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Vast Space opens Paris HQ and signs a two-mission deal for French crew to the ISS and Haven-1 (SpaceX capsules)

Vast Space will establish a Paris headquarters and dispatch French astronaut(s) on two crewed missions: one to the ISS and another to Haven-1, using SpaceX capsules, the company announced at France’s Choose France Summit. The move positions France and partners such as CNES as NASA narrows station funding.

2026-06-01T13:45:26.558627-07:00

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Blue Origin New Glenn explodes during Florida static hot-fire test, damaging LC-36 pad infrastructure

2026-05-28T19:10:16.075507-07:00

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Shenzhou-21 crew returns to Earth after nearly seven-month Tiangong stay, handing off via Shenzhou-22

2026-05-29T06:10:27.080349-07:00

Space.com

China integrates robotic Chang’e lunar activities into human spaceflight for Moon landings by 2030; NASA arms Artemis with crewe

2026-05-27T11:13:00.583858-07:00

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Vast Space opens Paris HQ and signs a two-mission deal for French crew to the ISS and Haven-1 (SpaceX capsules) Vast Space will establish a Paris headquarters and dispatch French astronaut(s) on two crewed missions: one to the ISS and another to Haven-1, using SpaceX capsules, the company announced at France’s Choose France Summit. The move positions France and partners such as CNES as NASA narrows station funding.

2026-06-01T13:45:26.558627-07:00

Vast Space opens Paris HQ and signs a two-mission deal for French crew to the ISS and Haven-1 (SpaceX capsules)

European Spaceflight

Italy to Use Italian Navy Tall Ship as Human-Stress Analog for Long-Duration Spaceflight The Italian Space Agency (ASI) will use the Italian Navy’s 95-year-old tall ship as a platform to study how the human body responds to the stresses of long-duration spaceflight. The onboard research is intended to provide operational insight into physiological effects relevant to extended missions.

2026-05-31T07:27:33.819333-07:00

Italy to Use Italian Navy Tall Ship as Human-Stress Analog for Long-Duration Spaceflight

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Shenzhou-21 crew returns to Earth after nearly seven-month Tiangong stay, handing off via Shenzhou-22 China’s Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew parachuted into the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, ending a ~7-month mission on the Tiangong space station. The return followed a station handover that used Shenzhou-22, launched empty in November 2025 to replace Shenzhou-20 after space-debris damage.

2026-05-29T06:10:27.080349-07:00

Shenzhou-21 crew returns to Earth after nearly seven-month Tiangong stay, handing off via Shenzhou-22

Bloomberg

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Blue Origin New Glenn explodes during Florida static hot-fire test, damaging LC-36 pad infrastructure Blue Origin’s New Glenn suffered a major anomaly during a planned static hot-fire at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (LC-36), triggering an explosion that destroyed the booster and upper stage and caused substantial pad damage, including a toppled launch tower. All personnel were accounted for; the event raises near-term execution risk for NASA’s Artemis-relevant timeline.

2026-05-28T19:10:16.075507-07:00

Blue Origin New Glenn explodes during Florida static hot-fire test, damaging LC-36 pad infrastructure

Bloomberg

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SpaceX trims its IPO valuation target to at least $1.8T while preparing a June marketing push and up-to-$75B raise SpaceX is reportedly targeting an IPO valuation of at least $1.8 trillion and raising up to $75 billion, with IPO marketing expected in June. The move comes as investors chase exposure to the rocket-and-AI company ahead of its expected public debut, driving a surge in speculative interest.

2026-05-28T18:54:23.030802-07:00

SpaceX trims its IPO valuation target to at least $1.8T while preparing a June marketing push and up-to-$75B raise

Bloomberg

Russia to fly first crewed mission from Baikonur in July with a NASA astronaut aboard Russia plans its first manned launch from Baikonur this year in July, assigning a crew that includes a NASA astronaut. The announcement ties U.S.-Russian crew participation to Russia’s near-term launch cadence from Kazakhstan’s cosmodrome as both sides continue different human-spaceflight roadmaps.

2026-05-28T02:30:53.694730-07:00

Russia to fly first crewed mission from Baikonur in July with a NASA astronaut aboard

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NASA picks Venturi Astrolab for crewed Artemis lunar rover, selecting one of two providers NASA selected Venturi Astrolab, Inc. as one of two providers to develop a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis campaign. The award brings a new surface-mobility capability into NASA’s Artemis architecture as the agency advances steps toward a sustained return of humans to the Moon.

2026-05-28T01:13:31.661041-07:00

NASA picks Venturi Astrolab for crewed Artemis lunar rover, selecting one of two providers

NASA

Russian cosmonauts return inside ISS after ~5.5-hour EVA for science hardware install and retrieval Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev concluded their ISS spacewalk at 4:24 p.m. EDT after about five and a half hours. During the EVA, they installed and retrieved science experiments tied to external hardware work, returning to the station after completing the planned timeline.

2026-05-27T13:46:05.950560-07:00

Russian cosmonauts return inside ISS after ~5.5-hour EVA for science hardware install and retrieval

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Vast Space opens Paris HQ and signs a two-mission deal for French crew to the ISS and Haven-1 (SpaceX capsules)

Blue Origin New Glenn explodes during Florida static hot-fire test, damaging LC-36 pad infrastructure

Shenzhou-21 crew returns to Earth after nearly seven-month Tiangong stay, handing off via Shenzhou-22

China integrates robotic Chang’e lunar activities into human spaceflight for Moon landings by 2030; NASA arms Artemis with crewe

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