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SUMMARY:Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: 69th Session\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/committee-on-the-peaceful-uses-of-outer-space-69th-session-2026/
LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria
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SUMMARY:2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC)
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. 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This year\, 175 teams have successfully applied and...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Long March 3B/E  / Unknown Payload	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16	\n	\n					\n	\n		Xichang Satellite Launch Center\, ~28°N\, Sichuan\, China	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch window 16:00-20:00 Beijing Time | 08:00-12:00 UTC | HST 22:00 Jun 15 - 02:00 June 16.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Falcon 9 / BlueBird Block 2 #3-5	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16	\n	\n					\n	\n		SLC-40 (~28°N)\, Cape Canaveral SFS FL\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch set for 14:39-16:15 EDT to deliver AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites to LEO.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Islamic New Year 1448 AH	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16 - Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		Worldwide	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nNew Year 1 Muharram (1st day) to begin at sunset on Jun 16; if young New Moon is not visible...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Wed		\n		\n			17		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-03)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		Launch Area 4\, ~5°N\, Guiana Space Centre\, French Guiana	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n08:53 local time; launch of broadband internet Amazon Leo\, formerly known as Project Kuiper\, satellites to Low Earth Orbit.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Wed		\n		\n			17		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-179	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		SLC-4E (~35°N)\, Vandenberg SFB CA\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch 19:54-20:29 PDT of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Thu		\n		\n			18		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 18	\n	\n					\n	\n		El Segundo CA\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nInvestors and entrepreneurs meet\, hear speakers\, network. 18:00-21:00 PDT.\n\n				\n	\n		US$180	\n\n\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Thu		\n		\n			18		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Electron / Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 18	\n	\n					\n	\n		Launch Complex 1\, ~39°S\, Mahia Peninsula\, New Zealand	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n08:40 local time; launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Fri		\n		\n			19		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		ShuttleFest V: NASA at Star City	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 19 - Jun 22	\n	\n					\n	\n		Cocoa Beach FL\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nMain ShuttleFest is 09:00-17:00 June 20-21 (Sat-Sun) for a 2-day fellowship among space workers\, space lovers and space fliers\, including...\n\n				\n	\n		US$75 – US$400	\n\n\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Sun		\n		\n			21		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		European Lunar Symposium (ELS)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 21 - Jun 26	\n	\n					\n	\n		Nancy\, France	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nAnnual international conference that brings together around 200 researchers\, engineers\, and professionals working on lunar science and exploration. 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/2026-international-rocket-engineering-competition-irec/
LOCATION:Midland TX\, USA
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SUMMARY:Islamic New Year 1448 AH
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation meets 13:00-13:55 Vienna...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Mon		\n		\n			15		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Global Space Enablers Network GSEN Net Connect #9	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 15	\n	\n					\n	\n		Online	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n20:00-22:00 HST | UTC 06:00-08:00 June 16 | New Zealand Time 18:00-20:00 June 16.  Learn from like-minded and passionate space...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Mon		\n		\n			15		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 15 - Jun 20	\n	\n					\n	\n		Midland TX\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nIREC isn’t just a competition\, it’s a launchpad for innovation and careers. 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SUMMARY:Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-03)
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/launch-ariane-64-amazon-leo-le-03/
LOCATION:Launch Area 4\, ~5°N\, Guiana Space Centre\, French Guiana
CATEGORIES:Launch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260618
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SUMMARY:Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-179
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/launch-falcon-9-nrol-179/
LOCATION:SLC-4E (~35°N)\, Vandenberg SFB CA\, USA
CATEGORIES:Launch
