a vertical position, has become an unusual maritime cargo. Satellite images show…
August 8, 2026
Blue Origin is nearing the end of its investigation into the catastrophic explosion of a… The post Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad future appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
This image from NASA, ESA and CSA's James Webb Space Telescope takes us into a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and swirling winds…
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California's scenic central coast.
Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics. The post…
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Liftoff of the Starlink 17-38 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 9:35 a.m. PDT (12:35 p.m. EDT / 1635 UTC).
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