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NASA OTD: Saturn Apollo Program
This view of the back side of the Moon was captured by the Apollo 16 mission crew. The sixth manned lunar landing mission, the Apollo 16 (SA-511), carrying three astronauts: Mission Commander John W. Young, Command Module pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Luna…
April 18 (1972) · Source: NASA Image ArchiveUpcoming Launches
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Apr 18, 2026
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NASA clears implementation work for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mars mission
NASA approved implementation of the ROSA project that will provide launch service and key hardware for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover mission.
NASAKennedy Space Center (KSC)
Falcon HeavyMars Rover Science
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NASA's mobile launcher returns to the VAB after Artemis II
After successfully being used to launch the Artemis II lunar test flight on April 1, NASA's mobile launcher now is inside NASA Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly.
BoeingNASAArtemis
Artemis IILunar Missions
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Blue Origin moves Blue Moon Mark 1 into its next Florida test phase
Blue Origin says its Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, Endurance, is back on the Space Coast for separation, communications, and wet dress testing.
Blue Origin
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Companies make the case for commercial space station markets
Companies proposing to develop commercial space stations are pushing back against claims by NASA that a market for such stations has yet to develop.
NASA
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Antitrust Authority Approves Creation of Rheinmetall-OHB Satellite Joint Venture
Germany's independent competition authority has approved the creation of a Rheinmetall-OHB joint venture to bid on a military satellite communications contract.
Science
SpaceX to attempt 600th Falcon booster landing amid West Coast Starlink mission
The Starlink 17-22 will see SpaceX launch 25 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:33:40 a.m.
SpaceX
Starlink