ISS   AI   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
Associated Press • Leer En Español

Soyuz MS-28 returns US-Russian ISS crew after 241 days; NASA astronaut Chris Williams lands in Kazakhstan

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft safely brought home Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev and NASA astronaut Chris Williams after 241 days aboard the International Space Station, landing near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The mission follow-on, Expedition 75, runs July 26, 2026 to spring 2027 and includes in-space manufacturing, augmented reality/AI crew health checks, and bioprinting human tissue.

Space Policy Online • Marcia Smith

Soyuz MS-28 Back Home After 8 Months on ISS

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2026-07-26T03:50:38.679958-07:00
Blue Origin   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   NASA  
NASA • Lauren E. Low

NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis

By NASA: NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St.

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2026-07-24T09:13:44.097651-07:00
ESA   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space  
Payload • Victoria Woodburn

ESA Puts €65M Behind Europe's First Lunar Ice Rover

By Payload: ispace-Europe is heading to the Moon following a €65M commitment from ESA for Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission.

2026-07-24T05:49:48.342512-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman

By SpaceNews.com: JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has ordered a 24-hour delay in the release of some Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery following a request from the United States based on concerns that the Earth observation satellites’ output could pose a security risk.

2026-07-24T03:13:25.031639-07:00