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 20

Farnborough International Airshow 2026

Jul 24

Launch Starship Flight 13

Jul 26

Soyuz MS-28 / Crew Return to Earth

Aug 01

46th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR 2026)

Aug 02

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 23rd Annual Meeting (2026)

Aug 04

SpaceX Announces 2nd Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Jul 20

Farnborough International Airshow 2026

Jul 24

Launch Starship Flight 13

Jul 26

Soyuz MS-28 / Crew Return to Earth

Aug 01

46th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR 2026)

Aug 02

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 23rd Annual Meeting (2026)

Aug 04

SpaceX Announces 2nd Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Aug 05

14 Years on Mars: Curiosity Rover (Mars Science Laboratory)

20 - 24 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Farnborough, United Kingdom
At Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre; received 100,358 visitors from 114 countries in 2024.
22 - 24 Jul 2026
  • Space / Astro Events
Hawai’i Island HI, USA
Lāhainā Noon is a phenomenon where the sun passes directly overhead, causing vertical objects to cast zero shadow. It occurs twice a year in...
24 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
5:45pm CT for second test flight of the updated Starship Block 3 (V3) vehicle, utilizing Booster 20 and Ship 40; planned to splashdown in...
24 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
Launching from the Commercial LC-1 launch pad.
24 Jul 2026
  • Launch
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Another batch of 24 satellites to LEO for SpaceX's Starlink space-based Internet communication mega-constellation.
25 Jul 2026
  • Mission Milestone
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir takes command of ISS during changeover, followed by three Expedition 74 crew members returning to Earth.
26 - 30 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
AAS hosts, and AIAA co-hosts, specifically AAS Space Flight Mechanics Committee and AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee. At Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa.
26 Jul 2026
  • Mission Milestone
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikayev and Christopher Williams set to undock from ISS in Soyuz MS-28, triggering the start to Expedition 75 with Commander Jessica...
27 Jul 2026
  • Launch
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Another batch of 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink space-based Internet service.
27 - 28 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Exeter, United Kingdom
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Astrophysics Group at the University of Exeter, we are pleased to announce the international...
28 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
10:30 ET, Boeing to announce its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results.
29 Jul 2026
  • Space / Astro Events
Moon Orbit
14:37 UTC / 04:37 HST.
29 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
Undisclosed payload on China's Long March 7A rocket from Hainan Island.
29 Jul 2026
  • Launch
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
Unknown payload launching from Launch Complex 9A launch pad.
29 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
Set to launch August 30, this 2pm EDT briefing will feature NASA personnel Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Jackie Townsend, Julie McEnery, and Jeremy Perkins.
30 - 31 Jul 2026
  • Space / Astro Events
Worldwide
Emanating from ~6km-wide comet with 5.3-year Solar orbit, visible in constellation Aquarius near star Delta Aquarii, fast, faint meteors peak on this night, best...
30 - 31 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
London, United Kingdom
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference...
30 Jul 2026
  • Launch
SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
Launch window opens 03:09am EDT for classified payload to launch for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
31 Jul 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Venice, Italy
to be held December 2-4, 2026 in Venice, Italy. Interstellar space is not the domain of any one discipline. It demands insight from across the...
01 - 09 Aug 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Florence, Italy
Includes ~150 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions / Panels / Task Groups, such as SC B: The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and...
02 - 07 Aug 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Fukuoka, Japan
From 02 to 07 August 2026, a few thousand geoscientists across diverse disciplines will gather at the 23rd annual meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences...
03 Aug 2026
  • Meeting / Conference / Symposium
Online
Occurring at 12pm ET with NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and SpaceX, followed by and 2PM ET briefings with the crew itself: 12...
20 - 24 Jul 2026
Farnborough, United Kingdom
At Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre; received 100,358 visitors from 114 countries in 2024.
22 - 24 Jul 2026
Hawai’i Island HI, USA
Lāhainā Noon is a phenomenon where the sun passes directly overhead, causing vertical objects to...
24 Jul 2026
Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
5:45pm CT for second test flight of the updated Starship Block 3 (V3) vehicle, utilizing...
24 Jul 2026
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
Launching from the Commercial LC-1 launch pad.
24 Jul 2026
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Another batch of 24 satellites to LEO for SpaceX's Starlink space-based Internet communication mega-constellation.
25 Jul 2026
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir takes command of ISS during changeover, followed by three Expedition 74...
26 - 30 Jul 2026
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
AAS hosts, and AIAA co-hosts, specifically AAS Space Flight Mechanics Committee and AIAA Astrodynamics Technical...
26 Jul 2026
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikayev and Christopher Williams set to undock from ISS in Soyuz MS-28,...
27 Jul 2026
SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
Another batch of 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink space-based Internet service.
27 - 28 Jul 2026
Exeter, United Kingdom
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Astrophysics Group at the University...
28 Jul 2026
Online
10:30 ET, Boeing to announce its 2nd quarter 2026 financial results.
29 Jul 2026
Moon Orbit
14:37 UTC / 04:37 HST.
29 Jul 2026
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
Undisclosed payload on China's Long March 7A rocket from Hainan Island.
29 Jul 2026
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
Unknown payload launching from Launch Complex 9A launch pad.
29 Jul 2026
Online
Set to launch August 30, this 2pm EDT briefing will feature NASA personnel Shawn Domagal-Goldman,...