太空新闻
汇总自各家航天媒体。每条都链接到原出版方。
标题与摘要为原文（多为英文），我们不转载正文。
Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites from West Coast
Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 8:51 a.m. PDT (11:51 a.m. EDT / 1551 UTC). The Falcon 9 will place 24 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Spaceflight Now··Steven Young
Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flight
Powered by 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines, the 397-foot-tall two-stage rocket blasted off from SpaceX's "Starbase," Texas, launch site at 5:51 p.m. EDT, putting on a spectacular show for area residents and tourists as it climbed away…
Spaceflight Now··William Harwood
SpaceX conducts 13th Starship test flight
SpaceX launched Starship on its 13th suborbital test flight July 24, correcting some of the issues seen on the previous flight while deploying functioning satellites for the first time. The post SpaceX conducts 13th Starship test flight…
SpaceNews··Jeff Foust
Fires near Madrid Force Evacuation of NASA’s DSN Facility
Wildfires near Madrid, Spain forced the evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network facility there today. The agency reports that everyone is safe. The Madrid station is one of three around […]
SpacePolicyOnline.com··Marcia Smith
ULA deals with financial challenges caused by Vulcan grounding
United Launch Alliance’s corporate parents have guaranteed a loan to the company as it addresses “financial challenges” caused by the grounding of its Vulcan Centaur rocket. The post ULA deals with financial challenges caused by Vulcan…
SpaceNews··Jeff Foust
Critical NASA Deep Space ground station in Spain evacuated due to wildfires
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is one of three critical sites around the world that communicate with spacecraft beyond the reach of near-Earth communications capabilities.
Spaceflight Now··Will Robinson-Smith
Blue Origin to conduct New Glenn second stage hot fires on Stennis B-2 stand
NASA and Blue Origin have finalized plans to hot-fire test the second stage of the… The post Blue Origin to conduct New Glenn second stage hot fires on Stennis B-2 stand appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASASpaceflight··Chris Bergin
NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon
On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250…
NASA··NASA
New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The…
NASA··NASA
NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract awarded to Advanced Space, the agency’s…
NASA··NASA
NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis
NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The annex to…
NASA··NASA
ESA Awards ispace €65M Contract to Build and Deliver MAGPIE Rover to the Moon
ESA has awarded a contract to Luxembourg-based ispace-Europe to complete the development of the MAGPIE lunar rover and deliver it to the surface of the Moon in 2029. The Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration (MAGPIE) is…
European Spaceflight··European Spaceflight
LatConnect 60 Unveils Proprietary AI Capabilities Following Growing Indo-Pacific Defence Interest in SWIRSAT
PERTH, Australia – 24 July 2026 – LatConnect 60 (“LC60”), an Australian satellite Earth observation and AI company, today unveiled a proprietary intelligence-fusion capability that leverages the latest advancements in […] The post…
SpaceNews··LatConnect 60
Office of Space Commerce to move ahead on mission authorization
The Commerce Department is moving ahead with plans to implement a voluntary mission authorization system for novel space activities that are not regulated by other agencies. The post Office of Space Commerce to move ahead on mission…
SpaceNews··Jeff Foust
Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).
NASA··NASA
Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket […] The post Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff,…
SpaceNews··Andrew Jones
Why total solar eclipses are so special
More than 2500 years ago, a total solar eclipse is said to have ended a war between the Lydians and the Medes. Today, we understand the science behind eclipses, but witnessing one is still one of the most awe-inspiring experiences on Earth.
ESA··ESA
EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has ordered a 24-hour delay in the release of some Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery following a request from the United States based on concerns that […] The post EU delays release of Copernicus imagery…
SpaceNews··Andrew Parsonson
Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will oversee development, integration and sustainment of equipment used to access the military’s encrypted GPS signal The post Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program appeared…
SpaceNews··Sandra Erwin
Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork
From the ESA Blogs.
ESA··ESA
Two new Galileo satellites enter service
Two new satellites have now officially joined Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation, strengthening its capabilities, resilience and autonomy. Four Galileo First Generation satellites remain to be launched, with the next pair…
ESA··ESA
A Million-Panel Project
Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
NASA··NASA
Department of Commerce Takes Step Towards Mission Authorization
Today the Department of Commerce took a step towards helping companies obtain government certification to conduct novel activities in space. Mutiple Congresses and administrations have failed to agree on a […]
SpacePolicyOnline.com··Marcia Smith
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4954–4960: Celebrating Our Rover Engineers Past and Present
Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, July 27, 2026 As an APXS uplink lead and strategic planner, I have the privilege of working with the rover engineers most…
NASA··NASA
NASA programs feel effects of workforce reductions
More than two dozen major NASA projects say they have been affected by the loss of a fifth of NASA’s civil servant workforce in the last year. The post NASA programs feel effects of workforce reductions appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceNews··Jeff Foust
Poland commits $745 million to EU’s IRIS² constellation project
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish government has agreed to invest around $745 million in the development of the planned IRIS² multi-orbit satellite internet constellation with the European Union. The money […] The post Poland commits $745…
SpaceNews··Jarosław Adamowski
Mark Matossian co-founds Whipsmart Ventures to fund space and deep tech
SAN FRANCISCO – Space startup veteran Mark Matossian has joined forces with a software engineer and a best-selling author to establish Whipsmart Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on space […] The post Mark Matossian co-founds…
SpaceNews··Debra Werner
Live coverage: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work
The flight comes as Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall in Texas on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).
Spaceflight Now··Will Robinson-Smith
Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV
Continuing agency efforts to bring space closer to home, NASA+ is heading to more streaming platforms. On Thursday, NASA announced its programming is on Fire TV Channels. Fire TV customers can easily access this content by asking Alexa+ on…
NASA··NASA
Crews Move Artemis IV Liquid Hydrogen Tank
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test building on a separate portion of the…
NASA··NASA
