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Space News · April 2026

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DateTitle
4-30Dahang Yueqian Raises 500M RMB, Accelerating China's First Tower-Catch Reusable Rocket
4-30DAMPE Satellite Discovers Cosmic Ray 'Bump' Structure, Revealing Charge-Dependent Acceleration Limit
4-30LandSpace Zhuque-3 Yao-2 Rocket Enters Factory Departure Phase, Targeting Q2 Launch
4-29SpaceX Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches ViaSat-3 F3, Dual Boosters Land After 18-Month Hiatus
4-29NASA Administrator Confirms: SpaceX Starship and Blue Origin Blue Moon Lunar Landers Not Ready Until Late 2027
4-29Shenzhou-23 Mission Entering Final Preparations as Jiuquan Launch Site Ramps Up
4-29China's Commercial Space Sector Enters Era of Large-Scale Production as Recoverable Rocket Verification Window Opens
4-29Academician Ma Weiming Proposes Electromagnetic Launch Track on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
4-29Tianhe Core Module Marks Five Years of Stable Operation, China's Space Station Yields Rich Scientific Returns
4-29China Space Station to Undergo Second Expansion, Transforming from T-Shaped to Cross-Shaped Configuration
4-29NASA and Boeing Modify Commercial Crew Contract: Starliner-1 Converted to Cargo-Only Mission
4-29MicroNano Star Completes IPO Coaching and Acceptance: Satellite Manufacturing Unicorn Accelerates Capital Market Listing
4-28FutureX Unveils FX Series Commercial Spacecraft for Satellite Deployment and Orbital Services
4-28CAS Space's Lijian-2 Super Factory Fully Completed, Mass Production Line Officially Commissioned
4-28Long March 2F Emergency Launch Team Honored with China Youth May 4 Medal Collective Award
4-28China to Launch World's First GEO Microwave Atmospheric Sounding Satellite
4-28ULA Atlas V Successfully Launches 29 Amazon Kuiper Internet Satellites
4-27China Successfully Launches Tianlian-2 05 Data Relay Satellite
4-27Space Metal 3D Printing Technology Demonstrated on Chinese Test Spaceship
4-23NASA's Dragonfly Rotorcraft Enters Final Assembly and Testing Phase
4-29SpaceX Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches ViaSat-3 F3 Satellite, ~1 Tbps Capacity Sets Global Record
4-28Long March 10B Successfully Completes Maiden Flight, Validates World's First Sea-Based Net Recovery Technology
4-28China (Beijing) Space Science Center Opens, Marking New Landmark for Science-Tourism Integration
4-27NASA Invites Public to Join Citizen Science: Everyone Can Be Part of Space Exploration
4-25China Discovers Two New Lunar Minerals in Chang'e-5 Samples — Magnesium and Cerium Chang'e Stones
4-25Artemis II Crew Captures Milky Way Photo During Journey to the Moon
4-25U.S. Space Force Awards $3.2B Contracts to SpaceX, Lockheed Martin and 10 Others for Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptors
4-25China's First Foreign Astronauts Arrive for Training at Astronaut Center
4-25China Launches Pakistan's PRSC-EO3 Satellite on Long March 6 Rocket
4-25Weiguang Qihang Unveils World's First All-Carbon Fiber Launch Vehicle at CSC2026
4-252026 China Aerospace Conference Main Forum Opens in Chengdu
4-26Artemis II Crew Captures Stunning 'Earthset' Image — Moon's Far Side Visible as Earth Descends Toward Lunar Surface
4-26Russia Launches Progress MS-34 Cargo Spacecraft to ISS
4-26Nayuta Space Unveils Qianniao-R Rocket with Parachute Landing System — China's First Commercial Rocket with Parachute Recovery
4-26China Achieves Record 92 Space Launches in 2025, Commercial Sector Accounts for Over 50%
4-27NASA I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni, Artemis II Optical Communications Flight Manager
4-27NASA Develops Space IV Technology: IVGEN Mini Converts Drinking Water to Intravenous Fluid On Demand
4-27Rocket Lab Completes Spacecraft Commissioning for NASA's ESCAPADE Mars Mission
4-27Rocket Lab Secures $190M HASTE Contract for 20 Hypersonic Test Flights
4-27NASA's X-59 Supersonic Test Aircraft Unveils 'Freedom 250' Livery to Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary