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SUMMARY:StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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This year\, 175 teams have successfully applied and...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Long March 3B/E  / Unknown Payload	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16	\n	\n					\n	\n		Xichang Satellite Launch Center\, ~28°N\, Sichuan\, China	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch window 16:00-20:00 Beijing Time | 08:00-12:00 UTC | HST 22:00 Jun 15 - 02:00 June 16.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Falcon 9 / BlueBird Block 2 #3-5	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16	\n	\n					\n	\n		SLC-40 (~28°N)\, Cape Canaveral SFS FL\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch set for 14:39-16:15 EDT to deliver AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites to LEO.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Islamic New Year 1448 AH	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16 - Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		Worldwide	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nNew Year 1 Muharram (1st day) to begin at sunset on Jun 16; if young New Moon is not visible...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Wed		\n		\n			17		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-03)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		Launch Area 4\, ~5°N\, Guiana Space Centre\, French Guiana	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n08:53 local time; launch of broadband internet Amazon Leo\, formerly known as Project Kuiper\, satellites to Low Earth Orbit.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Wed		\n		\n			17		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-179	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		SLC-4E (~35°N)\, Vandenberg SFB CA\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch 19:54-20:29 PDT of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Thu		\n		\n			18		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 18	\n	\n					\n	\n		El Segundo CA\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nInvestors and entrepreneurs meet\, hear speakers\, network. 18:00-21:00 PDT.\n\n				\n	\n		US$180	\n\n\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Thu		\n		\n			18		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Electron / Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 18	\n	\n					\n	\n		Launch Complex 1\, ~39°S\, Mahia Peninsula\, New Zealand	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n08:40 local time; launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Fri		\n		\n			19		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		ShuttleFest V: NASA at Star City	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 19 - Jun 22	\n	\n					\n	\n		Cocoa Beach FL\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nMain ShuttleFest is 09:00-17:00 June 20-21 (Sat-Sun) for a 2-day fellowship among space workers\, space lovers and space fliers\, including...\n\n				\n	\n		US$75 – US$400	\n\n\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Sun		\n		\n			21		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		European Lunar Symposium (ELS)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 21 - Jun 26	\n	\n					\n	\n		Nancy\, France	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nAnnual international conference that brings together around 200 researchers\, engineers\, and professionals working on lunar science and exploration. 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/strictlyvc-los-angeles-2026/
LOCATION:El Segundo CA\, USA
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SUMMARY:Launch Electron / Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/launch-electron-ten-owl-of-ten-strix-launch-10/
LOCATION:Launch Complex 1\, ~39°S\, Mahia Peninsula\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Launch
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SUMMARY:ShuttleFest V: NASA at Star City
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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LOCATION:Cocoa Beach FL\, USA
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SUMMARY:European Lunar Symposium (ELS)
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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LOCATION:Nancy\, France
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SUMMARY:World Astronomy\, Astrophysics and Space Science Summit
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/world-astronomy-astrophysics-and-space-science-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Rome\, Italy
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SUMMARY:American Astronomical Society 57th Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/american-astronomical-society-57th-division-on-dynamical-astronomy-dda-annual-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Chicago IL\, USA
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SUMMARY:17th Anniversary of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Entering Moon Orbit
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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SUMMARY:Ground Control #5 at Mesh Youngstorget
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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LOCATION:Oslo\, Norway
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SUMMARY:4th India Space Congress 2025
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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LOCATION:New Delhi\, India
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SUMMARY:The Space Capital Summit
