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The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission

The Exploration Company has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch an initial demonstration mission of its Nyx cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. While neither company has publicly announced the contract, the French Presidency published an official list of agreements alongside the International Space Summit being held in […] The post The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission appeared first on European Spaceflight..

APOD: 2026 September 10 – LDN 1295: The Giraffe Nebula

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 10 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. LDN 1295: The […].

Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali

At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West African nation and its neighbors..

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch classified payload for the U.S. Space Force

The mission, dubbed USSF-153 mission, will launch an undisclosed number of satellites for the U.S. Space Force. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a three-hour window that opens at 8:37 a.m. PDT (1137 a.m. EDT / 1537 UTC)..

As Europe flounders in space, a rising French star may show the way

"We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence.".

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

SpaceX has rolled Super Heavy Booster 22 out of Mega Bay 1 to Massey’s for… The post Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..

NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

A NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract has been awarded by the agency to Relativity Space Inc., and its Terran R launch service in accordance with the contract’s on-ramp provision. The Terran R launch service will be available to NASA’s launch services to use for future missions. The NLS II contracts are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts […].

NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, but two long-standing questions in astrophysics. These mysterious objects give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense levels of ultraviolet radiation. This […].

How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño

Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. Both satellites are providing precise sea level height measurements during what oceanographers expect to be a historic El […].

Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 1, 2026, where they met with the NASA workforce at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The event gave the crew an opportunity to share firsthand […].

The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission

APOD: 2026 September 10 – LDN 1295: The Giraffe Nebula

Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch classified payload for the U.S. Space Force

As Europe flounders in space, a rising French star may show the way

Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s

NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects

How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño

Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall

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