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An analysis by the Aerospace Corporation concludes it is the […]","published_at":"2026-08-19T22:52:06Z","updated_at":"2026-08-19T23:00:27.770139Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":39590,"title":"Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead of Nova debut","authors":[{"name":"Eleanor Day","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/08/stoke-update-081926/","image_url":"https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AE14D6E5-F897-4488-A5CC-150A3985FC1C.jpeg","news_site":"NASASpaceflight","summary":"While Starship is grabbing headlines, another fully reusable vehicle is advancing towards a potential 2026…\r\nThe post Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead of Nova debut appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.","published_at":"2026-08-19T20:52:07Z","updated_at":"2026-08-31T14:39:59.109656Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"260a062e-ddff-410f-a17a-cc3241a5df47","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":39589,"title":"LandSpace becomes first commercial Chinese company to land an orbital-class booster","authors":[{"name":"Will Robinson-Smith","socials":null}],"url":"https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/08/19/landspace-becomes-first-commercial-chinese-company-to-land-an-orbital-class-booster/","image_url":"http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260819_LandSpace_booster_landing.jpg","news_site":"Spaceflight Now","summary":"The August 19 landing of its ZhuQue-3 rocket marked the first landing of a Chinese-made rocket using landing legs as well.","published_at":"2026-08-19T20:35:51Z","updated_at":"2026-08-31T14:40:11.712738Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"ef02e2cf-e617-4b38-a526-951ac9204b0a","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":39588,"title":"No-Go for Katalyst’s Reboost of NASA’s Swift Observatory","authors":[{"name":"Marcia Smith","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/no-go-for-katalysts-reboost-of-nasas-swift-observatory/","image_url":"https://spacepolicyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Katalyst-LINK-Pegasus-300x203.jpg","news_site":"SpacePolicyOnline.com","summary":"Katalyst Space and NASA concluded today that reboosting the Swift Observatory with Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft will not be possible due to attitude control problems.  They still plan to conduct some […]","published_at":"2026-08-19T20:08:28Z","updated_at":"2026-08-31T14:40:32.478631Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"f596ad48-881e-47d6-806d-113c6dd97427","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":39587,"title":"NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/nasa-techleap-prize-orbital-clarity-challenge/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/techleap-logo-crop.jpeg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"The Orbital Clarity Challenge — the sixth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation. The Heliophysics Division studies space weather, including how it heats and expands Earth’s outer atmosphere during intense solar activity, creating orbital drag through atmospheric density changes. The […]","published_at":"2026-08-19T19:57:48Z","updated_at":"2026-08-19T20:00:20.452705Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":39586,"title":"ATMOS Moves Forward with Phoenix 3 as Phoenix 2 Launch Slips","authors":[{"name":"European Spaceflight","socials":null}],"url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/atmos-moves-forward-with-phoenix-3-as-phoenix-2-launch-slips/","image_url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Phoenix-2-Launch-Slips-as-ATMOS-Moves-Forward-with-Phoenix-3.webp","news_site":"European Spaceflight","summary":"German space logistics company ATMOS Space Cargo has completed an early-stage design study for its reusable Phoenix 3 spacecraft. The announcement comes just two months after the company pushed the launch of its Phoenix 2 spacecraft from the second half of 2026 to early 2027. Work on the Phoenix 3 study was conducted with the […]\r\nThe post ATMOS Moves Forward with Phoenix 3 as Phoenix 2 Launch Slips appeared first on European Spaceflight.","published_at":"2026-08-19T19:32:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-31T14:41:10.520254Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]}]}