April 18th, 2026
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The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China’s orbiting Tiangong space station completed their mission’s third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) on April 17. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), Zhang Lu, the commander of the Shenzhou-21 mission, and Wu Fei conducted the five and a half hour spacewalk, then returned to the space station’s Wentian […]
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Blue Origin’s projected launch date for New Glenn’s third mission is slated for liftoff no earlier than Sunday, April 19, 2026, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window will be open from 6:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time / 10:45 – 12:45 UTC. The […]
NASA’s Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft splashed down at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time following a near 10-day trek from the Earth to the vicinity of the Moon and back. Returning from the flight, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy […]
The U.S. is once again trying to beat another nation to landing astronauts on the moon, and NASA officials and U.S. lawmakers say the stakes are even higher than they were in the 1960s. AIAA Aerospace America story by Leonard David and Cat Hofacker explore the implications of this 21st century space race. Go to: […]
China’s next robotic explorer of the Moon – Chang’e-7 – is now at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan. To be launched in the second half of this year, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) added that pre-launch tests will begin shortly. According to China Central Television (CCTV), […]
As the four-person Artemis II crew heads back to Earth, there’s a heavy breathing, nail-bitter ahead. It is a wait-a-minute moment regarding the Orion spacecraft heat shield. The high-speed, safe return to Earth from lunar distance of the Artemis II crew depends on the thermal protection system of Orion’s crew module. It must endure […]
The Artemis 2 quartet will be the first humans to get an up-close look at the Moon in more than 50 years. That eye-full view has not been possible since the Apollo 17 astronauts departed the Moon back in 1972, now over 50 years ago! A lunar observations campaign for the Artemis II crew has […]
The Planetary Society urges Congress to reject historic cuts to NASA, again. They have issued the following statement in response to the release of the FY 2027 top-line budget request for NASA, which would cut the agency by 23% and slash the Science Mission Directorate by 47%, from $7.25 billion to $3.9 billion. Go […]
For sure the truth is reportedly out there. But in the case of flying saucers and unidentified anomalous phenomena what’s truly going on seems elusive to down-to-Earth explanation. “The appetite for disclosure is likely to never be satisfied,” explains one expert. But “disclosure” — in whatever form it takes — could indeed ignite a possible […]
On the Horizon: Three Science and Technology Trends That Could Affect Society. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined how these three technologies could evolve over the next decade. These transformative technologies are trending toward maturity and may need congressional attention over the next 10 years. These technologies are: Neural implants for human augmentation. General purpose […]
