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NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director
🚀 NASA
🕔 Oct 17, 2026 - 04:14

NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more than four decades ago. “Marshall contributions to NASA’s missions are historic and it’s […]

Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown
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🕔 Oct 17, 2026 - 00:28

Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown

Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the […]

I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen
🚀 NASA
🕔 Oct 16, 2026 - 22:24

I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen

As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems program, helped shape the systems and ground operations that will one day send humans back to […]

UK to Award £25M Space Surveillance Radar Contract in July 2027
🚀 European Spaceflight
🕔 Oct 16, 2026 - 20:54

UK to Award £25M Space Surveillance Radar Contract in July 2027

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is expected to award a £25 million contract for a ground-based space surveillance radar in July 2027. The call, published in late September, follows several changes to the government’s procurement plans for the installation. According to the call, the contract will cover the development and manufacture of a high-power radar […] The post UK to Award £25M Space Surveillance Radar Contract in July 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge
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🕔 Oct 16, 2026 - 20:42

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.

APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
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🕔 Oct 16, 2026 - 12:05

APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… 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. To view this […]

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast
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🕔 Oct 16, 2026 - 12:00

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast

High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.

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