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NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission
Space News - 18 Jul 2026 00:00
NASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft. The post NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2026 14:00
Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.
Mauritius becomes 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords
Space News - 18 Jul 2026 18:03
The island nation of Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords July 17, becoming the 70th nation to do so in less than six years. The post Mauritius becomes 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews....
Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites
Space News - 18 Jul 2026 16:59
Defense Production Act funding was awarded to Martin Materials Solutions, a small business that makes radiation-resistant cover glass used on spacecraft solar arrays and thermal-control systems The post Pentagon awards $...
NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2026 14:51
The spacecraft aced its encounter with Mars. Now, mission scientists are studying a trove of data from the flyby in preparation for its arrival at asteroid Psyche in 2029.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 - SpaceX Goes to War!
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2026 13:40
On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.
'We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat to the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2026 13:00
Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens'
Beyond the Perseids: 6 meteor showers worth watching this summer
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2026 10:00
The Perseids may steal the spotlight, but six lesser-known meteor showers could also light up summer skies.
India successfully launches first private orbital rocket
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2026 08:36
India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight Saturday, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy.
Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2026 04:00
America's most daring, extraordinary feat-landing astronauts on the moon-remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever.