NASA outlines the next steps for Artemis
The agency’s Oct. 23 update describes a 2027 Earth-orbit test mission and its goal of returning astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028.
Read the briefingON THE HORIZON
Next Week in Space.
Known launches over the next seven days. Use the tracker below for all available details.
- Checking the shared launch schedule…
Source and retrieval time appear with the schedule.
Known launches only—not a complete calendar of all space events.
A WIDER PERSPECTIVE
The next frontier.
Your next move.
A home for space news, big ideas and games that put you in command.
FOLLOW THE FRONTIER
Launch & orbit ✦ Science & discovery ✦ Space industry ✦ Strategy & play
THE BRIEFING
A clearer view of space.
Three developments, explained briefly and linked to the official sources. Updated manually—not a live feed.
Dates above are the source publication dates. Briefings curated 23 October 2026. Decorative illustrations are not mission photographs. Our editorial approach ↗
FROM READING TO PLAYING
Choose your kind of conquest.
One universe. Two very different ways to take your place in it.
COMMERCIAL PARTY GAME
A little chaos.
A lot of territory.
A playful space for party competition, minigames and the race to claim more of the map.
View the projectHEX-BASED SPACE CAMPAIGN
Every sector.
A strategic decision.
A more deliberate frontier: military space strategy built around a hex-map campaign.
View the projectTwo separate projects in concept development. Playable games are not connected to this site yet. Artwork illustrates the direction, not finished gameplay.