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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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Plain and precise. What flew, when, how high, what it carried. Wonder allowed, hype never.

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60+ pieces on air · since 2026-09-23 · latest 2026-10-15

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2026-10-15SpaceX Falcon 9 launches ISS resupply mission from Cape Canaveral
2026-10-15NASA launches SPEARS battery project for Artemis lunar missions
2026-10-14NASA launches student CubeSats to International Space Station
2026-10-14Asteroid and lunar crater named for Vladimir Komarov
2026-10-14SpaceX imposed unannounced Starlink limits disrupting Ukraine missions, official says
2026-10-14Light formation follows SpaceX Falcon 9 NASA resupply launch
2026-10-12Gaia-based study finds uneven solar mass loss will disrupt planetary orbits
2026-10-12Musk attacks Ambani over Starlink India launch delays
2026-10-11James Webb observes shifting water clouds on brown dwarf WISE 0855
2026-10-11Sophie Adenot lands after record European ISS mission
2026-10-05Three orbital milestones launched from Baikonur cosmodrome
2026-10-05SpaceX Crew-13 sets fastest US crewed ISS delivery record
2026-10-05NASA requests contractor designs for 2030 lunar south pole nuclear reactor
2026-10-06Hubble detects growing ten-sided wave at Saturn's south pole
2026-10-07KARI sets November 7 target for fifth Nuri rocket launch
2026-10-07South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys all 15 payload satellites to 575km orbit
2026-10-08James Webb captures new infrared images of the NGC 7129 nebula
2026-10-08ESA launches EVE AI Earth observation platform 8 October 2026
2026-10-09NASA selects Planetary Science Institute for lunar cave study
2026-10-09Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after eight month ISS mission
2026-10-09NASA and SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts splash down after 237 days in orbit
2026-10-09Margaret Hamilton led Apollo mission software
2026-10-09FCC approves 15,000 satellite constellation for Starlink Mobile
2026-10-09World Space Week 2026 reveals theme, Webb artwork and ISS Pikachu mission
2026-10-09Teledyne signs NASA agreement to advance lunar surface power technology
2026-10-10SpaceX to attempt Falcon 9 military satellite launch Saturday after Monday abort
2026-09-23ESA sets three priorities for post-ISS era, lunar presence, Mars
2026-10-11SpaceX obtains spectrum for 15,000-satellite mobile connectivity plan
2026-10-10Astronomers capture most detailed image yet of the Pa 30 nebula
2026-10-09Sophie Adenot becomes first French woman to complete three ISS spacewalks
2026-10-09SpaceX files for 32.4 mile natural gas pipeline to fuel Starship launches at Cape Canaveral
2026-10-09Apollo 17 remains the last human mission to the Moon
2026-10-08NASA and SpaceX prepare CRS-35 ISS resupply launch
2026-10-08Elon Musk says rivals are blocking Starlink launch in India
2026-10-07Trump awards Artemis II crew Congressional Space Medal of Honor
2026-10-07Royal Swedish Academy official refers to this year's prize as space ghost messengers
2026-10-07NASA obligated $188.9M across three aerospace contractors on 1 October 2026
2026-10-07Korea Astronomy Institute releases 2025 Chuseok full moon timings for Seoul
2026-10-07NASA obligated $141.1M across four space vendors on 2 October 2026
2026-10-06Astronomers confirm planetary discovery via reanalysed ground telescope data
2026-10-06October 2026 full moon timing confirmed by US Naval Observatory
2026-10-05SMILE space mission begins scientific operations
2026-10-05ISS astronaut photographs Saririaky anorthosite massif in Madagascar
2026-10-05Nearly 500,000 pounds of human material remains unregulated on the Moon
2026-10-05World Space Week begins on the anniversary of the Sputnik launch
2026-10-05NASA sets 2028 crewed lunar landing target
2026-10-04Google launches prototype AI satellite aboard SpaceX Transporter-18
2026-10-04Four launch providers have not met industry required launch scale and cadence
2026-10-04Russian Space Forces confirm new weapons adoption and military satellite launches
2026-10-04NASA and UNAM detail astronomical events for October 2026
2026-10-04Moon at Third Quarter phase as NASA publishes October 2026 lunar observing details
2026-10-04NASA proceeds with Prima far-infrared space telescope, capped at $1.2 billion
2026-10-042026 World Space Week opens with 'The Rocket Revolution' theme
2026-10-04SpaceX launches classified NRO payload on Falcon Heavy
2026-10-04SpaceX delays Mars missions to prioritize lunar work
2026-10-03Two 12th grade students advance to national stage of NASA asteroid search
2026-10-03Webb observes young star systems with Moon-forming style impacts
2026-10-03Webb identifies mineral signatures of colliding planetary embryos
2026-10-03New exoplanet, white dwarf and lunar cave findings released this week
2026-10-03SpaceX Crew-13 sets US speed record with eight-hour flight