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

Jun 29

Launch Pegasus XL / Swift Rescue Mission

Jun 30

Asteroid Day 2026

Jun 30

NASA Updates on Awards for New Lunar Lander Missions

Jul 01

Webinar: Lunar Ledger | First Dataset Release

Jul 04

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

25 - 27 Jun 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
New Delhi, India
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...
27 Jun 2026
  • Anniversary
Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1 of 5 satellites launched 2007 to study Earth magnetosphere.
27 Jun 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Los Angeles CA, USA
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...
28 Jun 2026
  • Launch
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Another batch of 24 Starlink satellites to launch to LEO for SpaceX's space-based Internet communication system.
29 Jun 2026
  • Launch
Omelek Island (~9 ° N), Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
The mission aims for the LINK spacecraft to rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory craft and boost its orbit, under a Small Business...
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 2026
  • Space Event / Encounter
Moon Orbit
23:57 UTC (13:57 HST).
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 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Worldwide
UN-Sanctioned annual, global asteroid awareness program supporting thousands of independently organized events, providing educational resources; held on June 30, the anniversary of the Tunguska...
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...
30 Jun 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
"The World Needs More Space" is theme for this 77th International Astronautical Congress, being hosted in for the first time in Türkiye. Save up...
30 Jun 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online / Washington DC, USA
2:30 EDT | Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions...
01 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
Unknown payload scheduled to launch for China.
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...
02 Jul 2026
  • Launch
SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
Launch window 12:24-12:53 am ET -- 29 satellites to launch for Amazon broadband internet Low Earth Orbit mega constellation.
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...
25 - 27 Jun 2026
New Delhi, India
Theme is Pioneering Innovations in Space Technology: India’s Journey towards Global Partnerships; key topics include...
27 Jun 2026
Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point
NASA ARTEMIS P1 craft surpasses another year in lunar orbit since 2011; it was 1...
27 Jun 2026
Los Angeles CA, USA
Featuring technical discussions, mission updates, and topics such as asteroid characterization, deflection strategies and upcoming...
28 Jun 2026
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Another batch of 24 Starlink satellites to launch to LEO for SpaceX's space-based Internet communication...
29 Jun 2026
Omelek Island (~9 ° N), Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
The mission aims for the LINK spacecraft to rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory...
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 2026
Moon Orbit
23:57 UTC (13:57 HST).
29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026
Lausanne, Switzerland
At Swiss Tech Convention Centre. Sessions include: Exoplanets and the Galactic Environment, Planet Formation, How...
30 Jun 2026
Worldwide
UN-Sanctioned annual, global asteroid awareness program supporting thousands of independently organized events, providing educational resources;...
30 Jun - 04 Jul 2026
Online
Online event held every 5 years, keynote speakers include SRI president Bernard Foing, Michelle Hanlon,...
30 Jun 2026
Online
"The World Needs More Space" is theme for this 77th International Astronautical Congress, being hosted...
30 Jun 2026
Online / Washington DC, USA
2:30 EDT | Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the...
01 Jul 2026
Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
Unknown payload scheduled to launch for China.
01 Jul 2026
Online
Join Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS/Dymon, and COSPAR for a milestone event marking the release of the first mission dataset...
02 Jul 2026
SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
Launch window 12:24-12:53 am ET -- 29 satellites to launch for Amazon broadband internet Low...
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...