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- On this day in space! Oct. 28, 1971: Britain launches its 1st satellite Prospero into space on a Black Arrow rocket
by Hanneke Weitering on October 28, 2026 at 11:02 pmOn Oct. 28, 1971, the United Kingdom launched its first satellite. Here's why it mattered.
- 5 days beneath the waves: What it's like to live in an underwater 'space station'
by musilova@moonbasealliance.com (Michaela Musilova) on October 28, 2026 at 9:00 pmConfined inside a research station 22 feet (7 meters) underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew performed research and maintenance activities like future astronauts on Mars.
- ISS astronaut will conduct Canada's 1st spacewalk in 7 years on Oct. 29: Watch it live
by Elizabeth Howell on October 28, 2026 at 8:00 pmJoshua Kutryk will venture outside the International Space Station on Oct. 29, on the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years. Here's how to watch it live.
- Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic's 1st 'Delta-class' space plane
by jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) on October 28, 2026 at 7:28 pmVirgin Galactic has officially unveiled its first "Delta-class" space plane, and announced the results of the worldwide vote to choose its name.
- China's secretive space plane caught on camera in incredible new photo released by US military
by brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) on October 28, 2026 at 3:50 pmA U.S. military intelligence agency has released an incredible new photograph of China's secretive space plane, showing it docked to another spacecraft in orbit.