DART asteroid impact as seen by the James Webb and the Hubble telescope.

"The crashing of a spacecraft is, for once, a cause for celebration. The Dart (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission on Tuesday marked humanity’s first ever attempt at moving an asteroid in space."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/28/this-ones-for-the-dinosaurs-how-the-world-reacted-to-nasas-asteroid-smashing-success

Another one: DART impact as seen by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System

DART mission impact on Dimorphos as seen by SAAO telescope, South Africa (video sequence sped up 500 times).

DART (asteroid redirect mission) mission impact on the asteroid Dimorphos.

“The joint statement noted NASA and ESA cooperation on human space flight activities such as the International Space Station, Gateway, and the ESA-provided European Service Module for the Orion capsule, and highlighted ongoing discussions on future collaboration on the Moon,” NASA stated.

https://spacenews.com/nasa-and-esa-sign-lunar-cooperation-statement/

"NASA will roll the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Monday, Sept. 26."

That means that another launch attempt of SLS is unlikley to happen before mid November.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/09/26/nasa-to-roll-artemis-i-rocket-and-spacecraft-back-to-vab-tonight/

Reminder that NASA's DART mission will hit it's target asteroid today (26th September). Live coverage (NASA TV) begins Sept. 26, 2022, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. The spacecraft will impact Dimorphos at 7:14 p.m. Eastern Time.

SpaceX Staship booster being transported back to the bay, Starbase, Texas.

" NASA officials say they’re ready to try a new approach to fueling the Space Launch System to prevent the return of leaks that scrubbed an earlier launch attempt even though they are not certain what caused that leak."

https://spacenews.com/nasa-set-for-kinder-gentler-sls-tanking-test/

SpaceX Starship booster, engine test (with 7 engines). Source: SpaceX

Blue Origin's suborbital New Shephard launcher suffered a failure this morning. This was an un-crewed mission. The abort system worked as expected and the capsule landed a few minutes later.

Watch Firefly's second attempt to launch to orbit tonight (~19:00 BST). Their last attempt in 2021 failed due to a first stage engine failure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pics_iuBv9s

"Half a year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the implications of this war for the European space industry have been profound. Most notably, Europe has severed all connections with the Russian launch industry and cancelled a joint mission to place a European rover on Mars with the help of a Russian rocket and lander."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/european-space-chief-cannot-see-a-return-to-cooperation-with-russia/

A size comparison of former and current rockets, including some under development.

Livestream for Artemis I - Liftoff is from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. EDT (18:33 UTC/ 19:33 BST) Saturday, Sept. 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLD0Lp0JBg

NASA said this week that it plans to purchase five additional Crew Dragon missions from SpaceX to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/06/nasa-just-bought-all-the-seats-needed-for-space-station-crews-into-2030/

"After scrubbing a launch attempt of the Space Launch System rocket on Monday, NASA officials said they're working toward a second attempt to fly the Artemis I mission on Saturday, September 3."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/nasa-will-make-second-attempt-to-launch-the-sls-rocket-on-saturday/

NASA Targets Sept. 3 for Next Artemis I Moon Mission Launch Attempt

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/08/30/nasa-targets-sept-3-for-next-artemis-i-moon-mission-launch-attempt/

"Space is hard, certainly. But Monday's attempt—which NASA had promoted heavily by inviting celebrities to the launch and which included a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris—was perhaps a bit rushed. Why? "

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/warning-sign-nasa-never-finished-a-fueling-test-before-todays-sls-launch-attempt/

Launch scrubbed today due to a bleed in a hydrogen tank which has not been resolved.
Fuel tanks will remain full at the moment whilst checks continue.
Next possible availability for launch is September 2nd.

https://www.nasa.gov/content/live-coverage-of-nasas-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon

Engine Three currently being problematic as not cooling properly.

"While Artemis I’s primary objective is to test a key technology stack NASA will use for ferrying future lunar astronauts, the mission also sports well over a dozen uniquely exciting secondary experiments."

https://blog.jatan.space/p/science-on-artemis-i

"After a dozen years and more than $20 billion, the Space Launch System rocket has been cleared for launch by NASA's Flight Readiness Review process."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/rocket-report-at-long-last-the-sls-is-ready-alpha-gets-a-launch-date/

"We've confirmed more than 5,000 planets beyond our solar system. If we add sound for each new world, you can hear the pace of discovery during 30+ years of science. Tones are changed by the planets' distance from their stars."

