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Canada’s Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 ISS rotation

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Col. Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. Crew-13’s patch design also incorporates Apollo 13 references as NASA continues its tradition of mission insignia tied to spaceflight heritage.

2026-04-26T23:56:13.687384-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

2026-04-25T09:37:34.785826-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA disputes Gateway-delay claims, says HALO and I-HAB corrosion isn’t the primary driver

2026-04-24T10:23:31.115211-07:00

NASA

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS

2026-04-24T16:45:28.928476-07:00

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Ars Technica

Crew-13 patch redesigned to avoid “number 13” superstition as SpaceX prepares NASA’s 13th Commercial Crew Program flight SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission—NASA’s 13th flight under the Commercial Crew Program—will fly without any “triskaidekaphobia” pause. The crew’s patch design has been updated to address the superstition theme while keeping the mission’s in-flight identity work aligned with NASA’s crewed flight tradition.

2026-04-27T13:05:07.896343-07:00

Crew-13 patch redesigned to avoid “number 13” superstition as SpaceX prepares NASA’s 13th Commercial Crew Program flight

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Canada’s Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 ISS rotation Canadian Space Agency astronaut Col. Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. Crew-13’s patch design also incorporates Apollo 13 references as NASA continues its tradition of mission insignia tied to spaceflight heritage.

2026-04-26T23:56:13.687384-07:00

Canada’s Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 ISS rotation

NASA Spaceflight

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Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew Roscosmos’ unpiloted Progress MS-34/“Progress 95” cargo spacecraft launched on a Soyuz from Baikonur at 6:21 p.m. EDT (April 26) and is scheduled to reach the ISS in about 49.5 hours. Separate reports track the mission’s safe orbit insertion and its eventual docking for ISS resupply.

2026-04-25T09:37:34.785826-07:00

Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

NASA

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS Roscosmos’ Progress 95 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:21 p.m. and rendezvous with the International Space Station. The mission is timed as the crew completes another week aboard the orbiting laboratory, with the flight delivering roughly three tons of supplies and cargo.

2026-04-24T16:45:28.928476-07:00

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS

Space.com

Hayabusa2 sample returns suggest asteroid Ryugu was struck by a swarm of tiny impactors ~1,000 years ago New analyses of samples returned to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 indicate Ryugu carries scarring consistent with a relatively recent bombardment by swarms of small space rocks. The inferred timing—about 1,000 years ago—points to ongoing resurfacing processes on near-Earth asteroids.

2026-04-24T12:24:13.174928-07:00

Hayabusa2 sample returns suggest asteroid Ryugu was struck by a swarm of tiny impactors ~1,000 years ago

European Spaceflight

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ESA disputes Gateway-delay claims, says HALO and I-HAB corrosion isn’t the primary driver The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed corrosion issues on HALO and I-HAB but pushed back against claims that those problems were the primary cause of delays to the Gateway station’s development. ESA’s response also directly addresses assertions attributed to the NASA administrator regarding the source of schedule risk.

2026-04-24T10:23:31.115211-07:00

ESA disputes Gateway-delay claims, says HALO and I-HAB corrosion isn’t the primary driver

SpaceNews.com

Jordan signs the Artemis Accords as NASA’s 63rd partner nation Jordan became the 63rd country to sign the NASA-led Artemis Accords in a ceremony at NASA headquarters in Washington. The agreement adds a sixth Middle East nation to the U.S.-led framework aimed at safety, transparency, and coordination for peaceful, sustainable lunar exploration.

2026-04-23T08:25:57.651642-07:00

Jordan signs the Artemis Accords as NASA’s 63rd partner nation

European Spaceflight

The Exploration Company signs MoU with OCCAM Space to develop clampband separation system for Nyx capsule The Exploration Company has signed an MoU with OCCAM Space to develop a clampband separation system for its Nyx capsule. The agreement centers on the capsule separation mechanism—an enabling subsystem for safe separation and spacecraft mission operations.

2026-04-23T04:06:44.828915-07:00

The Exploration Company signs MoU with OCCAM Space to develop clampband separation system for Nyx capsule

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Canada’s Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 ISS rotation

Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

ESA disputes Gateway-delay claims, says HALO and I-HAB corrosion isn’t the primary driver

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS

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