NASA just showed a promo video for Artemis III, but still waiting for the Artemis II Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony to begin. www.youtube.com/live/tGjffGc...

Artemis II Congressional Space Medal of Honor Ceremony

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Interesting piece in Aerospace America about need to decide on a standardized "prime meridian" for the Moon as was done in 1884 for Earth when Greenwich, England was chosen over Paris. The Moon has two reference frames now, PA and ME. Time to pick one. aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/opinion-the-...

OPINION: The moon is stuck in a Greenwich v. Paris moment

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In addition to presenting the award to the Artemis II astronauts tmrw (Aug 28) at 11:00 am ET (at JSC), he’ll speak to the astronauts on the ISS at noon per his schedule.

Turkey will become the 71st Artemis Accords signatory on Monday at NASA HQ. www.nasa.gov/news-release... (Turkey -- or Türkiye -- is hosting this year's International Astronautical Congress (IAC) from Oct 5-9.)

NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony - NASA

Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country

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NASA will hold a 4th spacewalk in this series on Tuesday, Sept 1, with NASA's Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot. This will be Meir's 7th spacewalk and Adenot's 3rd. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Pursuant to the new Natl Space Transportation Policy, FAA is inviting public and industry input by October 26, 2026 on siting a new spaceport and development and use of priority airspace for critical space launch corridors. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

SpaceX Introduces New Louisiana Starbase spacepolicyonline.com/news/spacex-...

SpaceX introduces Starbase, Louisiana. www.spacex.com/sites/starba...

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Introducing Starbase, Louisiana – a high-cadence launch site that will enable Starship to open a pathway to the stars for humanity. Thank you to @LAGovJeffLandry and the great people of Louisiana for all of their support as we work together on this audacious project →

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Here's NASA's plan for coverage of Roman Space Telescope launch. Pre-launch bfgs on Saturday (Aug 29) at 9:00 am and 10:30 am ET. Launch coverage on Sunday (Aug 30) begins 6:20 am ET for launch at 7:26 am ET, then post-launch bfg at 9:30 am ET. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Pick of the week is launch of the Roman Space Telescope next Sunday morning. Lots more as always. (Disappointing China had to postpone Chang'e-7; hoping for clarification on when they'll try again.) What’s Happening in Space Policy August 23-30, 2026 spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-h...

Launch of China’s Chang’e-7 to the Moon’s South Pole has been postponed to 2027 because it does not meet launch conditions. english.news.cn/20260823/c9f... More fron South China Morning Post: www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

President Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew a week from today (Aug 28) at Johnson Space Center at 11:00 am ET. Will be livestreamed. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

White House Releases New Space Transportation Policy spacepolicyonline.com/news/white-h...

NASA's Anil Menon and ESA's Sophie Adenot will take a 2nd spacewalk on Tues, Aug 25, to finish installing that new antenna they were working on 2 days ago but ran out of time. NASA may add another spacewalk on Tuesday, Sept 1, if needed for other tasks. www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...

Spacewalk Preps Continue to Finish Antenna Installation Job Next Week - NASA

On Tuesday, Aug. 25, NASA flight engineer Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) flight engineer Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk to finish replacing the space‑to‑ground antenna on the Inter...

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Dept of Commerce/Off of Space Cmrce is formally inviting U.S. entities to participate in the Mission Authorization Pilot Program to refine its proposed Space Commerce Certification framework. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/... Space operators must express interest by Oct 5, 2026.

"When Lithuania holds the presidency of the council of the EU in the first half of 2027, Space Snacks will serve as the official business gift for visiting guests," said Kaziukonienė.

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The early astronauts ate cubed food to protect against crumbs. The next generation of space explorers will eat cubes as an innovative snack. And you can, too... Read more at collectSPACE: www.collectspace.com/news/news-08...

No-Go for Katalyst’s Reboost of NASA’s Swift Observatory spacepolicyonline.com/news/no-go-f...

Darn! Katalyst's LINK will not be able to reboost NASA's Swift Observatory because of attitude control issues.Will still try to do some RPO ops, though. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission - NASA

Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an

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New GAO report on "priority open recommendations" for NASA. www.gao.gov/products/gao...

U.S. GAO - Priority Open Recommendations: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

What GAO Found In August 2025, GAO identified three priority recommendations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Since then...

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Firefly is partnering with Zeno Power to provide a radioisotope power source for an upcoming CLPS mission. Zeno Power will use americium-241 for the RHU. (The Planetary Society has a useful comparison of americium-241 versus plutonium-238. www.planetary.org/articles/042...)

Can nuclear waste help humanity reach for the stars?

With the shortage of plutonium-238 to power space missions, Europe has decided to focus on an accessible alternative material that could power future…

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Roger Mason was sworn in as the new Director of the National Reconnaissance Office yesterday (Aug 17). Was confirmed by the Senate on Aug 7. www.nro.gov/About-NRO/Le...

NASA has images of the crater caused by the Falcon 9 impact on the Moon taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in cooperation with South Korea's Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO, also called Danuri). science.nasa.gov/solar-system...

NASA's LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details - NASA Science

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shares before-and-after view of the crater formed after a Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon’s surface on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Mark Peller is new President and CEO of United Launch Alliance, succeeding interim CEO John Elbon. newsroom.ulalaunch.com/releases/mar... Elbon planned to retire in early 2026 with Peller replacing him as COO, but then Bruno suddenly left in Dec and Elbon temporarily took on the CEO role.

Mark Peller Named United Launch Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer

United Launch Alliance (ULA) today named veteran aerospace industry executive Mark Peller as its next president and chief executive officer effectively immediately. Prior to being named to the top pos...

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What’s Happening in Space Policy August 16-30, 2026 spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-h...

Ukrainian Missiles Strike Russian Soyuz Rocket Factory spacepolicyonline.com/news/ukraini...

Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed today (Aug 15) that Ukrainian missiles hit a Russian production facility for Soyuz rockets. www.kyivpost.com/post/82409 Anatoly Zak @russianspaceweb has a thread about it and Ars Technica has a story: x.com/arstechnica/...

Zelensky Confirms Flamingo Missile Strikes in Samara and Savasleyka

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian long-range weapons struck the Progress space center in Samara and the Savasleyka air base.

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Isaacman “Extremely Confident” Artemis III Will Launch in 2027 spacepolicyonline.com/news/isaacma...

FAA has released a draft Environmental Assessment for the Reditus Space ENOS Reentries in the Gulf of America. Comment by August 28, 2026. www.faa.gov/space/enviro...

Isaacman says the November 7-8 Max Power event will be at about the same time as Artemis III rolls out for a Wet Dress Rehearsal.

NASA will hold a "Max Power" event at KSC from November 7-8, 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbAs...

MAX POWER at NASA's Kennedy Space Center | Nov. 7-8, 2026

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