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NASA

• NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage
  September 29, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live Crew‑13 is scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at […]
• Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch Pad
  September 29, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in this Sept. 27, 2026, photo. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey […]
• NASA Opens Applications for Second Season of ORBIT Student Challenge
  September 29, 2026 by Sandra May
  Following a successful inaugural year of ingenuity and career building, NASA ORBIT (Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology) has officially returned for a second season to bring university and college student innovation to the forefront of Earth technology development and deep-space exploration. Registration for the 2026–2027 challenge is open through Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, […]
• NSTGRO 2026
  September 29, 2026 by Loura Hall
  NSTGRO Homepage Omar AlyousefUniversity Of MemphisPolycatenated Architected Materials (PAM) for Origami-Inspired Space Docking Ports Cade ArmstrongUniversity Of Texas at AustinIntelligent Multi-Agent Constellations for Cooperative Cislunar Operations Laurel BarnettHarvard UniversityPhotonic SNSPD Readout and Feed Forward System for Improved Optical Communication Capabilities Katie BarcakWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityCompact magnetic heat switch for thermal management of long duration low […]
• Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing
  September 29, 2026 by Ellen Bausback
  Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions. Developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the material could be created directly on the Moon or Mars, allowing NASA to pack fewer supplies — saving weight and […]

SpaceNews

• Terran Orbital Names Jamin Brown Chief Operating Officer
  September 29, 2026
• If AI cannot be trusted in a classroom, why should it be trusted in orbit?
  September 29, 2026
• Space is everyone’s business: Economist Enterprise’s 4th annual Space Economy Summit returns to Orlando
  September 28, 2026
• Agile Space Industries Expands Leadership Structure to Support Next Phase of Growth
  September 28, 2026
• True or false on space industry trends with Pacôme Révillon
  September 24, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies
  by Jacek Krywko
• New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery
  by Scott K. Johnson
• Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?
  by John Timmer
• With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
  by Stephen Clark