Sam's News — space — 2026-08-27¶

Space¶

7.5 NASA's Roman Space Telescope ready to launch despite cancellation threat¶

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on track for launch after the president's budget proposal last year targeted it for cancellation.

Sources: Space RSS, Space.com RSS

7 NASA's new giant antenna becomes operational for deep space communications¶

NASA has activated a new large antenna capable of communicating with spacecraft throughout the solar system and beyond.

Sources: The Economic Times RSS

7 NASA Funds LEAP: Hopping Robot Designed to Explore Saturn's Moon Enceladus¶

NASA funded LEAP, a jumping robot concept that will bound through the geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus to collect water and ice samples from its subsurface ocean.

Sources: Space Daily RSS

6.5 NASA Chief Isaacman Proposes Space-Based Data Centers to Meet AI Power Demands¶

NASA Chief Jared Isaacman advocates for deploying data centers in space to leverage free solar energy as artificial intelligence consumes ever-more electricity.

Sources: Benzinga RSS

5.5 NASA's Roman Space Telescope: from spy satellite heritage to cosmic exploration¶

NASA's Roman Space Telescope leverages spy satellite technology to advance space science and cosmological research.

Sources: Silicon Republic RSS Update to: NASA's Roman Space Telescope Repurposed from Spy Satellite Heritage

5.5 NASA awards Infleqtion $20M contract for quantum gravity sensor development¶

NASA has granted Infleqtion a $20 million contract to develop quantum gravity sensor technology.

Sources: The Quantum Insider RSS

5.5 NASA Prepares Launch of Pioneering Space Telescope¶

NASA is preparing for the launch of a new pioneering space telescope.

Sources: Breakingthenews.net RSS

Space Launch¶

6.5 Ariane 6 rocket launches European weather satellite to orbit¶

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launches the MTG-I2 weather satellite to orbit on August 27.

Sources: Space.com RSS

Space Exploration¶

6.5 NASA Grants Helicity Space Funding for Fusion-Propulsion Mars Mission Feasibility Study¶

NASA awards early-stage funding to Helicity Space to test a fusion-based propulsion concept that could theoretically reach Mars and return in under four months.

Sources: Space Daily RSS

Space Technology¶

6.5 NASA's FALCON System Successfully Navigates Satellites Without GPS Using Orbital Debris as Reference Points¶

NASA demonstrates autonomous satellite navigation without GPS by using other spacecraft and orbital debris as landmarks, improving orbits of 200+ objects in three days.

Sources: ScienceDaily RSS Update to: NASA satellites successfully navigate without GPS using alternative methods