4-24China's Space Program: 70 Years of Historic Achievements and the Path to Becoming a Space Power
4-27Rocket Lab Solar Technology Powers NASA's Artemis II Orion Spacecraft
4-27Artemis II Astronauts Observe Lunar Meteoroid Impacts During Mission
4-26Galaxy Aerospace Celebrates 8th Anniversary as China's First Commercial Space Unicorn
4-26SpaceX Completes 50th Falcon 9 Launch of 2026
4-26China Space Public Welfare Ambassador Visits Sichuan University
4-27NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance Rovers Release Simultaneous 360-Degree Panoramas of Mars
4-24China Launches Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellites via Long March 2D
4-24Blue Origin's Third New Glenn Flight Fails to Reach Target Orbit
4-24SpaceX Launches Final GPS III Satellite for U.S. Space Force
4-24Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return: Launch Planned for ~2028, Return with Samples by ~2031
4-242026 Marks China's Commercial Space "Mass Production Era" with 100+ Launches Projected
4-2411th China Space Day: 70 Years of Journey to the Stars
4-24CNSA and SAMR Jointly Release Commercial Space Standard System (Version 1.0)
4-24Hubble Space Telescope Releases New Image of Trifid Nebula, Marking 36th Launch Anniversary
4-24NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Missouri Students from Space Station
4-24NASA's University Leadership Initiative Celebrates a Decade of Breakthrough Aviation Innovation
4-23NASA Johnson Leaders Honored by National Space Club & Foundation
4-23NASA Announces SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Assignments
4-232026 Space Art and Culture Forum Held in Chengdu
4-23NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival
4-23NASA Develops Space IV Fluid Technology for Deep Space Missions
4-23NASA Releases LAVA Aerodynamics Software to US Aerospace Industry
3-30CAS Space's Lijian-2 (Yao-1) Rocket Scores Maiden Flight Success, Places Three Satellites in Orbit
4-9iQPS Books Three Additional Electron Launches, Deepening Multi-Year Partnership with Rocket Lab
4-22Tiankong Constellation Officially Launched: China's First 220-Satellite Infrared Constellation Plan Unveiled
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22Infineon Radiation-Hardened Semiconductors Pass Space Validation on Artemis II Mission
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22SpaceX Drone Ship JRTI Completes Final Falcon 9 Landing
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch ESA Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-23Russia Successfully Launches Angara-1.2 Rocket with Military Satellite

All Articles

DateTitle
4-1Artemis II Successfully Launches: First Crewed Lunar Mission in 50+ Years
4-1Chinese Startup Sustain Space Validates Flexible Robotic Arm, Advancing On-Orbit Servicing
4-2Artemis II Flight Day 2: TLI Burn Complete, Orion Officially En Route to the Moon
4-3Tianlong-3 Maiden Flight Fails: China's Falcon 9-Class Commercial Rocket Encounters Anomaly
4-3Soyuz-5 (Irtysh) Medium-Launch Vehicle Flight Test from Baikonur
4-3SpaceX Files Confidential IPO Registration with SEC, Targeting Historic Public Listing
4-4Artemis II Flight Day 3: Crew More Than Halfway to the Moon, Koch Views Lunar Surface from Docking Hatch
4-4Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Resupply Mission Targeting April 8 Launch to ISS
4-4Atlas V Successfully Launches 29 Amazon Leo Satellites, Accelerating Kuiper Constellation Buildout
4-4China-ESA SMILE Satellite Completes Launch Preparations, Set for April 9 Vega-C Flight
4-4Shenzhou-21 Crew Completes Second EVA, Approaching 150-Day On-Orbit Milestone
4-5Artemis II Flight Day 4: Deep-Space Flying and Lunar Flyby Preparations Underway
4-5Chang'e-4 Data Reveals "Cosmic Ray Cavity" in Cislunar Space, Offering New Insights for Deep Space Radiation Protection
4-5China Achieves First Precise Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Single Lunar Soil Particles, Discovering Natural Super-Insulating Material
4-5Saudi Arabia's Shams Satellite Launches Aboard Artemis II, Opening First National Space Weather Monitoring Mission
