What’s Happening in Space Policy May 9-16, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of May 9-16, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session […]
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Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone
Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft is set to head to orbit in June 2026 onboard Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL air-launched rocket. NASA awarded Katalyst a $30 million contract for the mission in September 2025.
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NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will lift off aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following its arrival to the orbital complex, Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward port of […]
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Booster 19 completes Static Fire as Ship 39 prepares for rollout
Following Booster 19’s successful full-duration, full-thrust 33-engine static fire on May 7, 2026, its partner… The post Booster 19 completes Static Fire as Ship 39 prepares for rollout appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Brian Hughes Returns to NASA in Charge of Kennedy and Wallops Launch Operations
Brian Hughes, who headed the Florida arm of President Trump’s 2024 campaign and served as NASA Chief of Staff for several months last year, is returning to the agency to […]
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NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach
Description This colorized image of Mars was captured by NASA’s Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The spacecraft is approaching the planet for a gravity assist on May 15 that will give it a boost in speed and adjust its trajectory toward asteroid Psyche for […]
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Long March 7 | Tianzhou-10
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Mission Type Resupply
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Pad 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-172
SpaceX Mission Type Government/Top Secret
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Pad Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Long March 6A | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Mission Type Unknown
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Pad Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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SpaceX CRS-34 Prelaunch Media Teleconference
Press Event
Prelaunch media teleconference with the following participants: - Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Dr. Liz Warren, deputy chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program - Lee Echerd, senior mission manger, Government and Commercial Mission Management, SpaceX - Brian Cizek, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron
SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Docking
Docking
Following its launch atop a Falcon 9, the CRS-34 Dragon will autonomously dock to the ISS, bringing crew supplies as well as experiments.
US EVA-95
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Two astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module’s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper — a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system — along with other jumpers on the station’s S6 and S4 truss.
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International Space Station
Founded: 1998-11-20
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added in 2016. The station is expected to operate until 2030. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several new elements scheduled for launch in 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, solar arrays, radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.
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Mir
Founded: 1986-02-20
Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of space.
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Skylab
Founded: 1973-05-14
Skylab was a United States space station launched and operated by NASA, and occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974 – the only space station the U.S. has operated exclusively. In 1979 it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention. Skylab included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems necessary for crew survival and scientific experiments. It was launched unmanned by a modified Saturn V rocket, with a weight of 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg). Lifting Skylab into low earth orbit was the final mission and launch of a Saturn V rocket (famous for carrying the manned Moon landing missions). Three missions delivered three-astronaut crews in the Apollo command and service module (Apollo CSM), launched by the smaller Saturn IB rocket. For the final two manned missions to Skylab, a backup Apollo CSM/Saturn IB was assembled and made ready in case an in-orbit rescue mission was needed, but this backup vehicle was never flown.
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