Space · Oct 13, 2026
Artemis III Boosters Are Stacked
NASA has finished stacking the twin solid rocket boosters for its Artemis III Moon rocket and installed all four RS-25 engines on the core stage, the agency said in an Oct. 13 status update.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Tropical Storm Trudy formed off Mexico, the Artemis III boosters were stacked, Fed minutes showed a push for higher rates, and Landsat captured Australia's Spider Crater. In this edition: space, Artemis III Boosters Are Stacked; discovery, Australia's Spider Crater, Seen From Space. Every fact comes straight from primary sources, listed below.
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Discovery · Oct 13, 2026
Australia's Spider Crater, Seen From Space
A Landsat 9 image published by NASA's Earth Observatory on Oct. 13 shows the Spider Crater in Western Australia's Kimberley region, the eroded remains of an ancient meteorite impact.
Sources for this edition
- NASA: NASA Completes Artemis III Booster Stacking, Shares Status Updatenasa.gov ↗ · used in Artemis III Boosters Are Stacked
- NASA Earth Observatory: An Impact Structure With Legsscience.nasa.gov ↗ · used in Australia's Spider Crater, Seen From Space
Image and footage credits
- Lead image: NASA/Cory S Huston · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)
- NASA/Amanda Stevenson · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)
- Lead image: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)
- NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)