SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station on Oct. 1, pending weather clearance.
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SpaceX launched its Super Heavy‑Starship on Monday, reached orbit despite an early engine shutdown, released 26 new Starlink satellites and splashed down early in the Pacific.
NASA will pay $359 million to Boeing for Starliner thruster repairs and order two additional crewed missions, securing U.S. access to low‑Earth orbit after SpaceX’s Dragon retires.
The commercial robot Link, launched in July to boost the aging Swift observatory, re‑entered Earth’s atmosphere after 85 days, concluding a high‑risk mission that fell short of its primary goal.
NASA has approved the PRIMA mission, the inaugural Probe Explorer telescope, aiming for launch in the early 2030s as a lower‑cost alternative to flagship observatories.
NASA’s experimental X‑59 aims to flatten sonic booms into a low‑level thump, reviving the prospect of commercial supersonic flights over land.
NASA activated the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s 300‑megapixel camera, producing its first test images—blurred “green donuts”—as engineers begin months of calibration.
Scientists have identified a 728‑foot crater on the Moon, named McGetchin, created by a rare impact in 2024 and accompanied by a 4‑mile cold spot.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope released its first test image on Sept. 15, 2026, showing green‑colored loops of stars as its 300‑megapixel camera comes online.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope used only 18 kg of its 200 kg allocated fuel for its first mid‑course correction, potentially stretching its operational life to at least 22 years.