April 6-12, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 14: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition 14 in Space! And Could the ISS Become the Artemis Moon Gateway? Artemis II four Astronauts are spending 9+ days on a trip around the Moon, while the International Space Station has been continuously

March 30 – April 5, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 13: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Artemis II to Show the Way, Closely Observe the Moon Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, likely April 5 with April 1 launch, will travel beyond Apollo 13 distances and also restore

March 23-29, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 12: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Rocket Lab Electron to Take ʻDaughter of the Stars’ to LEO for PNT From New Zealand, Rocket Lab launch NET March 24 of its carbon-fiber / polymer rocket Electron is set to enhance precision

March 16-22, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 11: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Isar Spectrum “Onward and Upward” Mission to Launch Multiple Payloads Set for March 19, the 2nd test launch of the 28-meter Isar Spectrum aims to carry 5 cubesats to SSO and 1 non-separable experiment,

March 9-15, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 10: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Artemis 2 Still NET April, Artemis 3 Now 2027 Orbital Test, Artemis 4 First Crewed Lunar Landing 2028 NASA has restructured the Artemis program, including the shift of Artemis III from a lunar landing

March 2-8, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 9: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Hawaiʻi Space Ambitions: Bonds Proposed to Fund Fenix Horizontal Launch at Hilo Recently introduced Hawaiʻi House Bill 1608 would authorize issuance of US$40M worth of special-purpose revenue bonds to assist Fenix Space Incorporated, a

February 23 – March 1, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 8: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Space One Set for Critical 3rd Flight of Kairos NET Feb 25 On February 25 Space One of Japan is aiming to launch the Kairos 4-stage all-solid-fuel vehicle, taking 4 satellites

February 16-22, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 7: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Second Anniversary of IM-1 Lunar Mission and Upcoming Moon Landings The second observation of 1st commercial landing on the Moon occurs February 22. Intuitive Machines IM-1 Odysseus landed at 80.13°S near Malapert A Crater

February 9-15, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 6: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition ★ Ad Astra with Aloha to Space Age Editor / Publisher Steve Durst ★ Space Calendar will continue to aim for weekly publication through 2076 to honor the dedicated, visionary Founding Editor Steve Durst;

February 2-8, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 5: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Artemis 2: First Diverse Crew to the Moon The NASA Artemis program marks a pivotal shift in space exploration, carrying the first woman, person of color and an Astronaut from outside USA on a

January 26 – February 1, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 4: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Astronauts Memorial Week 2026: Honoring Heroes, Fueling Future Dreams The space community gathers this week to reflect on profound sacrifices that shaped our journey to the stars. During Astronaut Memorial Week,

January 19-25, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 3: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Solar System Complete Exploration in the 21st Century (Going Beyond Moon-Mars) As Americans, Chinese, Indians and other Asian, African and European peoples, enterprises, organizations and nations advance toward mid / late 21st Century, pioneering

January 12-18, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 45, Week 2: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition AIAA Opens New Year 2026 with 6,000+ at SciTech Forum in Orlando American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics hosts AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 on January 12–16 at Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida, with theme Breaking

December 29, 2025 – January 11, 2026 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 52 – Vol 45, Week 1: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition China Sustains Space Momentum Through 2026 China National Space Administration (CNSA) maintains a robust and frequent pace of activity in 2026, starting with first test

December 22-28, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 51: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Human Activities in Space: ISS, TSS and Future Commercial Stations The International Space Station is now running under Expedition 74, with crew including Commander Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, Zena Cardman, Chris Williams, Oleg Platonov,

December 15-21, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 50: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition ISRO / NSIL to Launch AST BlueBird-6 for Direct-to-Device Broadband Revolution Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India, is scheduled to host LVM-3 liftoff December 20, propelling AST SpaceMobile satellite into 550 km orbit. BlueBird-6,

December 8-14, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 49: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Hainan, China’s Hawai’i Surpassing 10 Launches, Upgrading Space Facilities and Activities The Wenchang Spaceport at 19°N supports satellite constellations, space station operations and deep-space preparations with 10 launches so far this year and at

December 1-7, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 48: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Europe Lunar Advances: Torino to Host Key Moon Events As Europe prepares to land its first Argonaut lunar cargo mission in 2030, Torino, Italy hosts the joint 28th AIDAA Congress and 10th CEAS Aerospace

November 24-30, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Volume 44, Week 47: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition International Astronauts Work with Additional Cargo, Experiments, Animals in Space Shenzhou-22 spacecraft is expected to launch November 25 with only cargo – no humans – to provide a return vehicle for SZ-21 Taikonauts currently

November 17-23, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 46: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition HANBIT-Nano Debuts, Boosting Global SmallSat Access; Other S. Korea Launches in Pipeline NET November 22, Innospace of Republic of Korea launches HANBIT-Nano rocket from Alcântara Space Center, Brazil (2.4°S). Innospace partners with AEB, Brazilian

November 10-16, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 45: Lunar Broadcast Precursor — Terrestrial Edition Land Your Name + Message on the Moon! Rival Rockets: SpaceX and Blue Origin Pitch NASA with Simplified Paths to Moon Blue Origin and SpaceX each submit streamlined proposals for Artemis 3 to get

November 3-9, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 44: Lunar Broadcast Precursor: Terrestrial Edition Land Your Name + Message on the Moon! Brazil Hosts ASE 36th Planetary Congress: Pioneering Space Diplomacy From November 2–7, São Paulo will host the Association of Space Explorers 36th Planetary Congress. This prestigious

October 27 – November 2, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 43: Lunar Broadcast Precursor: Terrestrial Edition Land Your Name + Message on the Moon! International Space Station: Most Significant Endeavor of the 21st Century to Date International Space Station (ISS) marks quarter of a century, begins 26th

October 20-26, 2025 / Hawai`i Island, USA Vol 44, Week 42: Lunar Broadcast Precursor: Terrestrial Edition   Land Your Name + Message on the Moon   Japan to Conduct First HTV-X flight to ISS and Host XRISM International Conference in Kyoto JAXA plans to launch the first HTV-X cargo spacecraft