NASA opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for lunar comms ideas
NASA is asking U.S. college teams for systems-level lunar communications concepts that could be implemented within three to five years, with finalists sharing cash awards.
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NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch for Oct. 1 With Fastest ISS Trip
NASA says the SpaceX Crew-13 mission will reach the International Space Station in 7 hours, 50 minutes, the fastest by a U.S. spacecraft in station history.
NASA Awards Omitron $23.5 Million Orbital Safety Contract
The five-year contract covers conjunction assessment screening for NASA's uncrewed spacecraft and support for human spaceflight and the Office of Space Commerce.
ESA and CAS Smile mission begins science operations in orbit
ESA says the European-Chinese Smile spacecraft was cleared on 23 September to start studying how Earth's magnetic field responds to the solar wind.
UK Security Minister outlines cyber, AI and drone security plans
Dan Jarvis said a National Cyber Action Plan will follow the £210 million Cyber Action Plan, as a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill updates UK regulation.
Executive Order Creates America.gov as Single Federal Service Portal
The order directs GSA to run America.gov as a conversational, Login.gov-authenticated entry point for federal services used by more than 100,000 people a year.
Google makes Spanner Omni generally available for on-prem use
Google Cloud says its deploy-anywhere version of Spanner is now generally available for production workloads in private data centers and on other clouds.
BreakingCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw CVE-2026-76504 is being actively exploited, CISA warns
CISA added the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 30, 2026, with a federal remediation deadline of October 3, 2026.