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 […]
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…
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TB 26-08 Complex Modes in Lightly Damped Structural Systems:A Two-Mode Interaction Perspective
For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, [email protected] Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system analysis. It provides equilibrium chemistry, rocket performance, shock, and detonation calculations used across NASA and the broader aerospace community. NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Activity […]
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.
NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission
A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting […]
Mars moon lander set to launch on 19 October
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch into space on a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 04:41 JST on 20 October 2026 (20:41 BST / 21:41 CEST on 19 October 2026). MMX will be the first mission to collect a sample from Mars’s moon Phobos and bring it back to Earth.
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware, bound for the International Space Station. Following its successful launch, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will […]
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Press conference: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Europe
Norway Details Funding Allocation for Second Andøya Launch Pad
APOD: 2026 October 13 – Desert Stairway to Heaven
An Impact Structure With Legs
Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
Monday, October 12, 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 27 Starlink satellites into orbit from California
CRS-35 set to launch to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other items
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research
Jena-Optronik is proud to partner with MDA Space for its first ASTRO HP mission.
Welcome home, Sophie Adenot
ExoMars rover twin rehearses first drive
Rolling onto Mars - testing a rover’s lander
Preparing for a first drive on Mars
NovaMoon mission patch
Introducing NovaMoon
APOD: 2026 October 12 – Jupiter and the Moons
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
SpaceX to make another attempt to launch 21 data satellites for Space Development Agency
NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations
NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations
NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing
Cosmic House of Mirrors
Italy Explores Building an Artificial Gravity Research Platform in Orbit
Week in images: 05-09 October 2026
Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's time to shine?
Farewell to the Fluid Science Laboratory after 18 years in orbit
Earth from Space: Namibia’s biggest salt pan
APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Crew-12 Back on Earth as ISS Keeps Busy
NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission
NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America’s Golden Age Summit
NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies
Crew-12 Returns to Earth
NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs
Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin
NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss Mission
Splashdown confirmed for Sophie Adenot
NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration
NASA Advances LISA Mission Contributions With New Test Telescope
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, is weeks away from space Internet rollout
The Exploration Company to Test Lunar Hopper Demonstrator in 2027
What will it take to build a moon base?
Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth
3D-printed metal: unlocking crew autonomy
Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks
The director’s take: telling Galileo’s story through film
Keeping the sky dark and quiet
APOD: 2026 October 8 – The Saturn System Smörgåsbord
Fighting Drought in Texas Cotton Country
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
NASA’s PRIMA Spacecraft (Artist’s Concept)
NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone
NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs
Artemis II Crew Moon Photo Annotations
Mars’s oddest cloud may be even odder than we thought
ESA at IAC 2026 – Day 3
Géraldine Naja with the WIA-Europe award
Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards
Brake! Time for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission to go slow
The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission – The space detectives arrive
ArianeGroup Completes Second Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal
Finding Hera’s way: ESA’s Flight Dynamics team into action
Finding Hera’s way: Flight Dynamics team in action
When the Sun turns black
Themis completes second fuelling rehearsal
APOD: 2026 October 7 – Supernova Remnant Pa 30
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Crew-12 set to depart the ISS after eighth months in orbit
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane
Deposition Sciences, Inc. Expands Sunshade® Tape Offering with New 12″ × 30″ Format
NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure
October 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Lunar Grounding Challenge
NASA Glenn Invites Phase 1 Proposals for Aerospace Power Systems Laboratory
Astronomers Solve Cosmic Cold Case with NASA Hubble Data
Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants?
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn
ESA at IAC 2026 – Day 2
The EU Extends SALTO Deadline Again as Themis Hop Test Slips
Webb captures commotion from nebula’s stellar jets
NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets
NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missions
How to record rocket emissions
Watch Sophie Adenot return to Earth
European rover trains for Mars in the desert
APOD: 2026 October 6 – A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE
The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab
A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?
Monday, October 5, 2026
NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live
Launch Preview: Flights from South Korea, China, USA planned for this week
Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
ESA at IAC 2026 – Day 1
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch at Eagles vs. Rams
NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety
Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case
Contacting NASA’s Langley Research Center
Second HyImpulse Suborbital SR75 Flight Slips to 2027
Agile Space Industries Strengthens Board and Corporate Development to Support Continued Growth
Presentations at Industry Space Days
Vacuuming the ventilation grids in Columbus
APOD: 2026 October 5 – M104: The Sombrero Galaxy’s Tidal Streams
Moon-Like Madagascar
Sunday, October 4, 2026
ESA, CAS release first images from SMILE; officially begin science operations
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
What’s Happening in Space Policy October 4-10, 2026
Mapping the Gaps in NASA’s Return to the Moon, featuring Richard Spolzino
APOD: 2026 October 4 – Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Friday, October 2, 2026
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia
Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
US military ends long-running program to spot nuclear missile launches
La NASA abre solicitudes para próxima promoción de directores de vuelo
NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires
NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests
Analysis: Despite Ambiguous Wording, Moon Base’s “Perimeter” Likely Complies With International Law
NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors
Portugal’s Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets, Plans PrimeNEO Rocket
Week in images: 28 Sep - 2 Oct 2026
A guide to blood draws in orbit
Beyond the airlock - Sophie Adenot's three spacewalks
Earth from Space: Typhoon Surigae
GOMX-5 successfully launched
Jammertest pumps up the jam in Norway
APOD: 2026 October 2 – The Complete Sharpless Catalog: 313 Nebulas
Rains Swamp the Gandak River
Crew-13 Arrives at ISS as Crew-12 Prepares to Depart
10 Things: Movie Night
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Falcon Heavy to fly its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station
NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements
Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches
Crew-13 Spreads its Wings
Live coverage: AI datacenter prototypes, energy redirection demonstrators and more launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-18
What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station
As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry
Canada Rocket Company plans first large-scale engine test site in London, Ontario
World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the “Rocket Revolution”
Juice’s September 2026 Earth flyby: the movie
Rethinking risk with electronics for space
LMT Group and Novaspace partner to develop strategy for 5G/6G satellite communications hub in Latvia
Norwegian Government Proposes Paying for Second Andøya Launch Pad
ESA at the 77th International Astronautical Congress
NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions
Starfish Otter, other payloads set to launch on Transporter 18
China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifest
What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (September 2026)
Tiny thrusters 3D-printed in space
EarthCARE’s view of volcanic plume boosts air safety
APOD: 2026 October 1 – Harvest Moon with Erupting Mount Etna
An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station
LTG David Miller Nominated as Next Leader of U.S. Space Command
Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them
Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust
NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base
Crew-13 astronauts set for launch to ISS after weeks of delays
NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon
NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops
Star Trails
So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft?
Starship makes orbit, Flight 15 preps in full swing
NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier
Shaping Europe’s future in low Earth orbit
Quantum Space Executes Launch Processing Agreement with All Points Logistics for Prime Mission
ESA Selects Airbus and OHB to Lead European Space Station Studies
Science begins for Smile
APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Launch Preview: Crew-13 to launch to ISS, Falcon Heavy to launch mission for the NRO
NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services Contract
NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference
Commercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035
NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services Contract
NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers