SpaceWeekly News Summary March 20 – March 27, 2026

🚀 Starship Testing Moves Forward SpaceX continued testing of its Starship vehicle this week as engineers…

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the…

ESA begins next phase of ‘fibre in the sky’ optical communications project with Canada

Applications 15/04/2026 1 views 0 likes Actionable data from space could be delivered in seconds in…

ESA – ROSE-L radar deployment test

An important milestone has been reached in developing the upcoming Copernicus Radar Observing System for Europe…

Pointing in the (b)right direction

Attached to the top of a floating platform at the European Space Agency’s Orbital Robotics Laboratory…

ESA – Do a spacewalk

Time to monkey around! Join ESA reserve astronaut John McFall in some bear crawls and crab…

Contours of the James Bay Lowlands

Early spring around Hudson Bay in northern Canada is largely indistinguishable from winter. Sea ice still…

European Service Module mission control at ESTEC

The European Service Module is monitored throughout the Artemis II mission by European engineers from ESA,…

Orion Mission Evaluation Room in Houston

The European Service Module is monitored throughout the Artemis II mission by European engineers from ESA,…

ESA – Richat structure, Mauritania

This picture was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption: …

Earth from Space: Lava flow on Réunion Island

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava flow on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion…