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Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to Mars

15 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration representing NASA's moon-to-Mars ambitions. Credit: NASA

Sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must […]

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Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity

15 July 2026 at 11:27
H3 launch

The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles.

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Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew

15 July 2026 at 10:21
Soyuz launch

A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

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Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy

13 July 2026 at 23:18

European government space spending jumped 12% to about $15.4 billion in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets.

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Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space

13 July 2026 at 20:12
Andrzej DomaΕ„ski, Minister of Finance and Economy of Poland and Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, sign a letter of intent to enable the consideration of a new ESA center in Poland to focus on security, following CM25 in Bremen, Germany on Nov. 27, 2025. Credit: ESA

WARSAW, Poland β€” Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience. […]

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Getting ready for lunar planetary defense

13 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration of the asteroid YR4. Credit: ESA-Science Office

Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recentlyΒ unveiled plansΒ for a new moon base β€” the first concrete step toward permanently moving human civilization off Earth. However, as we […]

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NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight

23 June 2026 at 02:48
Starliner at ISS

NASA’s safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year before it flies again.

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Swift reboost mission ready for launch

18 June 2026 at 13:04
Swift Pegasus

A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development.

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Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander

16 June 2026 at 21:48
Griffin-1

Astrobotic showed off the lunar lander it plans to launch later this year that will be the vanguard of NASA’s new lunar base ambitions.

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Swiss decision to not contribute to Copernicus tests program’s value model

16 June 2026 at 19:16
View of the Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite less than 10 hours after its eruption began on Feb. 8, 2024, with the lava flow and smoke plume clearly visible near the city of GrindavΓ­k. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery.

MILAN β€” Switzerland’s decision not to participate in the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program during the 2028–2034 funding cycle has revived a broader debate over the value of contributing […]

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Deep Space Network antenna mishap blamed on poor training and procedures

16 June 2026 at 12:25
DSS-14

A NASA investigation blamed millions of dollars in damage to one of its largest Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas on poor training and procedures.

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AAC Clyde Space wins ESA contract to complete maritime-monitoring constellation

12 June 2026 at 01:06

SAN FRANCISCO – The European Space Agency awarded AAC Clyde Space a 10.9 million euro ($12.6 million) contract to complete development and demonstrate VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) satellites for […]

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