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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This year\, 175 teams have successfully applied and...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Long March 3B/E  / Unknown Payload	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16	\n	\n					\n	\n		Xichang Satellite Launch Center\, ~28°N\, Sichuan\, China	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch window 16:00-20:00 Beijing Time | 08:00-12:00 UTC | HST 22:00 Jun 15 - 02:00 June 16.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Falcon 9 / BlueBird Block 2 #3-5	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16	\n	\n					\n	\n		SLC-40 (~28°N)\, Cape Canaveral SFS FL\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch set for 14:39-16:15 EDT to deliver AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites to LEO.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Tue		\n		\n			16		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Islamic New Year 1448 AH	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 16 - Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		Worldwide	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nNew Year 1 Muharram (1st day) to begin at sunset on Jun 16; if young New Moon is not visible...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Wed		\n		\n			17		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-03)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		Launch Area 4\, ~5°N\, Guiana Space Centre\, French Guiana	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n08:53 local time; launch of broadband internet Amazon Leo\, formerly known as Project Kuiper\, satellites to Low Earth Orbit.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Wed		\n		\n			17		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-179	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 17	\n	\n					\n	\n		SLC-4E (~35°N)\, Vandenberg SFB CA\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nLaunch 19:54-20:29 PDT of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance...\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Thu		\n		\n			18		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 18	\n	\n					\n	\n		El Segundo CA\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nInvestors and entrepreneurs meet\, hear speakers\, network. 18:00-21:00 PDT.\n\n				\n	\n		US$180	\n\n\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Thu		\n		\n			18		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		Launch Electron / Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 18	\n	\n					\n	\n		Launch Complex 1\, ~39°S\, Mahia Peninsula\, New Zealand	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\n08:40 local time; launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.\n\n				\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Fri		\n		\n			19		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		ShuttleFest V: NASA at Star City	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 19 - Jun 22	\n	\n					\n	\n		Cocoa Beach FL\, USA	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nMain ShuttleFest is 09:00-17:00 June 20-21 (Sat-Sun) for a 2-day fellowship among space workers\, space lovers and space fliers\, including...\n\n				\n	\n		US$75 – US$400	\n\n\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n				\n				\n\n	\n	\n		\n			Sun		\n		\n			21		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n\n				\n					\n	\n		European Lunar Symposium (ELS)	\n\n					\n		\n		Jun 21 - Jun 26	\n	\n					\n	\n		Nancy\, France	\n	\n			\n	\n									\n\n				\nAnnual international conference that brings together around 200 researchers\, engineers\, and professionals working on lunar science and exploration. 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SUMMARY:Acceleration\, Reconnection\, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) P1\, Begins Next Year in Space
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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LOCATION:Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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SUMMARY:Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/planetary-defense-and-asteroid-exploration-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Los Angeles CA\, USA
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DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/ecoplanets-6-workshop/
LOCATION:Porto\, Portugal
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SUMMARY:European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting; EAS2026
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/european-astronomical-society-annual-meeting-eas2026/
LOCATION:Lausanne\, Switzerland
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SUMMARY:Asteroid Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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SUMMARY:4th Space Renaissance International (SRI) World Congress
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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SUMMARY:NET Jul — Hayabusa 2\, Asteroid 98943 Torifune Flyby
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/net-jul-hayabusa-2/
LOCATION:Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory
CATEGORIES:Space Event / Encounter
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702
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SUMMARY:NET Jul — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander / Astrolab FLIP Rover
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/net-dec-launch-falcon-heavy-astrobotic-griffin-lander-astrolab-flip-rover/
LOCATION:SLC-39A\, ~29°N\, Kennedy Space Center FL\, USA
CATEGORIES:Launch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702
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SUMMARY:NET Q3 — Launch Falcon 9 / Intuitive Machines IM-3 Nova-C Lander
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/net-oct-launch-falcon-9-intuitive-machines-im-3-nova-c-lander/
LOCATION:SLC-39A\, ~29°N\, Kennedy Space Center FL\, USA
CATEGORIES:Launch
