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Outpost Launches Orbital Manufacturing as a Service With Its Own Optical Fiber Product
Outpost Technologies Corporation introduced a commercial service on 24 September 2026 that lets companies manufacture products in orbit…
Youngest Exoplanet Yet Found Caught Still Forming Inside Its Birth Disk
Astronomers have confirmed the youngest planet ever detected outside the solar system, a gas giant designated Elias 2…
Crew 13 Cleared for 1 October Launch to the International Space Station
NASA, SpaceX and their international partners completed a Flight Readiness Review on 25 September 2026 for Crew 13,…
NASA Advances PRIMA Far Infrared Telescope to Detailed Design, Targets 2033 Launch
NASA announced on 24 September 2026 that it has selected the PRIMA far infrared space telescope as the…
SpaceX Stacks Starship for First Orbital Flight Attempt Ahead of 28 September Launch
SpaceX has assembled its Starship rocket for the first time as a complete orbital vehicle, stacking the Ship…
ESA Hands The Exploration Company a 760 Million Euro Cargo Return Contract
The European Space Agency has signed a service contract worth 760 million euros, about 882 million US dollars,…
European Vega C Rocket Deploys Twin Satellites to Track Ocean Health and Plant Photosynthesis
An Avio operated Vega C rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in the early…
NASA Adds Three More SpaceX Crew Flights in a 946 Million Dollar Contract Extension
NASA announced on 18 September 2026 that it has awarded SpaceX a 946 million dollar modification to its…
China Launches Four Rockets in 45 Hours as Two Rival Satellite Constellations Grow
China sent four different rockets into orbit within 45 hours on 15 and 16 September 2026, launching from…
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Finds the Largest Fresh Impact Crater Yet Seen in the Solar System
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the largest newly formed impact crater yet found anywhere in the solar…