June 29 - July 5, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 26

LUNAR NEWS

NASA & ARTEMIS

GLOBAL UPDATES

CULTURE & EVENTS

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HUMANS IN SPACE

International Space Station

  • Average Altitude: 415 km
  • Current Mission: Expedition 74
  • Crew Members: Commander Sergey, Chris Williams, Sergei Mikaev, Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev.
  • Docked Spacecraft: Crew-12 Dragon, Soyuz MS-28, Progress 94P, Progress 95P and Cygnus-24.

Tiangong Space Station

  • Average Altitude: 390 km
  • Current Mission: Shenzhou-23
  • Crew Members: Commander Zhu Yangzhu, pilot Zhang Zhiyuan and payload specialist Lai Ka-ying.
  • Docked Spacecraft: Shenzhou 23 and Tianzhou 10.
Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches
Date Object Distance
Tue June 30 Apollo Asteroid 2026 MJ1 0.003 AU
Wed July 1 Aten Asteroid 2020 NC 0.054 AU
Sat July 4 Aten Asteroid 523808 | 2007 ML24 0.023 AU
Sun July 5 Apollo Asteroid 2023 YO1 0.016 AU

FEATURED EVENTS

Jul 01

Webinar: Lunar Ledger | First Dataset Release

Jul 04

Tianwen-2 to Begin Collecting Samples of Asteroid Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3)

Jul 05

Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 98943 Torifune Flyby

Jul 06

Spacetide 2026: Unlocking Space for All Humanity

Jul 14

Launch Soyuz MS-29 / Crew

Jul 17

Launch Electron / LOXSAT 1

Jul 01

Webinar: Lunar Ledger | First Dataset Release

Jul 04

Tianwen-2 to Begin Collecting Samples of Asteroid Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3)

