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NASA selects 3 companies for $600M in robotic lunar lander missions and weighs sending Perseverance’s full engineering model to

NASA has awarded nearly $600 million across three companies for four robotic lunar lander missions to support Artemis Moon Base efforts. The agency also says it is seriously considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover to the lunar surface to accelerate south-pole exploration, while exploring a potential nuclear-powered rover mission (“PROMISE”).

2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00

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Launch Preview: Swift observatory rescue mission, first full flight for South Korea’s military launcher, and possible end of the

2026-06-30T14:31:11.388137-07:00

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Vera Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in Chile

2026-06-30T14:30:37.812916-07:00

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Scientists map a crewed mission concept to Saturn’s moon Titan at Humans to Titan Summit 2026

2026-06-30T06:16:15.554110-07:00

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Launch Preview: Swift observatory rescue mission, first full flight for South Korea’s military launcher, and possible end of the Multiple orbital launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including a mission to rescue NASA’s Swift observatory spacecraft. The roster also features the first full flight of a South Korean military rocket and could include the final satellite launch by an Atlas-family vehicle.

2026-06-30T14:31:11.388137-07:00

Launch Preview: Swift observatory rescue mission, first full flight for South Korea’s military launcher, and possible end of the

Universe Today

Vera Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in Chile The science team has officially begun the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a decade-long program to image the southern sky for changes in brightness and position. The start follows years of planning and construction of the billion-dollar Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

2026-06-30T14:30:37.812916-07:00

Vera Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in Chile

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NASA selects 3 companies for $600M in robotic lunar lander missions and weighs sending Perseverance’s full engineering model to NASA has awarded nearly $600 million across three companies for four robotic lunar lander missions to support Artemis Moon Base efforts. The agency also says it is seriously considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover to the lunar surface to accelerate south-pole exploration, while exploring a potential nuclear-powered rover mission (“PROMISE”).

2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00

NASA selects 3 companies for $600M in robotic lunar lander missions and weighs sending Perseverance’s full engineering model to

Space.com

Scientists map a crewed mission concept to Saturn’s moon Titan at Humans to Titan Summit 2026 Researchers at the “Humans to Titan Summit 2026” reviewed why Titan is a plausible destination for human exploration and began mapping a crewed-mission approach. The discussions focused on mission design considerations for sending astronauts to the large Saturn moon.

2026-06-30T06:16:15.554110-07:00

Scientists map a crewed mission concept to Saturn’s moon Titan at Humans to Titan Summit 2026

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ISS Expedition 74 astronauts to perform June 30 spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm NASA astronaut Chris Williams and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot prepare for a June 30 EVA to fix the International Space Station’s Canadarm2. Expedition 74 crew completed spacesuit configuration and procedure reviews, with the three cosmonauts continuing servicing of Roscosmos scientific, electronics, and life-support systems throughout Monday.

2026-06-29T13:11:04.295684-07:00

ISS Expedition 74 astronauts to perform June 30 spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm

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NASA’s Swift Observatory orbital rescue: Katalyst Space Tech mission to be air-launched on Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL from a NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies will launch an orbital-servicing mission on June 30, 2026 to arrest the atmospheric decay of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The Pegasus XL rocket will be released from a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Stargazer on a racetrack approach from Kwajalein Atoll—its final operational flight.

2026-06-29T10:55:39.248124-07:00

NASA’s Swift Observatory orbital rescue: Katalyst Space Tech mission to be air-launched on Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL from a

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NASA and ESA advance lunar-surface capability planning with industry input and Argonaut mapping data strategy NASA is seeking industry input to accelerate development of lunar surface technologies, including in-situ resource utilization oxygen production, surface power, in-space manufacturing tools, and advanced nanomaterials. Separately, ESA says it will use external lunar topographic data for the Argonaut lunar lander’s design and possibly early missions while building its own lunar mapping capability for later flights.

2026-06-29T08:29:09.385236-07:00

NASA and ESA advance lunar-surface capability planning with industry input and Argonaut mapping data strategy

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ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut lander

2026-06-29T08:29:09.385236-07:00

ESA to seek lunar mapping capa

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NASA selects 3 companies for $600M in robotic lunar lander missions and weighs sending Perseverance’s full engineering model to

Launch Preview: Swift observatory rescue mission, first full flight for South Korea’s military launcher, and possible end of the

Vera Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in Chile

Scientists map a crewed mission concept to Saturn’s moon Titan at Humans to Titan Summit 2026

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