Margaret Hamilton, leader of Apollo’s flight-software team, dies at 90
MIT announced the computing pioneer’s death, the Guardian reports. Her team’s tested recovery systems helped Apollo 11 continue its descent to the Moon.
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Bezos signals Blue Origin IPO several years away after $10 billion funding round
Blue Origin’s founder says a stock-market listing probably makes sense, while its launch plans and NASA lander contracts carry substantial development obligations.
NASA details research and station upgrades for SpaceX’s next cargo flight
NASA now targets no earlier than October 13 for a Dragon flight carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies, research equipment and the station’s final roll-out solar arrays.
NASA announces heliophysics proposal opportunity with November deadline
The call covers sounding rockets, high-altitude balloons and CubeSats, with separate requirements for scientific investigations and technology demonstrations.
NASA sets Oct. 9 departure for Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft
The CRS-24 spacecraft is scheduled to leave the International Space Station after delivering more than 11,000 pounds of cargo. Its departure and re-entry have yet to take place.
NASA opens Artemis II lunar science archive with more than 11,000 images
The public release includes images, video, crew audio and annotations from April’s lunar flyby, giving researchers a new record to examine alongside spacecraft data.
NASA researchers sampled a wildfire cloud after an unexpected Idaho eruption
The INSPYRE team flew through a plume from the Wildhorse grass fire. Its measurements may help answer how fire-driven clouds move and change smoke, but analysis remains ahead.
NASA’s Crew-12 prepares to return after station science mission
NASA says its four Crew-12 astronauts are due home in early October after supporting research aboard the International Space Station. Reported dates for undocking and...
NASA opens Geosphere research opportunity with mandatory November notice deadline
The new ROSES-2025 call seeks studies of geohazards, land deformation, critical minerals and energy flow within Earth. Notices of intent are due November 16.
Christina Koch to join Eagles–Rams fans as NASA brings Inspiration Tour to Philadelphia
NASA says the Artemis II astronaut will attend Sunday’s game, with a fan area outside the stadium offering activities about the agency’s return to the Moon.
NASA details wildfire storm encounter during INSPYRE research flights
Researchers sampled a smoke plume after a fire-generated cloud formed over Idaho’s Wildhorse fire. Analysis of what the measurements show is still underway.
NASA’s X-59 completes six flights in a week and reaches Mach 1.53
The experimental aircraft set a new weekly flight total during September testing. NASA says the flights expanded its performance data, while research into quieter supersonic...
Jessica Watkins leads Crew-13 to ISS in record US launch-to-docking time
SpaceX’s Dragon reached the International Space Station seven hours and 55 minutes after launch, while Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
NASA sets Aspera seminar after spacecraft tests, with launch targeted for 2027
NASA says the Aspera spacecraft has completed integration and environmental testing ahead of a launch planned no earlier than January 2027. Its science goals will be the...
NASA launches three small spacecraft for propulsion, astronomy and satellite inspection missions
The three NASA-supported spacecraft flew on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare from California. Their planned work spans a shared-fuel propulsion test, ultraviolet astronomy and...
NASA says Crew-13’s Falcon 9 reached peak aerodynamic stress during launch
NASA reported that the Falcon 9 carrying the Crew-13 mission reached Max Q on October 1, a milestone when aerodynamic stress on the climbing rocket is at its highest.
NASA opens second NuSTAR Cycle 13 proposal opportunity with January deadline
Researchers can propose observations for NuSTAR’s 2027–28 cycle until January 28. The new call removes a previous minimum exposure requirement.
NASA’s October skywatching guide: Saturn, Orionids and the Moon near the Pleiades
NASA has set out three October 2026 dates for skywatchers, starting with Saturn at opposition on 4 October. Moonlight could make the Orionid meteor shower harder to see.