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SUMMARY:Interstellar University Conference
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/interstellar-university-conference/
LOCATION:Topeka KS\, USA
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Lunar Ledger | First Dataset Release
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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SUMMARY:Tianwen-2 to Begin Collecting Samples of Asteroid Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3)
DESCRIPTION:June 15-21\, 2026 | Vol 45\, Week 24 | Hawai`i Island\, USA				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					LUNAR NEWS 				\n				\n				\n				\n									Falcon 9 upper stage (4\,000 kg dry) now expected to impact lunar surface at 06:35 UTC on August 5\, 2026. | Artemis III test mission set for 2027\, names 4 crew members. | The details of Japan’s SLIM lander deploying a baseball-sized rover (LEV-2) on the lunar surface has been published in a paper. | Univ. of Florida researchers used “laser forming” manufacturing techniques on lunar regolith simulant. | Analysis of Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 meteorite shows three distinct impact records from the Moon\, the meteorite itself and on Earth. | Exhaustive list of India’s Chandrayaan lunar program produced by Mehta at Moon Monday. | SpaceX IPO (ticker SPCX) opened at $150/share\, selling nearly 555.6 million shares\, despite its first quarter 2026 $4.3B net loss / $4.7B in revenue. | Four companies split $2M from Canadian Space Agency to study lunar in-situ resource utilization. | Shiv Shakti Point lunar soil is found to be chemically similar (iron/magnesium-rich\, aluminum-deficient) to an Antarctic lunar meteorite. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					Five Men Assigned to Artemis III Mission				\n				\n				\n				\n									On June 9\, NASA announced the names of Astronauts for the Artemis III mission: Randy Bresnik\, Luca Parmitano\, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas\, as well as the backup crew member Bob Hines. Currently\, there are 37 active NASA Astronauts\, of whom 15 are women\, representing 40% of the corps. While all NASA Astronauts share in the program’s achievements\, each standing ready\, able and trained to serve—the reveal elicited considerable criticism due to the absence of women\, as well as celebration for the inclusion of Latino and Black American men. The importance of the USA-led Artemis ‘Return to the Moon’ program remains the same\, but it becomes challenging to sustain enthusiasm and inspiration when leadership decisions continue to disappoint the public\, particularly those who were not represented during the Apollo program. The Artemis III crew selection comes after the January 2025 Trump administration executive orders directing NASA to eliminate Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The Artemis II crew\, announced April 2023\, included only one woman and one person of color among its four members\, and dishearteningly\, Artemis III features no women at all. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the choice of the all-male crew stating\, “every crew is part of a larger campaign to get America back to the Moon and to build the future we all dreamed about as children.” Without a commitment to gender-balanced Artemis teams\, this selection feels reminiscent of the past\, accompanied by a few gestures. (Image Credits: NASA\, ASI) 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					 HUMANS IN SPACE 				\n				\n				\n				\n									☆ International Space Station\, ~415-km LEO: Expedition 74 seven crew member consisting of 3 Russian Cosmonauts\, 3 NASA and 1 ESA Astronauts are continuing to assess the increased air leak in the PrK transfer tunnel inside the Zvezda module\, while also entering “safe haven” safety mode when deemed necessary and continuing science hardware installations\, plant and tissue experiments\, air quality analysis\, and systems upkeep\, alongside routine operations. Currently docked at ISS are SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon cargo ship\, Northrop Grumman Cygnus\, Russian Progress resupply ships 94P and 95P\, and crew vehicles SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon and Soyuz MS-28. ☆ Tiangong Space Station\, ~390-km LEO: Shenzhou-23 Commander Zhu Yangzhu\, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying (also known as Li Jiaying\, the first Astronaut from Hong Kong) are conducting dozens of scientific experiments including those involving lipid metabolism\, rice plant growth\, perovskite solar cells. They are performing daily exercise\, system upkeep\, and science hardware work following the recent handover. Docked to Tiangong are the Shenzhou 23 crew craft and Tianzhou-10 cargo ship\, which brought ~7 tons of supplies\, propellant\, a new spacesuit and experiment payloads.  								\n				\n				\n				\n									 Near-Earth Objects Close Approaches – Mon June 15: Apollo Asteroid 2015 MC (0.073 AU) | Tue June 16: Apollo Asteroid 2026 LV (0.008 AU) | Thu June 18: Aten Asteroid 2003 LN6 (0.009 AU) | Sun June 22: Apollo Asteroid 2025 WC4 (0.026 AU) 								\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading Moon data for your location... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n							    \n        \n            Loading planet data... \n        \n    \n    \n\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Land your name on the Moon!Have your name sent to the Moon for FREE on the ILO-1 lunar mission via Astrolab FLEX rover (NET 2027). 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URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/tianwen-2/
LOCATION:Near-Earth Object (NEO)
CATEGORIES:Space Event / Encounter
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