NASA's Artemis II launched on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts on humanity's first crewed lunar journey since 1972 — a landmark moment for the Artemis program. SpaceX continued its routine Starlink cadence with multiple Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral, including the Starlink 10-58 mission. The James Webb Space Telescope delivered stunning new imagery of the star-forming region W51, revealing hidden protostars never seen before.
Artemis II is on the launchpad and targeting no later than April 2026 for humanity's first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years — the most consequential spaceflight event in a generation. Meanwhile, NASA reshaped its broader lunar architecture, scrapping the Gateway station in favor of a surface base, and satellite navigation startup Xona Space closed a $170M Series C to challenge GPS dominance. A SpaceX/ULA doubleheader from Cape Canaveral is also set for today, March 29.
NASA's Artemis II moon rocket completed its rollout to the launch pad on March 26, marking the most pivotal milestone in human spaceflight in over half a century as a four-person crew prepares for humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo. Meanwhile, Russia is set to debut its new Soyuz-5 rocket this week alongside a busy international launch manifest, and Blue Origin is ramping up New Glenn production while unveiling orbital data center ambitions.
SpaceX crossed a major milestone this week, surpassing 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit — a first for any commercial satellite operator. Meanwhile, Blue Origin filed an audacious application to launch 51,000 datacenter satellites under the codename "Project Sunrise," and Rocket Lab secured a $190 million U.S. military contract for hypersonic testing. The week was packed with launches, big commercial bets, and the Artemis program ticking closer to its crewed April debut.
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