Source: NASA

NASA's DART mission, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 last year, will hit its target at 7:14 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 26.

This test will show a spacecraft can autonomously navigate to a target asteroid and intentionally collide with it to change the asteroid’s motion in a way that can be measured using ground-based telescopes. DART will provide important data to help better prepare for an asteroid that might pose an impact hazard to Earth, should one ever be discovered.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-witness-world-s-first-planetary-defense-test

It's pretty big. SpaceX Starship's first stage being lifted to the launch pad in Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas, August 23rd. Source: SpaceX.

Artemis I (29th August) flight plan and pics. Source: NASA

"Alas, construction wasn't that easy. NASA's SLS rocket program has been a hot mess almost from the beginning."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/the-sls-rocket-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-nasa-but-maybe-also-the-best/

NASA publishes first images of Jupiter taken by the James Webb Telescope NIRCam
https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/08/22/webbs-jupiter-images-showcase-auroras-hazes/

NASA announces 13 landing site candidates near the Lunar South Pole for astronauts to land on the Moon in 2026 as Artemis III.

NASA has begun the rollout of SLS for the Artemis 1 mission (an un-crewed flight to a moon orbit and back), currently scheduled for 29th of August.

"It's actually happening. NASA is finally set to launch its massive Space Launch System rocket, and barring catastrophe, the Orion spacecraft is going to fly to the Moon and back."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/nasa-declares-that-its-space-launch-system-rocket-is-now-ready-to-fly/

SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/spacex-breathes-fire-in-south-texas-for-the-first-time-in-2022/?utm_brand=arstechnica_source=twitter_social-type=owned_medium=social

SpaceX Starship upper stage engine test.

The new head of Russia’s space agency backed away from comments suggesting Russia would withdraw from the International Space Station as soon as 2024 but expressed doubts Russia would be involved through 2030.

https://spacenews.com/roscosmos-head-revises-comments-about-quitting-iss-after-2024/

"Russia will opt out of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s newly appointed space chief said on Tuesday."

Probably the best for everyone involved.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/26/russia-opt-out-international-space-station-2024-build-own-outpost

The very first James Webb Space Telescope image (right) compared to Hubble (same region of space).

Bepi Columbo lines up for second Mercury flyby:

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_lines_up_for_second_Mercury_flyby#.YrHiD4Fs0Yo.link

"Previously, NASA indicated it would attempt to reach an annual cadence with the Artemis IV mission in 2027. Based upon the revised schedules, such a yearly cadence will now not come before 2030, at least."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/06/we-got-a-leaked-look-at-nasas-future-moon-missions-and-likely-delays/

Jupiter moons time lapse recorded by the Cassini probe. (Source: NASA)

"SpaceX's Starship will be ready for 1st orbital flight in July"

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-ready-orbital-flight-july-elon-musk

Astra not having much luck, it seems.
https://www.space.com/astra-rocket-launch-failure-nasa-hurricane-satellites-lost

More pictures from Space Launch System second roll-out for testing on the pad. Source: NASA

NASA rolls out it's Space Launch System rocket for a second time for another test. After an incomplete fueling test in March/April, the second test is now expected in mid-June.

Next-generation spacesuits, needed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station and by moonwalkers in the NASA's Artemis program, will be developed by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/06/01/nasa-awards-contracts-for-next-generation-space-and-moonsuits/

Starliner un-crewed test flight, touch down. Source: NASA

Boeing Starliner un-crewed testflight docking to the ISS. Source: NASA

"During the spacecraft’s orbital insertion burn, which occurred 31 minutes after liftoff, two of Starliner’s thrusters didn’t fire as expected. The first failed after only one second."
https://www.space.com/nasa-boeing-hail-starliner-launch-success-despite-glitch

New attempt for a Boeing Starliner Capsule (un-crewed testflught) is scheduled for tonight Thu May 19, 2022 23:54 BST. This is the second test flight
of this Crew Capsule (the first flight failed in 2019)

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/19/23075086/boeing-cst-100-starliner-nasa-commercial-crew-oft-2-iss