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Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space,...
08/14/2026

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement.

=== Current space inhabitants

- Orbital Roster — Live Space Station Tracker & Astronaut Dashboard
- Who's Aboard the ISS Right Now - Live International Space Station Crew | issinfo.net
- Who Is In Space

ISS - Crew of 7:

- US : Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon
- Russia: Andrei Fedyaev, Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina
- Europe: Sophie Adenot

China Tiangong station - Crew of 3:

- Zhu Yangzhu
- Zhang Zhiyuan
- Lai Ka-ying

On July 14th a Russian Soyuz delivered Anil Menon of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the station.

Until the departure on July 26 of NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, there were 10 people on the ISS, making for a total of 13 in orbit, counting the 3 Tiangong residents.

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement. === Current space inhabitants Orbital Roster — Live S…

Check out the night sky this month, August 2026. Highlights include the Perseid meteor shower, a bright Venus in the ev...
08/01/2026

Check out the night sky this month, August 2026. Highlights include the Perseid meteor shower, a bright Venus in the evening, and both a partial solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse. The sights are described in these videos and links to websites:

** What's Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
A solar eclipse, one of the year's best meteor showers, Venus at its brightest in the evening sky, and a partial lunar eclipse to close out the month.
On August 12, a total solar eclipse crosses northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. In parts of the United States, from Alaska to North Carolina, the eclipse will be partial. Use certified eclipse glasses or a safe solar viewer whenever any part of the Sun is visible.
Later that night, the Perseid meteor shower peaks under the dark skies of the New Moon.

Check out the night sky this month, August 2026. Highlights include the Perseid meteor shower, a bright Venus in the evening, and both a partial solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse. The sight…

For many decades, students in university programs have designed and built small satellites and operated them in orbit. W...
07/14/2026

For many decades, students in university programs have designed and built small satellites and operated them in orbit. With the arrival of standardized Cubesat designs and hardware, high school and even grade school students have joined in the smallsat fun. Such endeavors grew out of the AMSAT initiative of the amateur radio community, which launched the first non-government satellites in 1961. (For more smallsat history, see Satellite Building in the HS archives.) Note that the term Amateur Satellites refers to the use of amateur radio bands for communications, not the quality of the satellites.

For many decades, students in university programs have designed and built small satellites and operated them in orbit. With the arrival of standardized Cubesat designs and hardware, high school and…

Check out the night sky this month, July 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to obse...
07/03/2026

Check out the night sky this month, July 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
A predawn meetup between the Moon and planets, a returning comet, dark skies for the Milky Way, and Saturn's unusually thin rings.
Before sunrise on July 11 and 12, look east/southeast for the waning crescent Moon, Mars, and Saturn. Uranus is in the same part of the sky, but you will need binoculars or a telescope to spot it.
Around July 14, use binoculars or a telescope to seek Comet 10P/Tempel 2 under dark skies of the New Moon. Those nights are also a great time to look for the Milky Way, while later in the month Saturn's rings appear strikingly thin through a telescope.

Check out the night sky this month, July 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL A pr…

Check out the night sky this month, June 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to obse...
06/02/2026

Check out the night sky this month, June 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
Venus and Jupiter meet after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer begins, and deep-sky treasures rise into view.
To start June, look west after sunset to spot Venus and Jupiter shining close together, with Mercury joining the view low in the sky.
Around June 9, Venus and Jupiter appear especially close in a planetary conjunction.
From June 11 through 15, Mercury joins the scene, creating a mini-parade of planets near the western horizon.
On June 17, from some locations, the Moon passes in front of Venus in an event called a lunar occultation. For viewers outside the exact viewing path, the Moon and Venus may still appear close together.
June also brings the summer solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Check out the night sky this month, June 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What’s Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL Venu…

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space,...
05/19/2026

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement.

=== International Space Station & NASA

** SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments | NASA - May.17.2026
At 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for the Expedition 74 crew. This is the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the space station for NASA.
In addition to cargo for the crew aboard the space station, Dragon will deliver several new experiments, including a project to determine how well Earth-based simulators mimic microgravity conditions, a bone scaffold made from wood that could produce new treatments for fragile bone conditions like osteoporosis, and equipment to help researchers evaluate how red blood cells and the spleen change in space.

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement. === International Space Station & NASA ** SpaceX D…

The night sky this month, May 2026, will include Eta Aquarid meteors and a Blue Moon. Here are videos and links to websi...
05/01/2026

The night sky this month, May 2026, will include Eta Aquarid meteors and a Blue Moon. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: May 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn, the Moon meets brilliant Venus after sunset, and May wraps up with a rare Blue Moon.
Look to the early morning sky around May 5-6 for meteors from Halley’s Comet, though bright moonlight may wash out some of the fainter streaks.
Then on May 18, spot the crescent Moon near Venus low in the western sky just after sunset. May ends with a Full Moon on May 31.
May ends with a Blue Moon, meaning the second full moon in a single calendar month, but it will not actually look blue.

The night sky this month, May 2026, will include Eta Aquarid meteors and a Blue Moon. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What’s Up: May 2026 Skyw…

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