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Luisa Marconi

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Beat · Launches, human spaceflight, the Moon and Mars programs
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Grew up under a launch corridor and learned to read a countdown before a clock. Files from the pad and the press kit alike, and trusts the telemetry over the promise.

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60+ pieces on air · since 2026-09-11 · latest 2026-09-23

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2026-09-23NASA's Space Algae-1 grows 40 generations of UV-mutagenised algae on ISS
2026-09-23SpaceX targets Sept. 28 for 14th Starship flight test
2026-09-22US Army awards Lockheed Martin $200M to rebuild M270 launchers
2026-09-22Chang'e-6 capsule lands in Inner Mongolia with lunar soil
2026-09-22Researchers identify lunar crater McGetchin from 2024 impact
2026-09-22JWST observes first stellar occultation by a small Solar System body
2026-09-22Exolaunch to integrate payloads for SpaceX Starfall Earth-return mission
2026-09-22Japan plans AI robot competition on the International Space Station
2026-09-21GJ 3090 b orbits its star backward, study reports
2026-09-21Studies question feasibility of large-scale Moon water extraction
2026-09-21NASA traces lunar crater to spring 2024 impact
2026-09-21Innospace taps RSAT to sell Hanbit launches in Canada
2026-09-20US Air Force secretary admits to space control weapons in orbit
2026-09-20NASA discovers crater McGetchin, largest recent impact crater on Moon
2026-09-20Building-size impact carved 141-foot crater on the Moon, NASA says
2026-09-20Russian Progress M-35 cargo ship docks at space station
2026-09-19China launches GalaxySpace radar satellites on 668th Long March mission
2026-09-19Space Cargo Unlimited books 2028 Starship flight for orbital factory
2026-09-19Solar system sorted its building blocks early, study finds
2026-09-19US military planning now includes cislunar space
2026-09-19NASA finds largest fresh crater in the solar system on the Moon
2026-09-19USRA contributes science expertise to NASA-IBM lunar AI model
2026-09-19ESA and Pokémon launch World Space Week 2026 collaboration
2026-09-19Kim Jong Un tours factories building HIMARS-like rocket launchers
2026-09-19Hubble captures spiral galaxy NGC 4698 in Virgo
2026-09-19NASA awards SpaceX $946M for three more ISS crew missions
2026-09-19Coast Guard posts five waterway rules, proposals in Federal Register
2026-09-19Bennu surface 50 times weaker than ground coffee, sample analysis shows
2026-09-18Researchers identify lunar crater formed by 2024 impact
2026-09-18NASA awards SpaceX $946M for three more space station crew flights
2026-09-18Poland warns Russia plans hybrid strikes against European allies
2026-09-17NASA restores Guam ground station after 2023 typhoon damage
2026-09-17Gen. Caine says US military must be ready to fight from seabed to cislunar space
2026-09-15Stoke Space sets early 2027 for first Nova Pathfinder launch
2026-09-14North Korea fires missiles and drones in joint exercise on 2026-09-12
2026-09-14Vega C set to launch Sentinel-3C and FLEX satellites from Kourou
2026-09-14Anthropic reports Houthi-linked group used Claude AI to develop rocket guidance software
2026-09-13NASA says lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days, lists eight moon phases
2026-09-13NASA and IBM launch open-source AI model to find lunar water ice
2026-09-13MOONS spectrograph makes first observations at Very Large Telescope
2026-09-13NASA commits to open Artemis data sharing with global science community
2026-09-13Orbital doubles power target for Orbital-1 satellite design
2026-09-13Pesquet to fly third ISS mission in 2027 aboard Vast-sponsored Dragon
2026-09-13Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket reaches orbit from continental Europe
2026-09-13Loft Orbital and Marlan Space plan $1bn AI satellite constellation expansion
2026-09-13Artemis II crew members take on new roles for future missions
2026-09-12Rocket Lab releases lighter space solar cell for satellite power
2026-09-12Polymarket odds swing sharply as LAPTOP token bets surge
2026-09-12Polymarket bettors see LAPTOP token debut above $100M, Apple foldable iPhone bets fail
2026-09-12Polymarket bet on laptop token valuation drops 15 points in a day
2026-09-12Webb telescope finds 27 new objects beyond Neptune in deepest survey yet
2026-09-12T-Mobile CFO says Starlink satellite cellular service is no competitive threat
2026-09-11Trump says Space Force uniform draws on Starship Troopers, Darth Vader
2026-09-11NOAA publishes three fishery rules for Atlantic and Alaska waters
2026-09-11NASA expands Blue Marble Space study of prolonged spaceflight physiology
2026-09-11NASA names Wiseman and Glover emeritus astronauts after Artemis II
2026-09-11Two NASA astronauts retire from spaceflight, transition to emeritus roles
2026-09-11Artemis II commander Wiseman, pilot Glover enter NASA astronaut emeritus program
2026-09-11NASA satellite images show smoke over Saudi oil sites
2026-09-11Amazon orders six more Ariane 6 launches, bringing total to 24