Jul 05

Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 98943 Torifune Flyby

Jul 06

Spacetide 2026: Unlocking Space for All Humanity

Jul 14

Launch Soyuz MS-29 / Crew

Jul 17

Launch Electron / LOXSAT 1

Jul 20

Apollo 11, 57th Anniversary

29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Porto, Portugal
Exoplanet research is experiencing exciting times. Space missions and cutting-edge ground-based instruments are continually uncovering new populations of planets and enabling their detailed characterization....
29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Lausanne, Switzerland
At Swiss Tech Convention Centre. Sessions include: Exoplanets and the Galactic Environment, Planet Formation, How to Deal with Interference from Satellite Constellations.
30 Jun - 04 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
Online event held every 5 years, keynote speakers include SRI president Bernard Foing, Michelle Hanlon, Madhu Thangavelu, Frank White, Rick Tumlinson, Giuseppe Reibaldi. SRI...
01 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
Join Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS/Dymon, and COSPAR for a milestone event marking the release of the first mission dataset on the Lunar Ledger platform. ​This webinar introduces the first lunar...
04 Jul 2026
  • Space Event / Encounter
Near-Earth Object (NEO)
After arriving at Kamo’oalewa on June 7, China asteroid sample return mission planned to collect at least 100 grams via anchoring-drilling, hover-sampling and touch-and-go...
05 Jul 2026
  • Space Event / Encounter
Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory
JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to flyby S-type asteroid 98943 Torifune within 1 to 10 km of the asteroid's surface at a relative velocity of...
05 Jul 2026
  • Observation / Anniversary
Hawai’i Island, USA
SPC, publisher of Space Calendar and Lunar Enterprise Daily, observes 50 years since inception and looks towards the next 50 years of publishing-broadcasting from Earth, the...
05 - 10 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Paris, France
Those in fields of chemistry, biology, planetary science and astrophysics are invited to explore the origins of life and habitability on Earth and beyond....
06 Jul 2026
  • Space Event / Encounter
Global / Inter-Global
Occurs 07:30 HST / 17:30 UTC; Earth aphelion is the point in its elliptical orbit where it is farthest from the Sun, occurring annually...
06 - 10 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Granada, Spain
Key Speakers: Gloria Cannochi, Non-LTE effects on stars; René Doyon, High-res instrumentation; Luca Fossati, Non-LTE effects on exoplanets; Ulrike Heiter, Precise stellar abundances, and...
06 - 10 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Paris, France
Bringing together experts in chemistry, biology, planetary science and astrophysics to explore the origins of life and planetary habitability on Earth and beyond. At...
06 - 09 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Tokyo, Japan
Featured speakers this year include Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa, Aarti Holla-Maini of UNOOSA; expecting 2,000+ participants from 35+ countries, with focus...
08 - 09 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Paris, France
At the Centre des Congrès de la Villette; a forum to unite the French and European space community, promoting innovation, investment, and strategic dialogue....
08 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
11:00 EDT featuring Vic Paulson, discussing her work on Designated Lunar Areas (DLAs) and Overlap, a digital simulation sandbox for testing DLA governance regimes at the lunar...
09 Jul 2026
  • Space Event / Encounter
Main Asteroid Belt
Closest Earth approach, peak brightness for viewing, tracking and studies.
10 - 12 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Dalian, Liaoning, China
This conference aims to gather leading scholars, industry experts, and technological pioneers from around the world to discuss the latest research achievements and technological...
13 - 17 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Cambridge, United Kingdom
A workshop highlighting the science of debris disks in Cambridge, after the successes of Victoria 2018, Budapest 2019, EAS 2021, Jena 2022 and Tucson...
14 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
Launch set 19:43 Baikonur Time UTC+5 | 14:43 UTC | 04:43 HST for crewed mission to International Space Station: Roscosmos Cosmonauts Commander Pyotr Dubrov...
16 - 17 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Hong Kong, China
Provides a forum that brings together experts in aeronautics and astronautics to share new ideas and findings.
17 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned demonstration of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal by Eta Space and funded by NASA Tipping Point. Expected to be in orbit for 9...
17 Jul 2026
  • Observation / Anniversary
Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point
NASA ARTEMIS P2 craft surpasses another full year in lunar orbit since 2011; 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to study Earth magnetosphere
17 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
Mexican-American engineer and NASA Astronaut José Hernández has a life story of perseverance. 18:00-19:00 EDT | 22:00-23:00 UTC | 12:00-13:00 HST. Born in 1962...
29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026
Porto, Portugal
Exoplanet research is experiencing exciting times. Space missions and cutting-edge ground-based instruments are continually uncovering...
29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026
Lausanne, Switzerland
At Swiss Tech Convention Centre. Sessions include: Exoplanets and the Galactic Environment, Planet Formation, How...
30 Jun - 04 Jul 2026
Online
Online event held every 5 years, keynote speakers include SRI president Bernard Foing, Michelle Hanlon,...
01 Jul 2026
Online
Join Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS/Dymon, and COSPAR for a milestone event marking the release of the first mission dataset...
04 Jul 2026
Near-Earth Object (NEO)
After arriving at Kamo’oalewa on June 7, China asteroid sample return mission planned to collect...
05 Jul 2026
Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory
JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to flyby S-type asteroid 98943 Torifune within 1 to 10 km...
05 Jul 2026
Hawai’i Island, USA
SPC, publisher of Space Calendar and Lunar Enterprise Daily, observes 50 years since inception and looks towards...
05 - 10 Jul 2026
Paris, France
Those in fields of chemistry, biology, planetary science and astrophysics are invited to explore the...
06 Jul 2026
Global / Inter-Global
Occurs 07:30 HST / 17:30 UTC; Earth aphelion is the point in its elliptical orbit...
06 - 10 Jul 2026
Granada, Spain
Key Speakers: Gloria Cannochi, Non-LTE effects on stars; René Doyon, High-res instrumentation; Luca Fossati, Non-LTE...
06 - 10 Jul 2026
Paris, France
Bringing together experts in chemistry, biology, planetary science and astrophysics to explore the origins of...
06 - 09 Jul 2026
Tokyo, Japan
Featured speakers this year include Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa, Aarti Holla-Maini of...
08 - 09 Jul 2026
Paris, France
At the Centre des Congrès de la Villette; a forum to unite the French and...
08 Jul 2026
Online
11:00 EDT featuring Vic Paulson, discussing her work on Designated Lunar Areas (DLAs) and Overlap, a digital simulation...
09 Jul 2026
Main Asteroid Belt
Closest Earth approach, peak brightness for viewing, tracking and studies.