World Space Week 2026

Starting off the year, SpaceX crossed another huge milestone, 11,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. With a relatively quiet early launch year, it suddenly became a historic year on April 1, 2026, when Artemis II carried 4 astronauts to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. Artemis II proved the human-rated capabilties of NASA's new SLS rocket, the evolution of both the Shuttle, and the successor to the great Saturn V.

Following the sucessful splashdown of Artemis II on April 10th, contining advancements happened in spaceflight, including the Psyche mission flyby of Mars in May, performing complex repairs on the ISS robotic arm in June, Starship surviving atmospheric rentry in July, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launching in August, and the first orbital flight of Starship in September. 

We can expect to see more achievements as the year comes to a close, a great end to a historic year.