4-5SpaceX Starship V3 First Flight Delayed to May — Third Consecutive Postponement
4-5Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Toilet Malfunction: Frozen Waste Line and Burning Smell
4-5Shenzhou-21 Crew Surpasses Five Months in Orbit, Space Station Scientific Experiments Progressing Steadily
4-62026 China Space Conference (CSC2026) to be Held in Chengdu April 23–26
4-7Artemis II Completes Lunar Flyby: Breaks Apollo 13 Distance Record at 406,771 km from Earth
4-7NASA Halts Work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2, Casting Doubt on Artemis IV and Beyond
4-7NASA Administrator Isaacman Defends Steep Budget Cuts, Pledging Focus on "Bold Goals"
4-7Hungary Taps Northrop Grumman for First National GEO Communications Satellite HUSAT
4-7Starfish Space Raises Over $100 Million to Advance Otter On-Orbit Service Spacecraft
4-7Long March 8 Launches 18 Satellites for Qianfan Constellation Batch 7
4-7NASA Completes First Return Correction Burn for Artemis II Mission
4-7China Manned Space Program Officially Releases Tianzhou 10 Mission Identifier
4-8Northrop Grumman CRS-24 ISS Resupply Mission Delayed Again to April 11
4-9China-ESA Joint SMILE Satellite Launch Postponed: Vega-C Rocket Subsystem Technical Issue, New Date TBD
4-9China Launches 21 Satellite Internet LEO Satellites
4-9German Isar Aerospace Spectrum Rocket Set for Second Test Flight, Critical Test for European Commercial Launch
4-10Artemis II Science Experiments Underway as Orion Begins Return Trip to Earth
4-10Long March Rockets Consecutively Launch: 18 More Sats for Thousand Sails, 21st Batch for GuoWang Constellation
4-10Long March-6A Successfully Launches Mega Constellation Satellites
4-10Chang'e-7 Probe Components Arrive at Wenchang Launch Site for Planned Second Half 2026 Launch
4-10ESA's Celeste Satellite Successfully Broadcasts First Navigation Signal, Opening Low-Earth Navigation New Era
4-11Artemis II Successful Splashdown: Historic Crewed Lunar Mission Concludes After 50+ Years
4-11NASA Confident in Artemis II Heat Shield: Orion Thermal Protection Will Ensure Astronaut Safety
4-13Rocket Lab CSD Satellite Dispensers Successfully Deploy CubeSats from Artemis II
4-13Cygnus XL Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Docks with International Space Station
4-14SpaceX Deploys 1,000th Starlink Satellite of 2026
4-15Parker Solar Probe Finds Surprises in Solar Explosion Events
4-16SOHO Coronagraph Captures Sungrazer Comet Disintegrating Near the Sun
4-17Commercial Space Safety Regulatory Meeting Held in Beijing: 2026 Key Tasks Deployed
4-17China Launches High-Precision Greenhouse Gas Detection Satellite
4-17Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Orbital Deviation, AST BlueBird 7 Satellite to Be Controlled Deorbited
4-17NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operational
4-17Shenzhou-21 Crew Completes Third EVA, Commander Zhang Lu Sets New Personal Record
4-17NASA Mobile Launcher Returns to VAB Ahead of Artemis III Mission
4-17NASA SPHEREx Observatory Maps Interstellar Ice in Milky Way
4-19Blue Origin New Glenn NG-3 Mission Success on First Flight
4-19Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Suffers First Launch Failure on BlueBird Block 2 Satellite
4-19SpaceX Completes 600th Falcon Booster Landing Recovery
4-20China Space Day 2026 Activities Announced
4-20Latvia Signs Artemis Accords, Becomes 62nd Signatory
4-20NASA X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Completes Wheel-Up Flight Test
4-20NASA Hubble Telescope Releases New Image of Trifid Nebula for 36th Launch Anniversary
4-20NASA Invites Media to SpaceX CRS-34 Mission, Targeting May 12 Launch
4-20NASA Releases Initial Artemis II Post-Flight Assessment: Orion Heat Shield Outperforms Expectations
4-20NASA Rolls Out Artemis III SLS Core Stage for 2027 Crewed Moon Landing Mission
4-21SpaceX Successfully Launches GPS III SV10: Final GPS III Satellite Enters Orbit, Hedy Lamar-Named Satellite Officially Launched
4-21What Are NASA's Ames Contributions to Artemis II?
