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- Earth from Space: West Antarctica
Image: This image over part of West Antarctica was captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 30 September 2026.
ESA · - Seraphim Space Investment Trust Doubled its Value in 2026
Seraphim’s major holdings—ICEYE, ALL.SPACE, D-Orbit, HawkEye 360, and Xona Space Systems, which together represent more than 75% of the firm’s portfolio—all had a great year, and that success has…
Payload · - APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a…
NASA · - Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast
High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.
NASA · - Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027
Rocket Lab has delayed its Neutron launch vehicle once again after carbon fibre manufacturing problems…
NASASpaceflight · - JAXA’S MMX Mars Mission Readies for Launch with Two NASA Instruments
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is getting ready to launch its Martian Moons eXploration mission early next week. The spacecraft will collect samples of Phobos, one of the moons
SpacePolicyOnline · - UKSA Taps ClearSpace for Country’s First Debris Removal Mission
The UK Space Agency is dressing up as a waste-management company for Halloween.
Payload · - Oct. 29: Applying AI to the GEOINT Mission
Join us for a conversation on how machine learning is transforming the GEOINT mission across different markets
SpaceNews · - NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission
NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on the agency’s long…
NASA · - SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force
Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California happened on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5:01 p.m. PDT (8:01 p.m. EDT / 0001 UTC).
Spaceflight Now · - NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño
A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that emerges…
NASA · - Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and…
NASA · - NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland
A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous…
NASA · - NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge
Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious…
NASA · - NASA Awards Enable Research, Technology to Build Future Workforce
NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep…
NASA · - How NASA is thinking about a moon base
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps to […]
SpaceNews · - Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance
NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data…
NASA · - Chandra Finds Possible Origin of ‘Treble Clef’ Waves
A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely…
NASA · - BlackSky Renews HEO Deal, Adds Gen-3 Imagery for Space Domain Awareness
BlackSky Technology inked a seven-figure deal to extend its partnership with Australian non-Earth imaging (NEI) provider HEO for another year.
Payload · - Agile Space Industries Expands to Seattle Area with New Bellevue Office
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 15, 2026 — Agile Space Industries, a leading provider of in-space chemical propulsion solutions, has expanded into the Seattle metropolitan area with the opening of a new […]
SpaceNews · - JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos
Today’s Moon explorers won’t have the luxury of GPS-like tech for navigation. But JAXA is trying to change that for future lunar visitors.
Payload · - Artemis III SLS teams prepare short stack for pad tanking test
With both solid rocket boosters fully stacked and all four RS-25 engines now installed on…
NASASpaceflight · - How mini-constellations could more quickly bring new tech to Europe, and to orbit
When the European thermal-imagery company constellr began working with Space Inventor on its next generation of satellites, some of the most important details of the spacecraft had yet to be […]
SpaceNews · - Exclusive: In Orbit Aerospace Pivots From Re-entry Vehicles to Spacecraft Autonomy
In Orbit has won new government contracts for its onboard AI system, which the company says can run a spacecraft’s operations without waiting on ground control.
Payload · - Reflect Orbital Buys Two Skyroot Aerospace Launches
Reflect Orbital announced the purchase of two launches today from Indian launcher Skyroot Aerospace.
Payload · - How Space Companies Can Prepare for a Potential Launch Gap
Based on conversations we’ve had with both space company executives and investors, there is a clear disconnect in prevailing sentiment on the impending launch crunch.
Payload · - Ship 40 Back At Starbase After Surprise Reentry Survival
The Starship second stage of SpaceX’s Integrated Flight Test-13 is back at Starbase, TX after surprisingly surviving splashdown in the Indian Ocean in July. To date, it is the only
SpacePolicyOnline · - Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week
This week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much…
NASASpaceflight · - Velos’ Election Day Tracker for Space
Space may not be top of mind when voters head to the ballot box, but Election Day outcomes still have a big impact on US policy and funding above the Kármán line.
Payload · - SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station
The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
Spaceflight Now · - Anna Shaposhnik, ORBES
Each astronaut hour in orbit costs $130,000. What if robots could help with some of the grunt work—while also giving the world a better view of living in space?
Payload · - Brianna Clark, Vast
“It provides so much opportunity for not just people who love aerospace, but everyday people,” she explained. “We're doing science for medical research. We're doing science for pharmaceuticals…
Payload · - Kayla Bigham, FAA
Kayla Bigham grew up wanting to be an astronaut. Then, after learning about the Apollo 1 and Apollo 13 emergencies in elementary school, her goal shifted—she knew she wanted to keep space exploration…
Payload · - Bryce Kelly, Deloitte
“I started researching,” Kelly said. “I was like, ‘Oh my, gosh, wait. The space industry is a thing that I can go into, even as a non-technical person.’”
Payload · - Priya Abiram, Vast
“I will be the youngest research astronaut, which is very exciting,” Abiram, 22, told Payload.
Payload · - Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space…
Spaceflight Now · - SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California
Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East came at 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).
