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October 7, 2026

Out of circulation, into orbit: 2026 coins spent a month in space

The United States Mint has begun selling sets of its 2026 coins, featuring designs celebrating the nation's semiquincentennial. The collection is special for another reason, though — it includes examples of the same coins that were launched into space.

October 5, 2026

You can now own an artifact from Vast's Haven space station testbed

A company working to develop the world's first commercial space station sent a satellite into orbit to verify the technologies it needs to operate its inaugural module. Now, Vast is selling the metal segments left over from its Haven Demo mission.

October 1, 2026

Houston, we have a golden dragon: Crew-13's 'Lucky' zero-g indicator

Joshua Kutryk could not quite fathom he had left the planet. And yet all he needed to do to verify that he was in orbit for himself was to locate "Lucky," his and his Crew-13 crewmates' Apollo 13-inspired, crocheted golden dragon zero-g indicator.

September 24, 2026

Disney's Ludwig von Drake inspired by rocket scientists 65 years ago

Did you know that the first character that Walt Disney created to specifically appear on television was inspired, in part, by early Space Age rocket scientists? Sixty-five years ago, Disney introduced the world to the renowned scientist Ludwig von Drake.

September 17, 2026

NASA shuttle Enterprise soars on with Star Trek 50 years after rollout

When thousands of Star Trek fans were successful in their write-in campaign to name NASA's first space shuttle after their favorite starship, the effort not only became space history, but added to the timeline of the fictional universe they set out to honor.

October 3, 2026

Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94

Milt Windler, one of the four leaders of Mission Control who in 1970 directed the round-the-clock efforts to bring the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth safely, has died at the age of 94. Windler died on Thursday, Oct. 1.

September 27, 2026

Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 training jacket and trousers up for auction

A two-piece flight suit made for the first astronaut to walk on the moon has surfaced at an auction benefiting a space history museum in Florida. The jacket and trousers were part of a training or spare inflight coverall garment sized for Neil Armstrong.

September 19, 2026

Pikachu, back from space station, kicks off ESA x Pokémon collab

A special visitor made a secret trip to the International Space Station earlier this year to spark interest in the European Space Agency (ESA) and its activities. Pikachu spent 67 days on board the orbiting outpost kicking off a new collaboration.

September 13, 2026

NASA kicks off 'NFL Inspiration Tour' with first astronaut jets flyover

NASA traded space for sports history in a high-profile demonstration of its aeronautics and space capabilities. The agency deployed two of its astronaut training jets for its first-ever formation flyover of a National Football League (NFL) game.

October 7, 2026
MIT News

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT�s Instrumentation Lab during NASA�s Apollo program, died on Sep. 30. She was 90.

September 28, 2026
Variety

Victor Glover, First Black Astronaut to Fly to the Moon, Signs With CAA

CAA has signed emeritus astronaut Victor Glover for representation in all areas.

September 28, 2026
Aviation Week

Boeing, NASA Eye Starliner Uncrewed Return To Flight In December

More than two years after the troubled crewed flight test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner space taxi, NASA and Boeing aim to return the spacecraft to flight with an uncrewed cargo run to the International Space Station (ISS) in late December or January.

September 28, 2026
The New York Times

SpaceX's Starship Makes It to Orbit for the First Time, but Returns to Earth Early

The 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company's ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars, but it was not a complete success.

September 21, 2026
Print Magazine

The Daily Heller: Unearthing 66-Year-Old NASA Artifacts

I launched the Astronaut Fan Club in June 1959 just a few months after the Mercury Seven astronauts were introduced to the world.

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