4-21NASA Partners with Organ Sharing Network UNOS to Study Faster Organ Transport Technology
4-21Curiosity Rover Finds Most Diverse Collection of Organic Molecules in Martian History
4-21NASA Hubble Releases Stunning New Image of the Crab Nebula for 36th Launch Anniversary
4-22Rocket Lab HASTE Mission Preview: Bubbles Scientific Payload Ready for Launch
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22Jordan to Sign Artemis Accords on April 23
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Invests $16.3 Million to Support Small and Medium Space Enterprises
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Releases Artemis II Image and Video Recap: Key Mission Moments
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Releases New Earth Views from Artemis II Mission: Phytoplankton and Aurora Together
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Earth Observatory Releases Satellite Image of Green Spaces in Washington Suburbs: Urban Green Belts and Human Settlements
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22Curiosity Rover Sols 4867-4872: Exploring Antofagasta Crater and Selecting Next Drilling Target
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22FAA Grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn After Launch Fails to Deploy Satellite
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-222026 China Space Conference (CSC2026) to Open in Chengdu on April 23
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22China's First Batch of International Astronauts Selected
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA at SXSW: Johnson Center Director Vanessa Wyche on Why Artemis Changes Everything
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Wins Two Webby Awards and Five People's Voice Awards at 30th Annual Awards
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22Long March 4C Successfully Launches Atmospheric Monitoring Satellite
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22SpaceX Successfully Launches GPS III SV10 Satellite
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Fails to Reach Orbit
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Releases Earth Day Image Captured by Artemis II Crew
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Earth Observatory Image: Green Belts in Washington Suburbs
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Targets Early September for Roman Space Telescope Launch
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA's Modified Boeing 777 Returns to Fleet as Next-Generation Airborne Science Laboratory
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA to Host News Conference with Astronaut Anil Menon on Upcoming ISS Mission
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22Rocket Lab HASTE Successfully Launches Hypersonic Test Mission
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22SpaceX Drone Ship JRTI Completes Final Falcon 9 Landing
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-22NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch ESA Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover
4-14Rocket Lab Unveils New Gauss Hall-Effect Propulsion System for Mass Production Constellations
4-23China Space Conference 2026 (CSC2026) Opens in Chengdu
4-23NASA Earth Observatory: Seasonal Fires Shroud Northern Thailand
4-23Rocket Lab Completes 85th Mission and First Dedicated ESA Launch
4-23SpaceX Launches Starlink Group 17-14 Mission
4-23Rocket Lab 85th Mission Successfully Deploys JAXA Rideshare Satellite
4-2411th China Space Day: 70 Years of Journey to the Stars
4-24Chang'e-7 Lunar South Pole Mission to Launch This Year
4-24China Opens Xihe-2 Solar Observatory to International Cooperation

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