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NASA

• NASA Rolls Out Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage
  April 20, 2026 by Lauren E. Low
  Following the recent successful test flight of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, NASA rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027. The stage departed from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on […]
• NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station
  April 20, 2026 by Gerelle Q. Dodson
  Media accreditation is open for the next U.S. launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 34th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA and will lift off on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier […]
• NASA Welcomes Latvia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory  
  April 20, 2026 by Elizabeth Shaw
  The Republic of Latvia signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 62nd nation to commit to responsible space exploration for all humanity.  “We are proud to welcome Latvia to the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “Each new signatory strengthens a coalition committed to the transparent and peaceful exploration of space. The accords are the […]
• Wheels Up for X-59
  April 20, 2026 by Monika Luabeya
  NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over the Mojave Desert in California in this April 14, 2026, image. The transition to flying with wheels up is a key milestone and an important step in the experimental aircraft’s test campaign. The X-59 has made its highest and fastest flights so far, expanding its operational range […]
• Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations
  April 20, 2026 by NASA
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SpaceNews

• Latvia joins the Artemis Accords
  April 20, 2026
• Space Force sets up ‘cislunar coordination’ office to focus beyond Earth orbit
  April 20, 2026
• In the wake of Artemis 2, America needs to consider the ‘why’ of its government space program
  April 20, 2026
• China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions
  April 20, 2026
• Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters 
  April 19, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
  by Stephen Clark
• I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like
  by Ahmed Helal, The Conversation
• Great white sharks are overheating
  by Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News
• Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
  by Stephen Clark