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NASA Spaceflight • Chris Bergin

NASA schedules SLS wet dress rehearsal ahead of Artemis II

NASA at Kennedy Space Center has scheduled a wet dress rehearsal (WDR) for the Space Launch System ahead of the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby. The WDR will exercise propellant loading, tanking procedures and ground systems to validate pad and launch readiness.

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2026-01-27T05:56:21.902866-08:00
Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Habitable Worlds Observatory Requires Picometer-Level Precision to Find an Earth 2.0

By Universe Today: Lately we’ve been reporting about a series of studies on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), NASA’s flagship telescope mission for the 2040s. These studies have looked at the type of data they need to collect, and what the types of worlds they would expect to find would look like.

2026-01-27T06:23:30.260772-08:00
Satellite   Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Airbus  
Airbus

Airbus’ first Pléiades Neo Next to launch on Vega C from Kourou in early 2028

By Airbus: Airbus will launch its first Pléiades Neo Next satellite early 2028 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on an Avio’s Vega C rocket.

2026-01-27T00:22:57.873593-08:00
Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon. Here’s Why That’s a Scientific Goldmine.

By Universe Today: There’s a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the Moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid. The chances of such an event are still relatively small (only around 4%), but non-negligible.

2026-01-27T03:22:47.232524-08:00