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Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander mockup assembled at Johnson Space Center for Artemis astronaut training

A Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander mockup has been assembled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and is ready for Artemis astronauts to board as part of training. The step supports crew familiarity with Blue Moon’s configuration ahead of Artemis-related surface operations.

2026-05-13T11:07:38.724136-07:00

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Northrop Grumman’s LR-450 compact inertial navigation system targets GPS-denied positioning for mid-size satellites

2026-05-13T07:26:11.975612-07:00

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Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS

2026-05-13T03:58:00.752051-07:00

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SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

2026-05-12T13:58:25.987638-07:00

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Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander mockup assembled at Johnson Space Center for Artemis astronaut training A Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander mockup has been assembled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and is ready for Artemis astronauts to board as part of training. The step supports crew familiarity with Blue Moon’s configuration ahead of Artemis-related surface operations.

2026-05-13T11:07:38.724136-07:00

Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander mockup assembled at Johnson Space Center for Artemis astronaut training

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Northrop Grumman’s LR-450 compact inertial navigation system targets GPS-denied positioning for mid-size satellites Northrop Grumman is introducing the LR-450, a compact, lightweight positioning and navigation system for space missions. Built around inertial navigation, it aims to keep spacecraft tracking and orientation accurate even when satellite signals are unavailable—an approach designed for regimes where GPS coverage degrades beyond Earth orbit.

2026-05-13T07:26:11.975612-07:00

Northrop Grumman’s LR-450 compact inertial navigation system targets GPS-denied positioning for mid-size satellites

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Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS Exobiosphere says its Orbital High-Throughput Screening Device (a compact, automated mini lab sized for standard mid-deck lockers) will be supported by Voyager for an International Space Station mission. The system is designed to enable automated sample testing aboard crewed and/or uncrewed space stations.

2026-05-13T03:58:00.752051-07:00

Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS

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SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral SpaceX is preparing the CRS-34 Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, launching Falcon 9 with Cargo Dragon from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Coverage focuses on the live countdown and a 24-hour schedule slip affecting the latest launch window, with weather pending.

2026-05-12T13:58:25.987638-07:00

SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to use a Mars gravity assist with a close flyby May 15 NASA’s Psyche solar-electric asteroid probe, launched Oct. 13, 2023, will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15 to gain energy for its journey to the metallic asteroid Psyche. Mission planners will leverage Mars’ gravity alongside xenon-fueled propulsion to shape the interplanetary trajectory.

2026-05-12T08:11:48.565672-07:00

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to use a Mars gravity assist with a close flyby May 15

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NASA plans to keep International Space Station crew rotations at ~six-month intervals NASA says it will continue exchanging International Space Station crews about every six months, after assessing whether longer stays would be workable. The approach preserves near-term rotation cadence while the agency evaluates staffing and operational risk for longer-duration missions.

2026-05-11T15:46:51.075045-07:00

NASA plans to keep International Space Station crew rotations at ~six-month intervals

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NASA trains Artemis 2 crew to communicate lunar observations in “scientist language” Artemis 2 astronauts on NASA’s circumlunar mission were trained to describe what they observed in ways that match lunar scientists’ needs for interpreting the lunar environment. The crew’s off-nominal observations required clearer, science-ready reporting—highlighting how mission ops and crew training adapt in real time.

2026-05-11T11:07:29.147709-07:00

NASA trains Artemis 2 crew to communicate lunar observations in “scientist language”

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Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft docks with Tiangong after Long March 7 launch, delivering ~7 tons of supplies, equipment, experimen China launched the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft on a Long March 7 rocket and docked it with the Tiangong space station hours later. The mission delivered nearly seven tons of supplies plus equipment, experiments and propellant, following vertical transport of the spacecraft–rocket stack to Wenchang as ground systems remained in good condition.

2026-05-11T04:30:09.956686-07:00

Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft docks with Tiangong after Long March 7 launch, delivering ~7 tons of supplies, equipment, experimen

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Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander mockup assembled at Johnson Space Center for Artemis astronaut training

Northrop Grumman’s LR-450 compact inertial navigation system targets GPS-denied positioning for mid-size satellites

Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS

SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

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