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NASA’s record-setting four-astronaut Artemis II mission around the far side of the Moon receives widespread praise and sets the stage for a Moon landing with human explorers.

Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter during the week of April 12, 2026:

Human Space Exploration

• Max Space unveils new expandable space habitat for the Moon and beyond: ‘We need real estate that is scalable;
• Voyager tech stock soars. It just got picked for a NASA space station mission;
• Last man on Moon, Apollo 17’s Jack Schmitt, reveals secret hidden in lunar dust that could spur space-travel boon;
• Landing astronauts on the Moon ‘is absolutely doable, and it’s doable soon,’ NASA’s Artemis 2 commander says;
• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Artemis, budget, and establishing a lasting space vision;
• Isaacman `gaining confidence’ both landers will participate in Artemis III;
• NASA and contractors accelerate mobile launcher refurbishment, Artemis III hardware to meet new schedule;
• Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the story of their lunar journey and update some classic Apollo images;
• Axiom Space plans 2027 flight test of spacesuit
  Coalition Member in the News – Axiom Space;
• NASA’s Artemis II moonshot was just the ‘opening act’ for America’s return to the Moon, space agency chief says;
• White House releases space nuclear policy;
• Huge Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo ship arrives at space station
  Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman
• SpaceX launches huge ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)
  Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman;
• Artemis II Splashdown Gives NASA Momentum in Renewed Moon Race;
• As NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission ends, a new adventure for humanity beckons;
• Artemis II splashdown captures nationwide attention;
• Artemis II Crew Joyously Back Home in Houston;

Space Science

• A hole in the Sun’s atmosphere;
• Astronomers complete largest 3D map of the universe ever made;
• Did the Artemis II spacecraft protect the crew well enough? NASA races to find out;
• Solar wind travels up to 4 times faster than expected, eclipse spacecraft reveals;
• The deepening mystery of the March fireballs;
• Could dark matter be made of black holes from a different universe;
• The Moon’s oldest and darkest craters could be hiding the most water ice. That’s good news for future astronauts;
• The craters that made us;
• Advanced mirror technology now powers a breakthrough X-ray telescope;
• ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here’s why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for;
• The Moon is green and brown? Why scientists are already excited about Artemis II’s historic lunar photos;
• Student Team Finds One of the Oldest Stars in the Universe that Migrated to the Milky Way;

Opinion

• The path to $50 billion in new space investment
  SpaceNews (4/13): In an op-ed, Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, outlines the advantages of a recent  Department of Commerce mission authorization proposal as part of efforts to achieve the Trump Administration’s goal of enabling $50 billion in new investment in a growing space market by 2028. Growth could be potentially linked to efforts by NASA to establish a human base on the Moon as well as transitioning research and technology development aboard the aging International Space Station to multiple commercial successors. The proposal would “unlock the space economy and greenlight investment through a clear framework for U.S. authorization for space missions,” according to Cavossa.

Other News

• First Arrivals: U.S. Space Command begins relocation to Huntsville, marking operational start at Redstone Arsenal;
• Space Force selects Blue Origin for super-heavy launch site at Vandenberg;
• SSC chief to satellite vendors: prepare for production growth;
• A watch made for out-of-this-world exploration;
• The most quiet place we’ve ever listened from!;
• Top GOP lawmaker pushes back on NASA’s budget cuts;
• The 41st annual Space Symposium kicks off in Colorado Springs with new exhibits and technology;
• The path to $50 billion in new space investment;

Major Space-Related Activities for the Week

• In the wake of NASA’s successful Artemis II mission that sent four astronauts on a record setting nine-day mission around the far side of the Moon, the Space Foundation’s 41st annual Space Symposium convenes Monday in Colorado Springs with a lineup of high-ranking participants from civil and commercial as well as national security space;
• Launched Saturday, Northrop Grumman’s 24th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission is to rendezvous with the seven-person ISS on Monday at midday for berthing to the orbital lab’s U. S. segment Unity module to deliver an 11,00-pound cargo of crew supplies, equipment and research;
• After a two-week break, the U.S. House and Senate return to Capitol Hill.
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