Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Thursday 01 October 2026
18 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Venus' mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
Ars Technica Space
Venus is shrouded in a veil of mystery. The yellowish “lower haze” at the bottom of its atmosphere was discovered by the Venera and Pioneer Venus probes in the 1970s. These spacecraft were some of the first to successfully send images of…
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SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
Ars Technica Space
A four-person crew rocketed into orbit Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, heading for a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. Riding a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, the four crew members…
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NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements
NASA News
Credit: NASA Editor’s Note: This release was updated on Oct. 2, 2026, to clarify company names. NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve…
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Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit
NASASpaceFlight
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched the classified NROL-97 payload for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. Falcon Heavy is scheduled to liftoff from 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 11:53 PM EDT (03:53 UTC) on Oct. 1, following…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches
NASA News
NASA/Joel Kowsky In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins…
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What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
NASA News
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With most information hidden, the game Stratego
Ars Technica Space
Deep Blue took down Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol at Go in 2016, and poker bots have been beating professionals for years. But one classic game called Stratego held out. Even DeepMind, with its exceptional budget…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station
NASA News
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut…
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Canada Rocket Company plans first large-scale engine test site in London, Ontario
NASASpaceFlight
Canada Rocket Company (CRC) will build Canada’s first large-scale rocket engine test facility at London International Airport, a $30 million complex intended for static firing of the company’s methalox engines as it develops a reusable…
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World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the “Rocket Revolution”
SpaceNews
HOUSTON, Texas (September 30, 2026)— World Space Week events, beginning October 4 in 100 nations, will celebrate how launch innovation has stimulated the rapidly-growing space economy and enabled new uses […] The post World Space Week 2026…
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Rethinking risk with electronics for space
SpaceNews
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Ken Stoler, the space business development lead for Arrow. They discuss how spacecraft designers and operators have changed their attitudes toward risk, […] The post Rethinking risk with…
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LMT Group and Novaspace partner to develop strategy for 5G/6G satellite communications hub in Latvia
SpaceNews
Noordwijk, the Netherlands | September 22, 2026 – During the international Industry Space Days 2026 event at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, the Latvian Mobile Telephone […] The post LMT Group and…
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NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions
NASA News
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Starfish Otter, other payloads set to launch on Transporter 18
NASASpaceFlight
SpaceX launched a Transporter rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 from California, on the same day as the Crew-13 and NROL-97 Falcon Heavy missions were scheduled out of Florida. This is the first time in a while that the company is using…
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China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifest
SpaceNews
HELSINKI — China completed its ninth and tenth launches of September, sending Guowang and Yaogan satellites into orbit, ahead of an intense finish to the year. A Long March 8A […] The post China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets…
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APOD: 2026 October 1 – Harvest Moon with Erupting Mount Etna
NASA News
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An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
NASA News
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Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit
SpaceNews
Galileo Space is building satellites designed to turn signals into answers in orbit. Modern defense and commercial operations need fast answers about what is happening and where. Existing systems can […] The post Galileo Space Is Building…