SpacePolicyOnline.comOct 14, 2026
Ship 40 Back At Starbase After Surprise Reentry Survival
The Starship second stage of SpaceX’s Integrated Flight Test-13 is back at Starbase, TX after surprisingly surviving splashdown in the Indian Ocean in July. To date, it is the only […]
NASASpaceflightOct 13, 2026
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week
This week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASAOct 13, 2026
TB 26-08 Complex Modes in Lightly Damped Structural Systems:A Two-Mode Interaction Perspective
For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system analysis. It provides equilibrium chemistry, rocket performance, shock, and detonation calculations used across NASA and the broader aerospace community. NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Activity […]
Spaceflight NowOct 13, 2026
SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station
The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
NASAOct 13, 2026
NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission
A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting […]
ESAOct 13, 2026
Mars moon lander set to launch on 19 October
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch into space on a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 04:41 JST on 20 October 2026 (20:41 BST / 21:41 CEST on 19 October 2026). MMX will be the first mission to collect a sample from Mars’s moon Phobos and bring it back to Earth.
NASAOct 13, 2026
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware, bound for the International Space Station. Following its successful launch, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will […]
ESAOct 13, 2026
Press conference: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Europe
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned to Europe following her 237-day εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station. A press conference with Sophie and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander took place on 13 October 2026 at 11:00 CEST in Cologne, Germany.
European SpaceflightOct 13, 2026
Norway Details Funding Allocation for Second Andøya Launch Pad
The Norwegian government has detailed plans to finance a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport, an initiative the country’s Minister of Trade and Industry first announced on 30 September. In its proposed state budget, published on 7 October, the government allocated NOK 323.3 million (€30 million) towards the project in 2027. NOK 223.5 million […] The post Norway Details Funding Allocation for Second Andøya Launch Pad appeared first on European Spaceflight.
NASAOct 13, 2026
APOD: 2026 October 13 – Desert Stairway to Heaven
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 13 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. OriginalAnnotated Desert Stairway […]
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