ispace starts lunar transport; Juice completes lunar-Earth flyby
- 1.ispace Launches Lunar Transport Service with SpaceX Starship
Japanese lunar firm ispace began selling payload deliveries to the Moon using SpaceX's Starship rocket.
- 2.Astrolab Reveals Mission 1 Payloads, Taps SpaceX for 2026 Lunar Rover Flight
Venturi Astrolab filled its first FLEX rover mission with eight enterprise payloads, including water-harvesting, brick-making and science experiments, for a 2026 Starship flight to the Moon.
- 3.ESA’s Juice completes first ever lunar-Earth flyby
The Jupiter explorer Juice passed 8,640 km above the Indian Ocean on 28 September 2026, running ten instruments during its gravity assist.
- 4.Zhishenxing-1 Yao-1 first flight reported successful
Zhishenxing-1 Yao-1 completed its first flight from Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone, with test results listed as normal and meeting objectives.
- 5.Lijian-1 Y18 rocket launches 9 satellites
A September 20, 2026 Lijian-1 Y18 launch placed 9 satellites into planned orbit and marked the vehicle's 16th flight.
- 6.Long March 6C rocket sends seven satellites to orbit from Taiyuan
Seven satellites reached orbit from Taiyuan on a Long March 6C mission.
- 7.Long March 2D puts PIESAT-2 13-16 satellites in planned orbit
PIESAT-2 13-16 satellites reached planned orbit on a Long March 2D mission.
- 8.Launch of 引力一号遥三运载火箭 succeeds
The 引力一号遥三运载火箭 launch was reported successful.