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This week

• orbital

  Sophie Adenot to Conduct Third Spacewalk on September 1

  ESA astronaut joins NASA's U.S. Spacewalk 99 to replace ISS navigation and camera hardware.

  ESA — Human and Robotic Exploration
• terrestrial

  Artemis II Crew Visits ESA's ESTEC Post-Flight

  Artemis II astronauts met European teams at ESTEC as first stop in post-flight visits.

  ESA — Human and Robotic Exploration
• lunar

  Lunar Eclipse Observed Over Louisiana

  August lunar eclipse visible across multiple continents, including southern Louisiana.

  NASA — Artemis
• terrestrial

  SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 Recovered Near Christmas Island After Flight 13

  The vehicle survived reentry and splashdown intact, marking a first for the Starship test program.

  NASASpaceflight
• terrestrial

  Ship 41 Completes Static Fire Tests Ahead of Flight 14

  Ship 41 finished a two-part static fire campaign at Massey's, clearing a step toward Flight 14 as Booster 21 continues preflight work.

  NASASpaceflight
• orbital

  LandSpace's Zhuque-3 Lands First Stage on Second Flight

  The methalox rocket recovered its booster roughly 390 km downrange after reaching orbit from Jiuquan on August 18.

  NASASpaceflight
• terrestrial

  Starbase Ramps Up Vehicle Production Ahead of Gigabay Milestones

  New tooling and vehicle moves signal expanding Starship production capacity at Starbase.

  NASASpaceflight
• orbital

  ESA Astronaut Retrieves Sample From First 3D Metal Printer in Space

  Sophie Adenot documents a printing session with ESA's Metal 3D printer aboard the ISS.

  ESA — Human and Robotic Exploration
• orbital

  Soyuz MS-28 Departs ISS as Expedition 75 Begins with Spacewalk Series

  Three cosmonauts and an astronaut returned to Earth after 241 days as the new expedition opened with a run of spacewalks.

  NASASpaceflight

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