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Satellite Events for Tonight

China Unveils Their Plan for a Crewed Moon Landing

Reported by Universe Today

Yesterday, on November 3rd, the deputy chief designer of China's crewed space program and chief designer of the lunar exploration program (Wang Xiang) unveiled an official statement detailing its [plans for a crewed mission to the Moon](https://english.spa...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:29 +0000

NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon

Reported by NASA

In an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. Agency leadership provided updates on the previously announced acceleration plans for the Ar...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:04 +0000

Game Theory Helps SETI Search for Alien Civilizations

Reported by Universe Today

SETI can be more effective the more the targets in the search are refined. SETI's newest survey effort uses game theory to inform its search. It's based on the idea that other ETIs would almost certainly use the transit method to detect habitable worlds li...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:50 +0000

NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications

Reported by NASA

NASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity for existing spacecraft without requiring modifications to their o...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00 +0000

NASA Navigation Experiment Shows Promise for Planetary Landings

Reported by NASA

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:52 +0000

NASA Space Grant Students Fuel Agency’s Inspiration Tour

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Inspiration Tour spread the excitement of space exploration and aeronautical innovation by connecting the public, industry, and academia with the people, technologies, and organizations that drive American leadership in space. At nearly every stop...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:16 +0000