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

LUNAR NEWS

NASA & ARTEMIS

GLOBAL UPDATES

  • Botswana has signed the Artemis Accords, making it the 68th country to join the international lunar coalition.
  • Bian Zhigang, CNSA deputy director and representative for international space/lunar cooperation, is currently under military investigation in China.

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