Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter during the week of Feb 23, 2026:
Human Space Exploration
- NASA invites media to discuss next steps for Artemis campaign;
- NASA Safety Panel warns of “high risk” for Artemis III
Coalition Member in the News – Axiom Space; - No mention of Artemis in SOTU, but Trump briefly references rockets to the stars
Coalition Member in the News – Axiom Space; - Astronaut whose medical issue prompted NASA’s first early return from the ISS speaks out;
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon rocket returns to hangar for repairs. When could it fly?
- Watch NASA roll Artemis II Moon rocket off launch pad today to deal with glitch;
- Artemis II rocket rollback latest news: NASA’s giant Moon rocket to leave launch pad;
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon rocket has a problem and it’s leaving the launch pad. Don’t expect a moonshot in March;
- Artemis II delayed due to upper stage problem
Coalition Members in the News – Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman; - Boeing insists NASA criticism will reinforce efforts on Starliner
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
Space Science
- NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong
Coalition Member in the News – Lockheed Martin; - Physicists develop new method to measure universe’s expansion rate;
- Where have all the Sunspots gone?
- Hubble spotted a ‘dark galaxy’ that’s at least 99.9% dark matter;
- One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode;
- Juno data provides insight into thickness of Europa’s surface ice sheet;
- NASA’s Perseverance rover now has its own ‘GPS’ on Mars: ‘We’ve given the rover a new ability’;
- Mars’ missing water mystery takes an unexpected turn;
- Project Hail Mary made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space;
- Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station using microbes;
Other News
- NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report
Coalition Member in the News – Boeing; - U.S. Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch;
- Space City goes all in to snag 2029 Astronautical Congress at George R. Brown;
- We asked scientists what they think we’ll learn from the government’s UFO files. Here’s what they said;
- A culture reset at NASA is underway. Will it stick this time?
- March 2026 total lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the next ‘blood Moon’;
- Europe’s progress on future access-to-space gains momentum with upcoming reusable launcher flight test;
- Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon to release files related to UFOs and aliens;
Major Space-Related Activities for the Week
- President Trump is to deliver his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night, potentially including thoughts of space-related priorities.
- Earlier Tuesday, NASA plans to roll the Artemis II SLS and Orion crew capsule from their launch pad to the VAB at the Kennedy Space Center to address helium pressurization concerns that arose following last week’s WDR and that have pushed the Artemis II mission launch of four astronaut around the Moon to April at the soonest.
- Anticipated this week, is the departure of the SpaceX CRS-33 resupply mission capsule from the ISS for a return to Earth with scientific research.
- In Washington D.C., Beyond Earth’s annual symposium unfolds over Tuesday and Wednesday, including a panel discussion, “Moon First or Moon Forever? U.S. Strategy in the Face of China’s Lunar Ambitions.”
- The AIAA’s Ascend Texas conference is planned for Wednesday and Thursday with a panel discussion including leaders from four companies that plan to develop future commercial space stations.
- Late Thursday, Japan is hosting the 11th National Space Policy Symposium on Space Sustainability from 7 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. ET, with virtual access.
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