Spaceflight Now · - CRS-35 launches to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other items
The International Space Station, fresh off a crew handover and the return of Crew-12 to…
NASASpaceflight · - Jena-Optronik is proud to partner with MDA Space for its first ASTRO HP mission.
MDA Space, a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, space exploration and infrastructure, will utilize Jena-Optronik’s ASTRO HP star sensor on a LEO mission. This…
SpaceNews · - Welcome home, Sophie Adenot
Video: 00:02:54 After 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth! Following a handover to Crew-13, Sophie and her Crew-12…
ESA · - Webb and Hubble observe stellar nurseries, galaxies, and gravitational lensing in new images
Teams using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope — both jointly…
NASASpaceflight · - What’s Happening in Space Policy October 11-17, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 11-17, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess,
SpacePolicyOnline · - Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight
Four months after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad, the company…
NASASpaceflight · - ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns from her first mission to the International Space Station
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has arrived back in Europe, landing in Cologne, Germany, following her return to Earth with Crew-12 after 237 days, nearly eight months, aboard the International Space…
ESA · - SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation came at…
Spaceflight Now · - Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing
Ship 42 for Flight 15 has headed back out to Massey’s for more cryo-proof testing…
NASASpaceflight · - Week in images: 05-09 October 2026
Week in images: 05-09 October 2026 Discover our week through the lens
ESA · - Earth from Space: Namibia’s biggest salt pan
Image: This image from Copernicus Sentinel-2, acquired on 5 April 2026, shows the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia.
ESA · - Crew-12 Back on Earth as ISS Keeps Busy
NASA’s Crew-12 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California this morning, bringing the 237-day mission to an end. Their replacements on Crew-13 arrived a week
SpacePolicyOnline · - Splashdown confirmed for Sophie Adenot
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth with Crew-12 after her nearly eight-month εpsilon mission to the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of California, USA, at 15:34…
ESA · - What will it take to build a moon base?
In this episode, a panel of industry experts discuss what’s needed to build a moon base. During a live event at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, leaders Astrolab, Firefly […]
SpaceNews · - Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth
Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments – a major milestone that confirms the satellite…
ESA · - Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks
The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a ‘switchback’ in the solar wind’s magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within…
ESA · - Crew-12 completes eight months mission at the ISS
After eight months aboard the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission undocked from…
NASASpaceflight · - Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards
Meet the 43 leaders and accomplishments that exemplified excellence across the industry over the last 12 months
SpaceNews · - Deposition Sciences, Inc. Expands Sunshade® Tape Offering with New 12″ × 30″ Format
Santa Rosa, CA — October 2026 — Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a leader in advanced thin film coatings, proudly announces the introduction of a new 12″ × 30″ format for […]
SpaceNews · - NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missions
NASA has stacked the center segments of both Artemis III solid rocket boosters on Mobile…
NASASpaceflight · - Launch Preview: Flights from South Korea, China, USA planned for this week
On the heels of an impactful few days of launches from SpaceX, this week shapes…
NASASpaceflight · - Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation…
SpaceNews · - Agile Space Industries Strengthens Board and Corporate Development to Support Continued Growth
DURANGO, Colo., Oct. 5, 2026 — Agile Space Industries today announced that Jonathan Baliff has joined its Board of Directors, bringing extensive experience in aerospace, finance, and corporate…
SpaceNews · - SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. The next launch attempt could come…
Spaceflight Now · - What’s Happening in Space Policy October 4-10, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 4-10, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
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UK backs a world-first debris-removal mission with more than £60m, with ClearSpace UK as partner
The UK Active Debris Removal mission aims to capture and deorbit two defunct satellites by 2032, launching from SaxaVord in 2029.
Space Stocks
Rocket Lab pushes Neutron's first launch to 2027 after propellant-tank dome defect
Rocket Lab says Neutron's debut now moves into 2027 after voids were found in a carbon-composite first-stage tank dome. Here is what has to happen before a new date is set.
Science & Exploration
ESA's Hera spots Didymos and starts braking for its asteroid rendezvous
Two years after launch, ESA's planetary-defence probe Hera has caught its first glimpse of the Didymos binary asteroid and begun a series of braking burns.
Launches
CRS-35 Dragon reaches the ISS with the station's final pair of roll-out solar arrays
SpaceX's 35th NASA cargo mission delivered more than 6,300 pounds of supplies, new experiments and the last two iROSA solar arrays to the International Space Station.
Science & Exploration
Read the fine print: Artemis III is now a low Earth orbit test, and NASA will explain the plan on Oct. 23
NASA's latest advisory describes Artemis III as a four-astronaut mission to low Earth orbit next year, with the Moon landing goal set for 2028. Leadership briefs on Oct. 23.
Launches
Ariane 6's tenth flight will carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites, no earlier than Nov. 23
Arianespace's VA271 / LE-04 mission will use the four-booster Ariane 64 and bring Arianespace's Amazon Leo total to 136 satellites, as Amazon nears commercial service.