Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2026
The next NASA crew rotation to the International Space Station could launch as early as the morning of February 11, the US space agency said Wednesday. The launch was originally scheduled for February 15 but NASA eyed moving it up after the evacuation of a previous ISS crew. The first launch window opens at 6 am Eastern (1100 GMT), NASA said on social media. Additional windows are on the

The crew of four will launch no earlier than Wednesday 11 February at 11:00 GMT/12:00 CET (06:00 EST) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA. The next available opportunities are Thursday 12 February at 10:38 GMT/11:38 CET (05:38 EST) and Friday 13 February at 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET (05:15 EST).  

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026
West Virginia University researchers are developing artificial intelligence tools to help astronauts maintain movement control and overall physical health during long missions in microgravity environments such as space stations, the Moon and future voyages to Mars. Their work centers on building personalized computer models that capture how each astronaut moves and how their muscles are activate

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have completed a spaceflight biology experiment on the International Space Station that shows how microgravity reshapes microbial metabolism and constrains biological manufacturing performance during long missions. The work, recently reported in the journal npj Microgravity, highlights both the vulnerabilities and potential of engineered microbes

West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 28, 2026
Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027's all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of onboard autonomous experiments in quantum technology and in-space chip manufacturing. The experiments, prepared by Purdue researchers, will be housed in research lockers for the flight aboard a Virgin Galactic suborbital spacecraft, dubbed Purdue 1. The lockers j

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026
Sidus Space Inc has reached a key integration milestone with Maris-Tech Ltd as the companies prepare to fly Maris-Tech's advanced payload aboard the LizzieSat-4 mission planned for launch later in 2026. The step marks the move from planning activities into active hardware testing and platform-level integration for the mission. Sidus reported that testing of Maris-Tech's payload hardware is

Renens, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
SWISSto12 has secured 73 million euros in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership project, reinforcing development and industrialization of its compact geostationary telecommunications platform. The company now has more than 100 million euros in total recent funding after combining this institutional backing with additional capita

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2026
A new analysis of Mercury has uncovered hundreds of bright linear streaks on crater slopes that point to ongoing loss of volatile material from the planet's interior, challenging the view of Mercury as a geologically dead and dry world. The work, led by researchers at the Center for Space and Habitability (CSH) at the University of Bern together with colleagues at the Astronomical Observatory of

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026
Two Northrop Grumman five segment solid rocket boosters are taking their place on the launch pad as NASA prepares for the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System rocket under the Artemis II mission from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, targeted for early February 2026. The twin solid rocket boosters stand 177 feet tall and each produces 3.6 million pounds of thrust at lif