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Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter during the week of September 27, 2026:

Human Space Exploration

• Crew-13 arrives at ISS as Crew-12 prepares to depart;
• Exercise keeps astronaut hearts in fighting shape for the journey to Mars;
• Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station;
• SpaceX’s Starship engine failure could impact NASA’s Moon mission objectives;
• Astronauts launching on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 will support variety of ISS National Lab-sponsored research;
• NASA’s Crew-13 mission readies on the launch pad | Space photo of the day for September 29, 2026;
• NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight after astronauts got stuck at space station in 2024
  Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
• ‘Everything we know about space travel is going to change within a decade’: The fusion breakthrough that could unlock a path to the stars;
• Next crew bound for the space station arrive in Florida;

Space Science

• NASA wants to send humanoid robots to the Moon;
• Water ice at Mars’ north pole is considerably cleaner than previously believed;
• Could advanced aliens be living nearby? Scientists say it’s unlikely;
• NASA adds new science investigations for Moon Base;
• Earth and Mars: Built from different cosmic recipes;
• NASA’s Curiosity celebrates 5,000 days on Mars with a stunning new view;
• Finding life on Enceladus could be easier than we thought, says new research;
• Astronomers discover a cold lava planet that may resemble early Earth;
• NASA checks Roman guidance system, takes first Coronagraph observation;
• An American Cold War-era spy satellite just exploded above Earth and nobody knows why;
• Older alien worlds might still be stuck in the slime age;
• How NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will open a window into the Milky Way;
• Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft just got an 8,000 mph speed boost from Earth: ‘This is great news for science’;
• ESA and JAXA’s planetary defense mission powers on for the first time;
• Asteroid samples from NASA’s epic OSIRIS-REx mission show Bennu was born from fire and ice;
• Scientists find lunar ‘magnetic fossil’ in Chang’e-6 samples;
• NASA teases new PRIMA telescope that could peer even deeper into the infrared universe than the James Webb Space Telescope;
• James Webb Space Telescope looks back in time, finds our ancient universe wasn’t as pure as we thought;

Other News

• The risk of space debris falling to Earth and causing deaths and is growing, experts say;
• White House nominates next General to helm U.S. Space Command;
• Blue Origin CEO: ‘We have a path to launch this year’ amid pad rebuilding effort;
• The dilemma of space weaponization;
• Starship’s first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test how it fares could determine if SpaceX’s vision is possible;
• SpaceX’s Starship makes orbital debut deploying Starlinks before early ending;
• NASA celebrates as Artemis Accords surpasses 75 signatories;
• Swift rescue mission may not have succeeded, but no regrets
  Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman;
• SpaceX’s Starship mega rocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever today: Watch it live;

Major Space-Related Activities for the Week

• Monday at 3 p.m. EDT, NASA and Boeing are to hold a news briefing on upcoming efforts to prepare Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner for the transport of astronauts to and from the ISS.
• Also on Monday, SpaceX’s 14th test flight of its Super Heavy/Starship combination was cleared by the FAA on Sunday for a launch on Monday at 8:15 a.m. EDT, the opening of a 75-minute launch window. This is the first attempt to place Starship in Earth orbit. Starship is one of two commercial NASA contracted lunar Human Landing Systems (HLS) for the future transportation of Artemis mission astronauts between their Orion crew capsules and the surface of the Moon and back to their Orion spacecraft.
• While the U.S. Senate is in session this week, the House is recess except for pro-forma sessions..

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