Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter during the week of Mar 15, 2026:
Human Space Exploration
- NASA announces new date for rollout of Artemis II rocket following repairs;
- Kshatriya hints NASA may reconsider south pole for initial Artemis landings;
- NASA astronauts to conduct spacewalk at ISS. Time, date, how to watch;
- Watch NASA roll out Artemis II Moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch;
- NASA astronauts complete the first U.S. spacewalk in almost a year outside International Space Station;
- Live coverage: NASA to roll its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis II;
- NASA convening Artemis international partners next week
Coalition Members in the News – Maxar, Northrop Grumman; - Booster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2;
Space Science
- To protect Artemis II astronauts, NASA experts keep their eyes on the Sun;
- The asteroid Ryugu has all of the main ingredients for life;
- Reading Europa’s fingerprints;
- No Sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless ‘rogue’ planets;
- 7-ton meteor that zoomed over multiple states was likely cause of boom heard across Ohio;
- Auroras are possible tomorrow;
- Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs;
- Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don’t want to talk to us;
- Beyond Artemis II: NASA pursuing a ‘more achievable’ path back to the Moon;
- NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall;
- Why conventional SETI needs a major refocus;
- There might be less water on the Moon than we’d hoped;
Other News
- 100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid fuel rocket?
- U.S. expands Golden Dome cost estimate to $185 billion, enlists top defense firms
Coalition Members in the News – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman; - Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns;
- NASA rethinks $1B Artemis launcher at Kennedy Space Center amid delays, modernization push;
- Got space junk? Portal and Paladin team up to create an orbital trash disposal service
Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman; - 5-kW nuclear power plant to be landed on Moon by mid-2030s Rosatom CEO;
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