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NASA • Mark A Garcia

JAXA's HTV‑X1 Undocks from ISS, Grappled and Released by Canadarm2; NASA Streams Departure

JAXA's uncrewed HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS Harmony module at 12 p.m. ET on March 6, was captured and later released by Canadarm2, and departed the station on schedule. NASA streamed live coverage of the sequence on NASA+, Amazon Prime and its YouTube channel.

NASA • Mark A Garcia

JAXA Cargo Vehicle Grappled by Canadarm2 After Harmony Undocking; Expedition 74 Prepares for Spacewalk

NASA • Mark A Garcia

JAXA HTV‑X1 Released from ISS by Canadarm2 Ahead of Departure

Also: Space.com and spacecoastdaily.com

2026-03-06T08:59:50.791229-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

US Air Force Lab Awards BlackSky Up to $99M Contract for Large Optical Satellite Payload

By SpaceNews.com: Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload.

2026-03-07T03:59:34.900039-08:00

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Space.com • Rachael Seidler, Tianyi Wang

Study: Long-duration spaceflight shifts and deforms the human brain inside the skull

By Space.com: Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

2026-03-07T03:03:43.130135-08:00

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Wall Street Journal • Jason Zweig

Fund That Bought SpaceX Plunges as Hybrid Private–Public Strategy Falters

By Wall Street Journal: Mixing private and public stocks falls short of Wall Street’s sales pitch.

2026-03-06T17:13:17.808011-08:00

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NASA • Naomi Hartono

NASA’s DART Impact Changed the Heliocentric Orbit of the Didymos–Dimorphos System

By NASA: New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September.

New York Times

NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Sped Up Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun

Ars Technica

Planetary-defense impact altered orbits of multiple bodies in binary asteroid test

Also: dailygalaxy.com, the-independent.com, The Independent, Scientific American, bostonherald.com, Science Alert, ScienceNews and 4 more

2026-03-06T11:19:08.440074-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Eutelsat completes €5 billion refinancing to fund OneWeb constellation refresh and support Europe’s IRIS² program

By SpaceNews.com: Eutelsat has completed the last step in a 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan to refresh its OneWeb constellation and support Europe’s IRIS² sovereign connectivity program, the French satellite operator announced March 6.