June 29 - July 5, 2026 | Vol 45, Week 26 | Hawai`i Island, USA

LUNAR NEWS

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 HUMANS IN SPACE

☆ International Space Station, ~415-km LEO: The seven-member Expedition 74 crew 

☆ Tiangong Space Station, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 crew 

☄ Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches Tues 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)

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20 - 26 Jun 2026
Sat Jun 20 - Fri Jun 26
Short course “Low-Cost EDL Missions and Technologies” occurs June 20-21, with Workshop on June 22-26; at JHU Bloomberg Center. About the Workshop The International Planetary Probe...
Washington DC, USA
21 - 26 Jun 2026
Sun Jun 21 - Fri Jun 26
Annual international conference that brings together around 200 researchers, engineers, and professionals working on lunar science and exploration. Hosted each year in a different European city,...
Nancy, France
22 - 23 Jun 2026
Mon Jun 22 - Tue Jun 23
Meeting is dedicated entirely to the latest developments in all Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science related themes. The conference will highlight particular areas of promising technological...
Rome, Italy
22 - 26 Jun 2026
Mon Jun 22 - Fri Jun 26
Sessions include both invited and contributed. A public talk will highlight recent developments, bring science to a new audience and advertise to recruit new scientists to...
Chicago IL, USA
23 Jun 2026
Tue Jun 23
NASA spacecraft reaches 17 full years in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at Moon 5 days later.
Moon Orbit
23 Jun 2026
Tue Jun 23
Undisclosed payload on China's Long March 7A rocket from Hainan Island.
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
23 Jun 2026
Tue Jun 23
Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space...
SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
23 Jun 2026
Tue Jun 23
At 11:00 am ET: How lunar operators should make decisions in the absence of a true regulatory framework. Featuring Aaron Mackey.
Online
24 Jun 2026
Wed Jun 24
“Learning from Experiences, Achievements, and Resolution Navigation” — Representatives from multiple NASA centers and outside organizations meet to advance NASA goals via networking, information exchange, and...
Online
24 Jun 2026
Wed Jun 24
Oslo Spaceport Norway offers monthly a knowledgeable speaker and opportunity for networking, 17:00-20:00 local time; free entry but registration required. Ground Control is for everyone who's...
Oslo, Norway
25 - 27 Jun 2026
Thu Jun 25 - Sat Jun 27
Theme is Pioneering Innovations in Space Technology: India’s Journey towards Global Partnerships; key topics include entrepreneurship, legal aspects, lunar exploration. 850+ participants expected from 36+ countries,...
New Delhi, India
25 Jun 2026
Thu Jun 25
From 2:00-3:30 pm ET: 4th virtual colloquium featuring author Andy Chaikin, who has written extensively about the Apollo lunar program and astronauts.
Online
26 Jun 2026
Fri Jun 26
The mission aims for the LINK spacecraft to rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory craft and boost its orbit, under a Small Business Innovation Research...
Omelek Island (~9 ° N), Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
26 Jun 2026
Fri Jun 26
At NASDAQ MarketSite. Follows Q1 2026 Space IQ briefing.
New York NY, USA
27 Jun 2026
Sat Jun 27
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to study Earth magnetosphere.
Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point
27 Jun 2026
Sat Jun 27
Featuring technical discussions, mission updates, and topics such as asteroid characterization, deflection strategies and upcoming close encounters. The conference was last held in-person and online on...
Los Angeles CA, USA
28 Jun 2026
Sun Jun 28
Another batch of 24 Starlink satellites to launch to LEO for SpaceX's space-based Internet communication system.
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA